像美國人一樣說英語第6期:Susan stays home and bakes cookies

Susan: Bob, I baked cookies for you.
Bob: that was so nice of you, dear. You’ve got a heart of gold!
Susan: go ahead and pig out!
Bob: these are delicious!
Susan: I thought they might cheer you up. You’ve been on a bad mood lately.
Bob: I guess I have been a little on edge. But these cookies are just what the doctor ordered!
Nicole: do I smell cookies?
Susan: yes, Nicole. Help yourself.
Nicole: yum-yum. These are out of this world. You can go into business selling these!
Bob: you can call them Susan’s Scrumptious Cookies. You’d make a bundle.
Susan: good thinking!
Nicole: don’t forget to give me credit for the idea after you are rich and famous!
Susan: you know I always give credit where credit is due!

To cheer someone up: to make someone happy使高興
The news cheered him up.
這消息使他高興起來。

To give someone credit: to acknowledge someone’s contribution 受到表揚，讚揚，歸功於

To give credit where credit is due: to give thanks or acknowledgement to the person who deserves it誰值得表揚就表揚誰，表揚(或讚揚)該表揚(或讚揚)的人

To go into business: to start a business 從事商業

Good thinking: good idea, smart planning 好見解

To have a heart of gold: to be very kind and giving有一顆金子般的心; 心地善良

Help yourself: serve yourself 請自便

To be in bad mood: unhappy, depressed; 心情不好

just what the doctor ordered: exactly what was needed正是大夫說的（對症下藥）

to make a bundle: to make a lot of money 大撈一筆

to be on edge: nervous: irritable緊張不安；心煩意亂；惱怒

out of this world: delicious十全十美的，極優秀的；非凡的，妙到極點的；好得難以形容，好得不可思議

to pig out: to eat greedily; to stuff oneself貪婪地大吃；暴飲；貪吃，狼吞虎嚥地吃，吃得多：
I only have a meal of bread, bananas and ice cream; do I pig out?
我一頓只吃麪包、香蕉和冰淇淋；難道我還算吃得多麼?