听力测试：
A: Why did you fire John? Isn't he smart?
B: He's smart all right. But he's too smart.
A: What do you mean?
B: What really annoyed me was that he was always trying to
kill two birds with one stone.
A: 你为什么开除了约翰？他不是很精明吗？
B: 他的确很精明。不过太精明了。
A: 什么意思呢？
B: 我最气的是他总想一箭双鵰。
重点解说：
★ fire (someone)为「开除(某人)」之意，也有give
(someone) the sack的说法。
★ 像He's smart all right.这般在句尾接用all right时，常有「的确如此」的味道。
★ What really annoyed me was ~「我最气的是~」以What起首的名词子句当全句的主词时，有强调谈话主题的功能，例如：What
I don't understand about this is ~ 「这个让我最不了解的是~」What I don't
like about her is ~ 「我最不喜欢她的是~」What attracts me most about
this painting is ~ 「这幅画最吸引我的是~」。
★ kill two birds with one stone「一箭双鵰，一石二鸟，一举两得」
听力挑战：
Crystal: Wow! The fried chicken looks great!
Denise:
Where's your willpower? No food enters your mouth unless you
say so.
Crystal:
But I just want to splurge a little bit.
Denise:
Your fruit diet works. Eh, Crystal? [to the waitress] A fruit
plate, please.
Crystal:
OK, you win. [to the waitress] Salad, fat-free dressing on
the side, no croutons.
Denise:
Hey, look. Isn't that Amanda? Look at what she's eating!
餐厅里
克莉丝︰喔！炸鸡看起来不错！
狄妮丝︰你的意志力去哪了？除非你自己说要，不然没有食物可以进你的嘴。
克莉丝︰但是我只是想要稍微多点一些。
狄妮丝︰你的水果减肥餐有效。是吧，克莉丝？（对着侍者）请来份水果盘。
克莉丝︰好，你赢了。（对着侍者）色拉，无脂的色拉酱另外放，不要炸面包丁。
狄妮丝︰嘿，你看。那不是阿曼达吗？你看看她吃的！
