李华和Larry星期六早上一起去吃午饭。今天我们要学两个常用语：get a leg up on 和 crush。
LH: Larry, 一星期没见，你最近是不是特别忙？
LL: Hi Li Hua. It has been a busy week.
LH: 下星期是不是就没事了？你陪我去看Disney On Ice冰上迪斯尼怎么样？
LL: Unfortunately I think next week might be even busier. We are bidding against our top competitor for a huge advertising contract, so everybody is going to have to work especially hard to win it.
LH: 那家公司不是特别厉害吗？不过没关系，我相信，你们公司一定能赢。
LL: Yes, although they have a lot of talent, I think we'll be able to get a leg up on the competition.
LH: A leg up一条腿在上？这是什么意思？
LL: Haha...A leg up on the competition means that we have an advantage over them.
LH: 噢，a leg up就是具有优势。
LL: Yes exactly. Because we have got a leg up on our competitors, I'm pretty confident that we'll be able to win the contract.
LH: 这份合同是做什么的？
LL: It's a contract to advertise soda.
LH: 你为什么觉得自己have a leg up on the competition比对手有优势呢？
LL: Although the other company has worked with them in the past, their last ad campaign was not so successful. We on the other hand have been very successful with similar products, so I think we have got a leg up on them.
LH: 那太好了。
LL: It is VERY good, especially because if we win this contract, we might all be able to get a bonus this year.
LH: 拿到合同就发奖金？那你们还不得使出吃奶的劲儿来。
LL: What's new with you Li Hua?
LH: 好消息，我们排球队刚刚杀进小组前四名，下一场比赛是这星期五晚上。你一定要来。虽然对手很厉害，可我们还是有优势。We have a leg up on them.
