(Friday，December7)
She only watches television dramas.
Victor:她只看电视剧。Television drama通常指一小时长的电视剧，内容涉及法律、警察、医院等严肃话题。
Nancy:A
television drama is usually an hour long，and is about law，police work，hospitals
or families.
(Saturday，December8)
We’ll just do pot luck in the kitchen.
Victor:我们在厨房里找些剩下的东西吃。
Nancy:Doing pot luck in someone’s house means that you just
look through there frigerator for left overs and eat whatever’s there.
Victor:Do pot luck in someone’shouse就是在朋友家的冰箱里找些剩下的食物，有什么就吃什么。
(Sunday，December 9)
They’re taking a company retreat.
Victor:他们公司将举行野外拓展活动，这是了解同事的一种很好的方式。
Nancy:Are treat is usually an activity for a company，a church or some
kind of school organization. It’s a good way to get to know the people you are
working with.
(Monday，December10)
He’s a dead beat dad.
Victor:A dead beat dad 就是不肯付抚养费的父亲。
Nancy:A dead beat dad is someone who does not pay child support to take
care of his child.
(Tuesday，December 11)
Keep your chin up.
Nancy:If someone fails an exam，or loses a job，they will be very
unhappy.Telling someone to keep their chin up means you’retelling them to cheer
up，to be happy.
Victor:如果某人考试没过关或者失业了，他们可能会情绪低落。keep their chin up就是告诉他们赶快振作起来。
(Wednesday，December12)
He put all his cards on the table.
Victor:他把一切和盘托出。Lay the cards on the table常用来形容一个人非常诚实。
Nancy: We use it to describe someone being completely honest.
(Thursday，December13)
My computer crashed.
Victor:电脑瘫痪了。这是办公室常用语。电脑瘫痪了，你之前所做的东西可能都没了。
Nancy:When your computer has crashed，it means that it’s not working
anymore，and probably erased everything you were working on.
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