一、边听边学 Listen and Learn
goner 无可救药的人
bomb 失败
go over big 成功
go up in smoke 消失
from left field 意想不到地
square one 开端
ballpark figure 大致的数目
back to the drawing board 重做，重新思考

二、边听边说 Listen and Speak
A: I’m a goner. My new project bombed.
我不行了，新计划没有成功。
B: I thought it would go over big with the boss. Why did it go up in smoke?
我觉得老板也很满意这个计划，为什么打消了？
A: A problem arose from left field, and now I’m back to square one.
出现了意想不到的问题，现在我得重头开始了。
B: How much will it cost now? Can you give me a ballpark figure?
还要花多少费用？你可以给我一个大概的数字吗？
A: I won’t know for another week. Meantime, I have to get back to the drawing board.
要花一个星期才会知道。无论如何都要重新开始了。

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