1. Doesn' t look like you got off to a real good start. "get off to a good start"＂有了好的开始，开门红＂

eg: I really want to get off to a good start at my new job. I hope I don' t make any mistakes at my first week. 我真想让我的新工作有个好的开始，我可不想头一个礼拜就出错．
　 Annie' s date didn' t get off to a good start.Roger came to the restaurant 45 minutes late. Annie的约会开头可不太顺利，Roger迟到了45分钟才到餐厅．

2.It' s a lemon. "lemon"＂sth that doesn' t work，不重用的东西，坏的＂

eg: Carl said he lost his tennis match because his racket was a lemon. Carl之所以输掉比赛就是因为他的球拍坏了．
I returned my new DVD player to the store because it turned out to be a lemon.我把新买的DVD机退了，因为它不能用．

3.Guess I' m all set then. "set "＂准备好了，都齐了＂

eg: A: Do you have everything you need for your trip?你旅行的东西都准备好了吗？
B: Yes, I' m all set.恩，都齐了．

Banker's hours 短又舒服的上班时间

banker's hours

Banker是银行家。三十多年前银行开门营业的时间特别短，从早上十点到下午两、三点就结束了，所以银行家的上班时间每天只有四、五个小时，于是人们就开始流行用banker's hours这个说法来特指安逸舒适的工作了。

下面的句子中，说话人正在叫醒他的弟弟，因为今天是他弟弟去一家加油站上班的第一天，同时也是他的第一份工作。

Joe, come on and get out of bed! You won't be working banker's hours, you know--you've got to be there bright and early at seven am ready to pump gas for the customers.
Joe，快起床！要知道你干的活儿可没那么轻松自在。每天一早七点你就得精神饱满地在那儿给顾客加油了。

银行家要是有机会就一定会为自己辩解。他们会告诉你实际上他们的上班时间丝毫不比一般人短，因为他们得在银行开门营业前就早早地来作业务准备，而在银行关门后，他们还得待在里面结完账再把一切都锁上才能回家。如今的银行为了在同行间激烈的竞争中求生存，也不得不延长每天的营业时间，甚至一周开门六天、七天。但是banker's hours这个说法如今却仍然流行。

例句：I'm sure most congressmen work as hard as I do. But this guy likes to keep banker's hours: he gets there at noon, eats lunch, sees a few people, and goes home at four or five PM.
我确信大多数议员都像我一样努力工作，但是代表我们州的那家伙却爱上银行班。他中午才到办公室，来了马上吃午饭，跟几个人会会面，然后四、五点钟就回家了。

这里的banker's hours还是指既短又舒服的上班时间。