Episode 12 You're Tops ACT III 顶尖高手 第三幕

Susan has told me a great deal about you. ^{苏珊跟我提起过很多关于您的事情。}

a great deal ^{大量 / 很多（通常用于不可数概念或抽象的叙述）}

• I learned a great deal from my years of experience in the construction trade. ^{我从多年的建筑行业经验中学到了很多东西。}
• It takes a great deal of time and energy to manage server infrastructure. ^{管理服务器基础设施需要耗费大量的时间和精力。}
• She knows a great deal about multi-agent orchestration systems. ^{她对多智能体编排系统了解得非常多。}

She says you're quite a man. ^{她说你是个非常了不起的人。}

quite a/an [noun] ^{相当了不起的…… / 真正的……（表示赞赏、强调程度或不同寻常）}

• He is quite a chef; this lamb chop tastes absolutely amazing! ^{他可真是个了不起的大厨；这羊排味道绝了！}
• That's quite a story! I can hardly believe it's true. ^{那可真是一个传奇的故事！我简直不敢相信是真的。}
• Managing multiple search performance properties all by yourself is quite an achievement. ^{独自管理多个网站的搜索表现真是一项了不起的成就。}

That's always nice to hear, Mr. Marchetta. ^{马切塔先生，听到这样的话总是让人高兴。}

nice to hear ^{听你这么说真好 / 听到（这消息）真让人高兴}

• "I really enjoy your English study materials." "That's always nice to hear!" ^{“我真的很喜欢你做的英语学习资料。”“听你这么说总是让人很高兴！”}
• It is nice to hear that your website interaction performance has improved. ^{听到你们网站的互动表现有所提升，真是件大好事。}
• It's always nice to hear from old friends after so many years. ^{隔了这么多年，能收到老朋友的音讯总是让人欣慰。}

May I call you Malcolm? ^{我可以叫你马尔科姆吗？}

May I call you... ^{我可以直呼你的名字……吗？（西方社交中由正式的“姓氏”称呼过渡到直呼其名“First name”的礼貌请求，标志着人际关系更进一步）}

• "Please call me John." "And may I call you Malcolm?" ^{“请叫我约翰。”“那我可以叫你马尔科姆吗？”}
• May I call you by your first name? It's much easier to talk this way. ^{我可以直呼你的名字吗？这样聊起来更自然。}
• You can call me whenever you need help with the session recordings. ^{你需要协助查看会话录制时，随时可以联系（叫）我。}

That's music to my ears. ^{那对我来说真是天籁之音（大快人心的好消息）。}

music to one's ears ^{好消息 / 听了让人开心的话}

• Hearing that the server migration was successful was music to my ears. ^{听到服务器迁移成功的消息，对我来说真是个大好消息。}
• Your compliments about my lesson notes are music to my ears. ^{你对我讲义的夸奖，我听了心里美滋滋的。}
• The news of a tax refund was music to her ears. ^{退税的消息对她来说简直是天籁之音。}

I planned to take a few months off. ^{我原计划休息几个月。}

take [time] off ^{请假 / 休息一段时间 / 暂离工作}

• I'm going to take a week off to spend time with my family. ^{我打算请一周假去陪陪家人。}
• She decided to take some time off from her career to study multi-agent orchestration. ^{她决定暂停工作一段时间，去研究多智能体编排。}
• Can I take tomorrow afternoon off to handle some personal matters? ^{我明天下午能请个假去处理一些私事吗？}

Put my experience on the line... ^{让我的经验经受实际工作的检验（或“不惧风险地展现经验”）。}

put [something] on the line ^{让……处于危险之中 / 经受严峻考验}

• He put his reputation on the line to support the controversial web hosting project. ^{他赌上了自己的名誉来支持这个备受争议的网站托管项目。}
• Firefighters put their lives on the line every single day to save others. ^{消防员们每天都冒着生命危险去拯救他人。}
• Are you willing to put your career on the line for this decision? ^{你愿意为这个决定赌上你的职业生涯吗？}

Just fill out this form for me. ^{帮我把这张表填了就行。}

fill out a form ^填写表格

• Please fill out this application form before you submit your resume. ^{请在提交简历前填好这份申请表。}
• It takes only a few minutes to fill out the tax residency form online. ^{在网上填写税务居民身份信息表只需要几分钟。}
• Make sure you fill out all the required fields in the document. ^{确保你填写了文件中所有必填的字段。}

And when I see an opportunity, I can act on it. ^{一旦看到机会，我就能立刻采取行动。}

act on [something] ^{根据……采取行动 / 针对……做出反应}

• The police quickly acted on a tip from an anonymous caller. ^{警方根据匿名举报人的线索迅速采取了行动。}
• You should always act on your doctor's advice to improve your health. ^{你应当始终遵医嘱去改善身体健康。}
• When the system detects an infrastructure error, the script will automatically act on it. ^{当系统检测到基础设施错误时，脚本会自动执行相应操作。}

I built the theater there with my own two hands, practically. ^{这栋剧院几乎是我亲手盖起来的。}

with one's own two hands ^{亲手 / 亲自动手（强调不借助他人力量的辛勤付出）}

• He built his entire business website with his own two hands from scratch. ^{他用自己的双手，从零开始搭建了整个业务网站。}
• I don't want to just hire a contractor; I want to landscape this garden with my own two hands. ^{我不想只是雇个承包商，我想亲自动手修剪这个花园。}
• She crafted that beautiful dining table with her own two hands. ^{她亲手制作了那张漂亮的餐桌。}

Malcolm is on the TOPS team. He's going to be working with you for a while. ^{马尔科姆现在是TOPS团队的一员了。他会和你共事一段时间。}

Welcome aboard! ^{欢迎加入（团队/公司/项目）！}

• We’ve just hired a new English copywriter. Let’s welcome her aboard! ^{我们刚刚录用了一位新的英语文案。让我们欢迎她的加入！}
• Welcome aboard! You're going to love working with our multi-agent orchestration team. ^{欢迎加入！你会喜欢和我们的多智能体编排团队一起工作的。}
• The manager smiled, shook my hand, and said, "Welcome aboard!" ^{经理微笑着和我握手，并说：“欢迎加入团队！”}

I think I can be of some help to you. ^{我想我对你可能会有些帮助。}

be of help (to someone) ^{（比 help 更加委婉、正式）对某人有所帮助 / 派上用场}

• If these lesson notes can be of any help to your studies, feel free to use them. ^{如果这些课堂笔记对你的学习有所帮助，请随时使用。}
• The tracking heatmaps will be of great help in identifying user interaction bugs. ^{在识别用户交互错误时，追踪热力图将会有很大的帮助。}
• I hope this tax residency documentation will be of help to your profile setup. ^{希望这份税务居民身份证明文件能对你的个人资料设置有所帮助。}

You just earned your weight in gold, Malcolm. ^{马尔科姆，你这主意真是价值连城（你立了大功）。}

worth/earn one's weight in gold ^{价值连城 / 极其宝贵 / 立下汗马功劳}

• An experienced web developer who can troubleshoot server infrastructure under pressure is worth their weight in gold. ^{一个能在压力下排除服务器基础设施故障的资深网开人员，简直是无价之宝。}
• You just earned your weight in gold by finding that critical tracking error before the product launch. ^{你在产品发布前发现了那个关键的追踪错误，真是立了大功。}
• Good neighbors who look after your house while you are away are worth their weight in gold. ^{当你不在家时帮你照看房子的好邻居，真是太难得、太宝贵了。}

He was more than helpful. ^{他岂止是乐于助人，简直是太热心了。}

more than + 形容词 ^{不只是…… / 极其…… / 远不止……（用于强烈表达程度，超越单纯的形容词修饰）}

• The new multi-agent orchestrator is more than efficient; it's completely revolutionary. ^{这个新的多智能体编排器岂止是高效，简直是革命性的。}
• I am more than happy to review your lesson notes for you. ^{我非常乐意为你复习你的课堂笔记。}
• The weather outside was more than cold; it was absolutely freezing. ^{外面的天气岂止是冷，简直是要冻僵了。}

I'm thrilled for you, Grandpa. ^{爷爷，我真替您感到由衷的高兴。}

be thrilled for someone ^{为某人感到由衷的高兴、欣喜或激动}

• I heard your website was approved for Google AdSense—I am so thrilled for you! ^{听说你的网站通过了谷歌广告联盟的审批——我真替你高兴！}
• We are all thrilled for her as she embarks on her new career in New York. ^{看到她在纽约开启职业新生涯，我们都由衷地替她感到高兴。}
• "I finally maintained my 842-day study streak!" "Wow, I'm thrilled for you!" ^{“我终于保持住了842天的学习打卡记录！”“哇，真替你激动！”}

I owe you a good steak dinner. ^{我欠你一顿丰盛的牛排大餐（我该好好请你吃顿牛排）。}

owe someone something ^{欠某人某物（在口语中常用来表达感激，意为“我应该请你吃……/我该帮你一个忙”来回报你的好意）}

• Thanks for helping me fix the domain registration issue; I owe you a coffee. ^{谢谢你帮我解决域名注册问题，我欠你一杯咖啡。}
• You saved my project with that multi-file reasoning tool—I owe you a big favor. ^{你用那个多文件推理工具救了我的项目——我欠你一个大的人情。}
• I owe you a dinner for taking care of my pets while I was away in New Jersey. ^{我去新泽西期间你帮我照顾宠物，我该请你吃顿饭。}

It's a deal! ^{一言为定！ / 说话算数！}

It's a deal! ^{（口语常用语）一言为定 / 就这么办 / 妥了（用于双方达成某种口头协议、约定或交易时）}

• "If you help me with the tax residency forms, I'll review your English summary." "It's a deal!" ^{“如果你帮我弄税务居民表格，我就帮你复习英语摘要。”“一言为定！”}
• "I'll pick you up at seven o'clock tonight." "It's a deal! See you then." ^{“我今晚七点来接你。”“一言为定！回头见。”}
• "You do the dishes and I'll make the mashed potatoes." "Deal!" ^{“你洗碗，我来做土豆泥。”“成交！”}