【句子】-- How long have you been sitting here?
-- I don’t know. Five minutes, give or take three hours? 【Desperate Housewives-S1E16】
【发音】[haʊ] [lɒŋ]/[lɑ:ŋ] [hæv] [ju:] [bi:n] ['sɪtɪŋ] [hɪə(r)] [aɪ] [dəʊnt] [nəʊ] [faɪv] [ˈmɪn.ɪts] [gɪv] [ɔ:(r)] [teɪk] [θri:] [aʊə(r)z]
【发音技巧】sitting美音浊化；don’t know不完全失去爆破；give or连读；take three不完全失去爆破；
【翻译】--你在这坐了多久了？
--我不知道，五分钟，或是三个小时？。
【适用场合】
give or take
估摸着，大约……多少数量/时间
possibly a little more or less than the amount or time mentioned:
eg: It'll be ready at six, give or take a few minutes.
六点钟左右就能好，前后能差个几分钟吧。

eg: It cost $200, give or take.
买这东西花了差不多200美金。

eg: There were maybe 20 people there, give or take.
那边当时有大概20个左右的人。


也可以指：除了……之外aside from
eg: Give or take the occasional argument, my sister and I get along pretty well.
除了偶尔的一些争执，我和我的姐姐/妹妹相处起来还是很和谐的。


happy hour
n. 酒吧在夜幕降临的时候，会有特价酒水的一段时间
A period of time, usually in late afternoon and early evening, during which a bar or lounge offers drinks or food at reduced prices.

eg: Come on, Martha, it's happy hour—you have to get a drink!
快点儿，Martha，现在可是特价时段，你可得喝一杯！

【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】
我打算今晚下班后，特价时段去酒吧喝一杯。