【Oral English】
1.I work at a company where there are about a gazillion employees.
我在一家有大量员工的公司里工作
gazillion:a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole); "there were millions of flies"
如:这个问题是值亿万美元(a gazillion-dollar question)。
2.I remembered after a few years of passing by the founder, I had the courage to ask him for a meeting.
我记得,和创立者打过几年的招呼之后,我鼓起勇气邀请他对话一次。
have the courage to:有勇气去;有胆量
如:have the courage of one's opinions 敢于坚持和实行自已的信念
pass by:If you pass by something, you go past it or near it on your way to another place. 经过;过去
如:A cork, bobbing on water as waves pass by, is not swept along with the water.
当水波经过时,在水面上下浮动的软木不会随水漂走。
3.I still follow my mother’s advice.
我仍谨记取母亲的教诲
follow one’s advice:听从某人的建议,听从某人的劝告
如:Tell me the reason (why) he refused to listen to(follow) my advice.
告诉我为何他拒绝听从我的劝告。
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