【句子】So the five keys to investing wisely in a down real estate market are: keep your cool; keep informed; legwork... 【ModernFamilyS3E12】
【发音】/səʊ/ /ðə/ /faɪv/ /kiːz/ /tʊ/ /ɪnˈvestɪŋ/ /ˈwaɪz.li/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /daʊn/ /rɪəl/ /riː.əl/ /ɪˈsteɪt/ /ˈmɑː(r).kɪt/ /ɑː(r)/ /kiːp/ /jə(r)/ /kuːl/ /kiːp/ /ɪnˈfɔː(r)md/ /ˈleg.wɜː(r)k/
【发音技巧】in a连读；real estate连读；keep informed连读；legwork类似不完全爆破的处理；
【翻译】在低迷的房地产市场中，明智投资的五大秘诀就是：保持冷静；消息灵通；多跑跑腿儿……
【适用场合】
今天要学习的词是：legwork，其实这个词很有意思，可以直接从字面意思来理解。
legwork可以表示：“外勤；跑腿的活儿”；
difficult or boring work that takes a lot of time and effort, but that is thought to be less important
表面看上起来属于辛苦又无趣的工作，需要花费很多时间和精力，而且这种工作往往被认为不那么重要；

eg: I'm sure you'll be able to find a good job, but you've got to put in the legwork—one's not going to just fall into your lap.
我确信你会找到一个好工作的，但是你得多跑跑，不能守株待兔。

eg: The case is so huge that I brought on a legal aid to help get through the legwork.
这案子太大了，我请了一个法律援助，来帮我跑跑腿儿。

eg: I'm too old to do the gardening on my whole property, so each summer I hire a couple of local teenagers to do the legwork.
我年纪太大了，做不了我家的园艺工作了，所以每年夏天，我都会雇佣一些当地的青少年来跑跑腿，干干体力活。

eg: I don't mind making the phone calls if you do the legwork.
如果你愿意去跑跑腿的话，我不介意来打这些电话。

eg: I have a gopher to do the legwork for me.
我有一个人去帮我干那些跑腿的活儿。

【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】
I wrote the article myself, but my assistant gathered the information and did most of the other legwork.