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¡¡¡¡ B: What¡¯s the matter? ÔõôÀ²£¿

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¡¡¡¡ B: Don¡¯t worry. You can ask Mary for help. ±ð׿±¡£Äã¿ÉÒÔÇëÂêÀö°ï°ïæ¡£

¡¡¡¡ 27.at sixes and sevens ÂÒÆß°ËÔ㣻Òâ¼û²»Ò»

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¡¡¡¡ A: You have loused up the whole business; it¡¯s at sixes and sevens. Õû¸öÂòÂôÈÃÄãŪµÃÂÒÆß°ËÔã¡£

¡¡¡¡ B: The dice is cast. It¡¯s incurable. Ò»Çж¼³ÉÁ˶¨¾Ö£¬Ã»¾ÈÁË¡£

¡¡¡¡ A: I feel so terrible. Ôã͸ÁË¡£

¡¡¡¡ B: Me too. We just went to a lot of trouble for nothing. ÎÒÒ²ÕâôÏ룬һÇж¼°×æÁË¡£

¡¡¡¡ 28.back to square one ÍË»ØÆðµã£»´ÓÍ·ÔÙÀ´

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¡¡¡¡ A: Have you finished designing that office building? ÄÇ×ù°ì¹«Â¥Éè¼ÆºÃÁËÂð£¿

¡¡¡¡ B: We are back to square one now. ÎÒÃÇÕýÔÚÖØÐÂÉè¼Æ¡£

¡¡¡¡ A: Back to square one? What¡¯s the matter? ÖØÐÂÉè¼Æ£¿ Ôõô»ØÊ£¿

¡¡¡¡ B: We¡¯ve worked out the plan, but it¡¯s been decided that we must use cheaper material. So we have to redesign it. ±¾À´ÎÒÃǶ¼ÒѾ­Éè¼ÆºÃÁË£¬µ«ÏÖÔÚ¾ö¶¨Ê¹ÓñãÒ˵ãµÄ²ÄÁÏ£¬ËùÒÔÖ»µÃ´ÓÍ·ÔÙÀ´¡£

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¡¡¡¡ A: How is Jim recently? ¼ªÄ·½ü¿öÈçºÎ£¿

¡¡¡¡ B: Very well. Since he was back to the drawing board, he¡¯s been very successful. ·Ç³£ºÃ¡£×Ô´ÓËûʧ°ÜÒÔºóÁíÆð¯Ô¾ÍÒ»Ö±ºÜ³É¹¦¡£

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¡¡¡¡ A: What price is this building? Õⶰ¥µÄ³É±¾ÊǶàÉÙ£¿

¡¡¡¡ B: It¡¯s $1,00,000, just a ballpark figure. Ò»°ÙÍòÃÀÔª£¬ÕâÖ»ÊǸö´ó¸ÅÊý¡£

¡¡¡¡ A: So much? It must have been in excess of our budget. Õâô¶à£¡¿Ï¶¨³¬³öÁËÔ¤ËãÁË¡£

¡¡¡¡ B: So. We go on or stop it now? ÄÇÏÖÔÚÊǸÉÏÂÈ¥»¹ÊÇÍ£ÏÂÀ´£¿

¡¡¡¡ A: Of course build it. Let¡¯s think of some ways to raise money. µ±È»Òª¸ÉÏÂÈ¥£¬ÎÒÃÇÏ뷨ȥ³ïЩǮ¡£

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¡¡¡¡ B: They may come in handy. Besides, these items can be true bang for the buck. »áÓÐÓõÃ×ÅËüÃǵÄʱºò£¬ÔÙ˵ÕâЩ¶«Î÷ÊÇ»õÕæ¼ÛʵµÄѽ¡£

¡¡¡¡ A: True bang for the buck? They¡¯re enough for ten years¡¯ use. »õÕæ¼Ûʵ£¿¶¼¹»ÓÃ10ÄêµÄÁË¡£

¡¡¡¡ B: Stop getting on my nerves! I¡¯m not doing something for nothing! ±ð·³ÎÒÁË£¬Îҿɲ»ÊÇûÊÂÕÒÊ¡£

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¡¡¡¡ A: I am awfully sorry that I have kept you waiting. ÕæÊǺܱ§Ç¸ÈÃÄú¾ÃµÈÁË¡£

¡¡¡¡ B: To tell you the truth, I am really brassed off waiting. ˵ʵ»°£¬ÎÒ×îÌÖÑáµÈÈË¡£

¡¡¡¡ A: Sorry. I had something urgent to deal with just when I was to leave. ¶Ô²»Æð£¬ÎÒÕýÒªÀ´µÄʱºòÓÖÓм±ÊÂÒª´¦Àí¡£

¡¡¡¡ B: You should have told me earlier. ÄãÓ¦¸ÃÔçµã¸æËßÎÒ¡£

¡¡¡¡ A: It was too late to inform you. ֪ͨÄãÒѾ­À´²»¼°ÁË¡£

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¡¡¡¡ B: Well, I¡¯m too busy to be catty and poke my nose into things that do not matter much to me. Îҿɲ»Ô¸Òâ°áŪÊÇ·ÇÈ¥¹ÜÄÇЩ¸úÎÒû¹ØϵµÄÏÐÊ¡£

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¡¡¡¡ B: You do seem to have a glib tongue. ÄãÕæÄܺú½ÁÂù²ø¡£

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¡¡¡¡ B: I had a quarrel with our boss¡¯s secretary. She¡¯s been on her high horse these days. ÎÒºÍÀÏ°åµÄÃØÊé³³ÁËÒ»¼Ü¡£Õ⼸ÌìËý×ÜÊÇÊ¢ÆøÁèÈË¡£

¡¡¡¡ A: Maybe she was only taking it out on you. Secretaries have a lot of pressure, too. Ò²ÐíËý½ö½öÊÇÏòÄ㷢й¡£ÃØÊéµÄѹÁ¦Ò²ºÜ´ó¡£

¡¡¡¡ B: But she jumped down my throat for no reason at all. I could not put up with her. µ«ËýÎÞÀíÓɵسâÔðÎÒ£¬ÎÒÎÞ·¨ÈÝÈÌ¡£