美语会话 126 make the big bucks 发大财，赚大钱

Holly overhears a conversation

Angie: These things are always soooo boring. Heard any gossip? Anybody making the big bucks?

Ed: Rich struck it rich in advertising. And he and Cath got married and just had a child.

Angie: That's no news. Those two were high school sweethearts anyway.

Ed: Teresa Jones got a boob job.

Angie: Uh, I can see that. And Erica Falls has lost a lot of weight.

Ed: I've got something. You saw Taylor Smith? Looks terrible, doesn't he? I heard he...

overhear (v.)

偶然听到，无意中听到

A: Did you overhear what she just said?

你刚刚在旁边有听到她说什么吗?

B: Yeah! That lady is crazy!

有啊!那女人疯了!

make the big bucks

发大财，赚大钱

I thought I would be making the big bucks by forty, but I was wrong.

我还以为我四十岁前会赚大钱，但我错了。

gossip (n.)

闲话，流言蜚语

I never believe gossip I hear about other people.

我从不相信从别人那听来的八卦。

strike it rich

获得意外的大成功、大财富

We struck it rich when we discovered a new Super Model.

我们挖掘到一个新的超级模特儿后，就赚翻了。

sweetheart (n.)

情人，恋人。high school sweetheart是「高中班对」

A: You didn't have to buy me this ring, sweetheart.

亲爱的，你实在不必买这只戒指给我啊。

B: Anything for you.

我愿意为你买任何东西。

get a...job

动(某部位)整形手术。boob (n.)(俚)乳房

I got a nose job because my mother thought it would change my luck.

我动了一个鼻子整形手术，因为我妈说可以改我的运。

荷莉无意间听到一段对话

安姬：这些活动老是无聊毙了。有听到什么八卦吗?有谁赚大钱吗?

艾德：瑞奇搞广告发了财。而且他跟凯西结婚，刚生了一个小孩。

安姬：那不是新闻啦。反正那两人在高中就是一对了。

艾德：泰瑞莎琼斯去隆胸。

安姬：嗯，看得出来。还有艾芮卡佛斯瘦了很多。

艾德：我有新消息。妳有看到泰勒史密斯吧?看起来糟透了，不是吗?我听说他……