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1. 涉及的範圍很廣 2. 跌到谷底
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H = Howard G = Gail
H: All right, let’s get the meeting started.
G: What was so urgent that we had to skip lunch?
H: Marketing needs a new report from us.
G: But we gave them one last week.
H: It doesn’t matter. Let’s just get to work. We need to cover a lot of ground today.
G: Great. I’ll just have to starve to death.
H: Here’s a mint. It’ll hold you until we take a break.
cover 的意思是「涵蓋，包括」，ground 指「範圍」。cover a lot of ground 是指報告、研究等「涉及的範圍很廣」。
• We need a week because we have a lot of ground to cover.
我們需要一星期，因為我們有許多議題要討論。
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in the red
虧損，出現赤字
This company laid off 50 workers because it had been in the red for years.
這家公司因為已經虧損了好幾年，所以解僱了五十名員工。
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in the black
有盈餘
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tighten one’s belt
勒緊褲帶，省吃儉用
You’re supposed to tighten your belt before getting a job.
在你找到工作前，應該勒緊褲帶，省吃儉用點。
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