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round sth (up/down) (to sth):to increase or decrease a number to the next highest or lowest whole number(将数字调高或调低)使成为整数;把(数字)四舍五入 👉 round it up 意思是“向上取整”。to six:即 “(取整)到六(欧元)”。
Thank you. My lousy French gets me nowhere.
谢谢你。我蹩脚的法语一点儿用都没有。
💡 词汇精讲:
Lousy /ˈlaʊzi/ very bad 非常糟的;极坏的;恶劣的
Lousy farmers 糟糕的农民
get nowhere:动词短语,毫无进展,毫无帮助 👉 gets me nowhere 意思是 “没让我有任何进展” 或者 “帮不上我任何忙”。
例句:If we go on like this, we'll get nowhere. 照这样下去是行不通的。
We're not getting nowhere! 我们不会一事无成!
No. She's not nice to anyone. And how did you get so luckyto move to Paris?
不是的。她对谁都不好。那你是怎么这么幸运搬到巴黎的?
💡 词汇精讲:
how did you......?:常见疑问句结构,表示“你是怎么……的?”
get so lucky:这么幸运
to move to Paris:动词不定式作目的补语,表示 “搬到巴黎”。
Bonjour, Paris! 早安,巴黎!
Oh, I work for a big marketing firmin Chicago that acquired a smaller marketing firm here. I'm kind of like the, uh, American point of view.