Bob’s Day at Work
1. Bob works as a manager in a furniture store.
2. Peter is not happy about/satisfied with/ the sales.
3. I hate to break the news, but our sales were down last month.
To break the news披露消息 breaking news 突发消息
newsbreak (news announcement during regular programming; newsworthy event)
4. Everything in that store costs an arm and a leg.
5. They do charge top dollar.
6. He is very strange. He really gives me the creeps [令人毛骨悚然].
7. We’re about to go belly up. (about a business) go bankrupt, close down鱼翻肚皮)
8. I thought my new advertising campaign would save the day.
[避免灾难;帮大忙(大致意思如此，具体翻译要看场合)]
9. Let’s face it. Your advertising campaign was a real flop(failure).
10. I’ll have to go back to the drawing board重新开始.
(drawing board - 制图板)当一个项目失败后，回到制图板，意味着一切重新开始
11. What? You’re giving me the axe解雇? 别在这儿干了，回家劈柴去L
12. I’ve already found a new manager who is as sharp as a tack.
13. Can’t we even talk this over? After all [毕竟] I’ve been working here for ten years.
14. At least you won’t have to put up with his nonsense any more.
At least 1. 至少, 不少于(后面接数量，如at least 5 people)
2. 好在(有时也可以译作“至少”，如郑智化的歌词 - 至少我们还有梦)
15. Good-bye to you and good-bye to this dead-end [没出路的] job.