Anna is burning the candle at both ends – in other words she's working from early until late preparing for the launch of their latest product – the Imperial Lemon. Denise is concerned about her working overtime, something she would never consider doing. But will Anna's extra efforts pay off or will she end up selling bananas instead of lemons?

Glossary词汇

This week's programme focuses on language that describes working overtime or working long hours.

Denise 用了一个什么短语来形容 Anna 将失去利用价值，帮不了任何人的忙。

答案在节目文字稿的最后一页。

Phrases from the programme:

Burning the candle at both ends. 两头烧蜡烛，比喻工作时间长，起早摸黑。

Doing overtime. 加班

Putting in the hours. 把时间都放进去了。

Burning out. 烧掉了，比喻这么干下去，会累趴下的。

• working [´wə:kiŋ]   a.工人的；劳动的   (初中英语单词)
• imperial [im´piəriəl]   a.帝国的；庄严的   (初中英语单词)
• launch [lɔ:ntʃ]   vt.发动 n.发射；汽艇   (高中英语单词)
• concerned [kən´sə:nd]   a.有关的；担心的   (高中英语单词)