介绍:
1.Cover for sb代替，顶替
A:Who is gonna cover for you for the meeting?
B:Jake in the Marketing Department.
-May I leave early today? I have a terrible toothache. I need to see a dentist.
--ok, but I know you ‘re supposed to attend the marketing strategy meeting today. Who is going to cover for you?
--Jake in the Marketing Department will cover for me.
-oh, I see, what time is it?
-it’s already one o’clock.
-it’s time to get back to work. The meeting with a client starts in a minute,.
2.【A big headache】令人头疼的事；令人担忧的事：It’s a big headache to try to make children eat.设法让孩子吃饭真是件令人头疼的事!
Have a terrible headache头疼的厉害
【注】：diarrhea拉肚子,但是表示拉肚子，除非跟自己非常亲近的家人或朋友，一般不会说：have diarrhea,而说：have stomach troube/be in stomach trouble
Be supposed to do 固定短语：应该做某事
You are supposed to explain.你应该解释下
You are supposed to finish it by Wednesday.
2.问到工作、事情进展
How is sth going?
(提醒How is it going?打招呼用语)
How is your work going?
How far are you with sth?你的sth进展的怎么样啦？
Reporting working progress
How is the market research project going?
So far so good. There doesn’t seem to be any problems.
That’s good news. How far are you with the progress report?
I’ve done about half of it. We have spent most of our time for research and survey.
When do you expect it to be over?
It will be done by Wednesday.
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