Do the Math 盘算一下

Should I quit my job?
Do the math. Can you afford to quit your job?
Not if I want to feed myself.
Then you should not quit your job.

我应该辞去我的工作吗？
盘算一下，如果你辞了职，你能承担吗？
如果我要养活我自己的话是不太可能的。
既然如此你就不应该辞职了。

解说：

每次你要做一个决定之前, 是否常要问别人的意见? 你自己有没有先"盘算一下"呢? 这种分析判断的行为, 就好比在做算术一样, 所以叫 do the math. 如果有人问你: "我是不是应该辞掉工作?" Should I quit my job? 这下你就可以对他说 do the math. 请他自己好好分析一下 .....

例句：

When you buy a house you should always do the math so that you know if you are getting a good deal.

当你买房子时，你一定要盘算一下是不是一个好买卖。

That seems a bit steep.

那好象太贵了一点。

That politician was attacked by his rivals who accused him of having an affair with his secretary, considered a bimbo by many.

那个政治人物被他的政敌攻击，说他与他那个不检点的秘书有婚外情。

bimbo：不检点的女子
politician：政治人物
attack：攻击 rival：对手
accuse：控告 affair：婚外情

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2001/07/23

"There + be + Noun"后的动词

2001/07/24

此语中的"drop"指"喝酒"，a drop too much 即"多喝了一杯"；"喝得有点醉"。它通常与动词have 连用：have a drop too much.

If he gets a drop too much, he is apt to become quarrelsome.

如果他喝酒喝多了，就变得好争吵。

He looks as though he has had a drop too much.

他看上去有点喝醉了。

etox your mind. " You can only keep one thought in your mind at a time," Mercer argues, "Happy, optimistic people obsess on cheerful thoughts of what they want, their aspirations, and indulge in dwelling on their successes. But unhappy, pessimistic people obsess on gloomy thoughts of how they could fall down and not get up."

　　理清头绪。"每次你脑子里只能有一个想法，"默瑟强调说。"快乐而乐观的人专注于令他们高兴的想法，他们的希望，他们的追求，并且沉醉在自己的成功中。但是，忧伤而悲观的人总想着那些令人沮丧的、忧郁的念头，担心他们可能会失败，而且从此一蹶不振。

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