Part,1,The,Next,Big,Thing:The Big Noodles

　　Brandt: What to do? What to do… 　　Livia: Hey, Brandt! Whatcha workin’ on? 　　Brandt: Oh, hey, Livia. ①I’m not doing much, just banging my head against a wall…
　　Livia: Oh, it’s that time of the year again, right? Time for the yearly fashion design project?
　　Brandt: ②Dead on. I tell ya, I’ve done so many projects this term, ③I’m fresh out of fresh ideas!
　　Livia: 1)Bummer. But, speaking of your other projects, your ancient Roman-style project was great!
　　Brandt: Thanks! My professors loved that one, too… but that’s part of the problem, you see. How can I follow that up?
　　Livia: ④Seems you’re a victim of your own success!
　　Brandt: Tell me about it.
　　Livia: It seems like what you need is a fresh inspiration.
　　Brandt: Right. I’ve already done ancient styles, punk styles, styles from nature, street styles, professional styles…
　　Livia: What about domestic styles?
　　Brandt: Domestic styles? You mean, styles that remind people of life at home? Seems boring.
　　Livia: I think you might be surprised. ⑤There’s a new domestic style these days. It’s all the rage!① I’m not doing much, just banging my head against a wall… 我没做什么，只是在白费工夫……
　　bang one’s head against a wall: waste one’s time trying hard to accomplish sth. that is completely hopeless（谋略干不可能成功的事，白费力气）。例如：
　　You’re banging your head against a wall trying to figure this puzzle out.你想解开这个难题，那是白费劲。
　　dead on: exactly right; on target（对极了，完全正确）。例如：
　　Your criticism is dead on!
　　你的批评很中肯！
　　③ I’m fresh out of fresh ideas! （我）已经毫无灵感了！
　　fresh out (of sth.): just now having sold or used up the last of sth.（卖完，用完）。例如：
　　Brandt: Really? What’s it called?
　　Livia: It’s taking the fashion world by storm. It’s the unexpected big hit of our generation!
　　Brandt: ⑥You’re killing me! Just spit it out already.
　　Livia: You’re not gonna believe it, but the new hit style is…granny 2)chic!
　　Brandt: What? You’ve gotta be kidding me…
　　Livia: No lie! Lots of designers these days are finding inspiration from their grandparents’ generation. The results can be really surprising, and really chic!
　　Brandt: Well, I’ll try anything once…and I do have a big deadline coming. I need inspiration! Can you take me to see this… this… granny chic?
　　Livia: There’s a great little shop just around the corner from here. Just say the word!
　　Brandt: But I already DID say the word…
　　Sorry, I can’t serve you scrambled eggs. We are fresh out of eggs.
　　抱歉，我们没法供应炒蛋，因为我们的蛋用完了。
　　a victim of one’s own success: one who has problems because of one’s success（被成就所累）。例如：
　　Wendy has become a victim of her own success, as people think the now-famous tailor would charge a lot more.
　　现在大家都认为已经成名的裁缝温迪会漫天要价，她真是为自己的成功所累。
　　all the rage: in current fashion; being a current fad（时尚，风靡一时的事物）。例如：
　　Short hair instead of a ponytail was all the rage in those days.在那个阶段，短发代替了马尾，风靡一时。