每天三分钟学英语 第144期:the name of the game真不是游戏的名字

 情景对话：

B: Yeah, but these delivery services rely on human labor¹. There are some concerns in the industry.

A: Like what?

B: Well, speed is the name of the game. These delivery guys have tons of orders and have fixed² delivery times.

A: So, they're always in a rush is what you're saying.

The name of the game. 最重要的

In business connections are the name of the game. 做生意，人脉是最重要的。

These delivery guys have tons of orders and have fixed delivery times. 这些外卖人员有很多订单并且每单都有固定的送达时间。

· delivery guys 外卖人员/送餐员

· tons of 很多

· fixed 固定的

…is what you're saying. 你说的意思是不是…

A: I'm kind of tired. 我有点儿累。

B: You're not going is what you're saying. 你的意思就是说你不去了对不对啊。

A: I'm not very good at this. 我做这个不是很在行。

B: You want me to do it is what you're saying. 你的意思是想让我做呗。

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。