趣味青春英语电台 第245期:Pull strings

 　　Idiom:

　　Pull strings¹ (use influence)

　　Hit the book：

　　Stove

　　Swap²

　　Convert

　　Hose

　　Unfazed

　　Awkward

　　Be obsessed³ with

　　Tinker

　　"We were running out of money and had a binding⁴ lease for three years for a large and expensive office. The first real cut I could make was to stop renting my home, which would give me another wage but meant I had to move into the office."

1 strings   

n.弦

参考例句：

• He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

2 swap   

n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易

参考例句：

• I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
• This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。

3 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。

4 binding   

有约束力的，有效的，应遵守的

参考例句：

• The contract was not signed and has no binding force. 合同没有签署因而没有约束力。
• Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding. 双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。