Speak English Like an American
《地道美语》
By Far 到目前为止
Lesson 9 Nicole for President
第九章 妮可竞选学生会主席
内容：妮可谈论了她竞选学生会主席的计划。妮可想让泰德请他的朋友投票给她。泰德同意了，但妮可要用帮他做家庭作业为交换。
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日 积 月 累：
1、俚语
* beside the point: not relevant; not important 离题，不中肯；无关紧要
* Brown-noser: a person who is constantly trying to win favor with people above them 献媚者，拍马屁的人
* By far: by a wide margin; by a great difference 很，极高；迄今为止，到目前为止
* (to) count on sb.: to depend or rely on sb. 依靠，指望
* Full of oneself: to think too much of oneself 自以为是，自恋；以自己为中心，只为自己打算，只想到自己
* (to) get down to business: to get serious about a task 认真着手办事，开始干正事；言归正传
* (to) get/have sth under one's belt: to get or to have experience; to have already achieved or obtained sth 已经获得某物
* Give (sb.) a run for (one's) money: 不让…轻易取胜，与…进行激烈竞争
* (to) give sb. the cold shoulder: to be cold to sb. on purpose 冷落某人
* (to not) give sb. the time of day: to ignore sb.; to refuse to pay any attention to sb. 对某人毫不理睬
* Goody-goody:self-righteously or smugly good 善于太好卖乖的人
* it's a deal: I agree (to a proposal or offer) 就这么定了！
* (to) kid around: to joke around 开玩笑
* (to) talk into: to persuade; to convince 说服某人做某事
* you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours: if you do me a favor, I'll do you a favor; let's cooperate 互帮互助；你帮我，我帮你
2、生词、词组和常用表达：
student body president 学生会主席
run for student body president 竞选学生会主席
vote for sb. 为某人投票
in exchange for 用...作为交换
have decided to do sth. 已经决定要做某事 （现在完成时）
senator 参议员
a bunch of 一群，一束，一串，大量
a bunch of flowers 一束鲜花
练 习 题 ：
答案：babcacba
