影片對白 Whoever brought in the most money after six months was usually hired.
7. Concerning?
這是個簡略說法，concerning 是個介詞，表示“關(guān)于”，用在電話交談中表示“有什么事嗎”，節(jié)省時間。
8. be of some assistance to you
表示“我會對你有所幫助”，意思與“I can help you”類似，但說法更正式，包含范圍更廣。舉個例子：Maybe we can have a talk and I could be of some assistance to you.（或許我們可以談一談，我想這會對你有些幫助）
9. Just had someone cancel
這也是在電話交談過程中的簡略說法，表示“有人取消了之前的預(yù)約”。
10. I got a green light from Walter Ribbon
Green light是綠燈，在口語里常用來表示“通過、可行”。因此這句話的意思也很好理解，Chris是說“Walter Ribbon同意和我見面了”。
11. street sweeping
本來的意思是“清掃街道”，這里指的是警察們正在“巡街”，如果發(fā)現(xiàn)違章停車就要開罰單。
12. Hang on to these
Hang on常用來表示某種停頓狀態(tài)，比如“等等”、“別掛電話”，在這里Frakesh的意思是“拿好這個（鑰匙）”。
文化面面觀
NFL美國職業(yè)橄欖球聯(lián)賽
在影片中我們提到了一個詞（上文下劃線處）：49ers（49人）。它指的是NFL(National Football League) 美國職業(yè)橄欖球聯(lián)盟中的一支球隊，主場位于舊金山。NFL下分兩個聯(lián)合會——AFC（美國橄欖球聯(lián)合會）和NFC（國家橄欖球聯(lián)合會），每個聯(lián)合會下面有東南西北四個分區(qū)，每個分區(qū)有四支球隊。Super Bowl (超級碗)比賽是兩個聯(lián)合會明星隊之間進(jìn)行的決賽，它不僅僅是一項比賽，更是一場倍受關(guān)注的盛會。同時橄欖球也是美國受眾最廣、最受歡迎的運動。每年，NFL的32支球隊都要為超級碗獎杯展開一個賽季的爭奪。
As the major professional football organization in the US, NFL was founded in 1920 at Canton, Ohio; its first president was Jim Thorpe. In 1970 it merged with the rival American Football League (founded 1959). Beginning with the 2002 season, it was divided into two conferences, each with four divisions. The National Conference consists of the East Division (Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, and Washington Redskins), the South Division (Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers), the North Division (Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, and Minnesota Vikings), and the West Division (Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams, San Francisco Forty-Niners (49ers), and Seattle Seahawks). The American Conference consists of the East Division (Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and New York Jets), the South Division (Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Tennessee Titans), the North Division (Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, and Pittsburgh Steelers), and the West Division (Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, and San Diego Chargers). The league season culminates with the Super Bowl, the annual championship game between the winners of the National and American conferences.
The regular season is a seventeen-week schedule during which each team has one bye week and plays sixteen games. This schedule includes a round robin of six games against a team's divisional rivals, as well as several inter-division and inter-conference games. The season currently starts on the Thursday night in the first full week of September and runs weekly to late December.
At the end of each regular season, six teams from each conference play in the NFL playoffs, a twelve-team single-elimination tournament that culminates with the NFL championship, the Super Bowl. This game is held at a pre-selected site which is usually a city that hosts an NFL team. The following week, selected all-star players from both the AFC and NFC meet in the Pro Bowl, currently held in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The NFL is one of the most popular sports leagues in the United States, and has the highest per-game attendance of any domestic professional sports league in the world. (answers.com)
考考你
將下面兩個句子譯成中文（注意：口語表達(dá)要簡練通順）。
1. We were all working our way up call sheets to sign clients.
2. After two months, I still didn't have time to work my way up a sheet.
The pursuit of happyness《當(dāng)幸福來敲門》精講之四 考考你 參考答案
1. 本質(zhì)上，他們問錯了問題。
In essence, they were asking the wrong question.
2. 我出去一下去下商店。
I'm just popping out to the shops.
3. 瓊真是煩，沒完沒了的抱怨。
Joan is a real pain in the neck, with her constant complaining.
影片對白 Whoever brought in the most money after six months was usually hired.
(英語點津Annabel編輯)
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