英语口语轻松学 第81期:to give you a heads-up

 ENGLISH MARATHON

Host: Jeffery 叶茼荞

heads up I want to give you all a heads up that some big shots from New York will be here next Monday to see how we're doing.

So let's make sure our desks are clean and that we show them what we're doing - we want to put on a good show for them.

This guy Joe is the best salesman I ever saw.

If he can get 20 minutes of face time with a buyer for a department store he'll walk out with a nice big fat order.

I'll bet¹ Joe could sell bathing suits at the North Pole.

Think outside the box A lot of everyday things we take for granted².

Take windshield wipers on cars for example.

The earliest autos didn't have wipers cleaning rain off so drivers could see.

But somebody happened to think outside the box and now all cars have them.

1 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

2 granted   

conj.假定，就算v.（退一步）承认( grant的过去式和过去分词 )；（尤指正式地或法律上）同意；准许；让渡

参考例句：

• The president granted a general amnesty for all political prisoners. 总统大赦了所有的政治犯。
• She feared she would not be granted re-entry into Britain. 她担心不会获准再次踏足英伦。