13 ATTENDING A STUDENT MEETINGagenda items：points to discuss at a meeting（会议事项，会议要点，比如你去参加一次会议，领导开头就说：It's emergency. We have several agenda items for today's meeting. ）bite off more than one can chew：to accept too many responsibilities; to try to do too much（没有那金刚钻，还揽那瓷器活儿，想一口吃成个胖子，逞强， 比如你朋友知道有个家教的活儿，问你想不想去挣钱，你就说：I’m swamped. I have an awful lot of work to do. I don’t want to bite off more than I can chew anymore. 前面的短语还记得吗？）first off：the first thing to discuss, as a first point（可以代替平常说的first of all ）freebie：something given away for free（白给的东西，免费送的东西 ，比如你邀请好友去商场逛街，就说：I've heard of a store giving out scarves as freebie, would you like to check it out?）no worries：you're welcome（不用谢，没啥好谢的，很地道的表达了 ）slacker：one who does not work hard, a lazy person（懒虫，不用功的人， 比如快要考试了，你说：I haven’t start going over my lessons, maybe I will cram for the exams. 你的朋友就说：Go for it! Don't be a slacker!  另外，你还记得以前学过的slack off吗？ ）spread oneself too thin：to take on too many tasks or too much responsibilities（同时干太多事情，贪多嚼不烂，和前面讲的那个短语意思差不多，比如你每天工作很忙，还要去当家教，兼职，你朋友就说：Don’t you think you're spread yourself too thin?）step up to the plate：to take responsibility, to be ready to do a task（扛大旗，扛把子，接受“重任”，比如你的领导有一项重要的任务，然后说：Someone needs to step up to the plate. Anybody volunteers?）swag：promotional items, given away for free（为了促销的商品，白给的东西，和前面讲的freebie差不多）take the initiative：to start a process of getting something done, without being told to do so（主动干，主动做，不用人催着干，比如你的老师布置下了毕业设计的任务，就对大家说：Take the initiative and do not wait until I'm calling you!）take someone up on an offer：to accept someone's offer（接受某人的提议，意见，比如快期末考试了，你的好友问你借不借他的笔记，你考虑了一下，说：Thanks, I might take you up on an offer. ）up to speed：fully informed, aware of what's going on（时刻准备好干活儿，整装待发，比如你曾经因为错过领导的消息而丧失了一个做项目的机会，这次你就可以说：I'm up to speed this time and I'd appreciate it if you give me a chance.）
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