《绝望主妇》美式俚语：传达消息

　　47　Keep somebody posted 传达消息

　　To regularly give somebody up-to-date information or details of the progress being made.

　　Example: I phoned in at the end of each working day to keep my boss posted about developments at the trade conference.

　　48　In the long run 最终, 最后

　　Over a long period of time, once a process has matured

　　Example: The grocery store is making a loss right now. In the long run, however, we hope to achieve a situation of stable profit.

　　49　On a shoestring 生活拮据

　　In a thrifty manner; with costs or spending down to a bare minimum

　　Example: She lives on a shoestring – she gets a tiny pension and has to budget very tightly.

　　50　Lose track of 失去消息, 失去线索

　　To lose contact with somebody to not know where something is

　　Example: I lost track of Fran when she moved to Boston. I’ve even tried to locate her on the Internet.