I got a reasonable raise. Now, enough about me. I'm dying to hear your news.
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reasonable此处意为“适度的,还可以的”。raise此处意为“加薪”。enough about me意为“关于我(说得)够多了”,是较为简洁的说法,完整表达可为I've said enough about me. 或You've heard enough about me. 听力中常见此类省略表达,要注意区分。be dying to do sth. 意为“极想做某事,渴望做某事”,表示一种强烈的愿望。
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口语中与die有关的常见表达还有:
be dying for sth. 意为“渴望某事物,极想某事物”。如:
I'm dying for something to drink. 我极想喝点东西。
die hard意为“很难改变(或消失等);顽固”。如:
Old habits die hard. 积习难改。
die laughing意为“笑死了”。如:
It's so funny. I nearly died laughing. 太逗了,我快笑死了。
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