讲解：
get fired
解雇；开除
She got fired from her first job.
她第一次工作就被解雇。

delusion of
错觉；谬见；妄想:
Don't go getting delusions of grandeur (= a belief that you are more important than you actually are).
不要变得妄自尊大。

sighting of sth
看见,目睹(不寻常或短暂出现的事物):
Someone reported his sighting of the Loch Ness monster.
有人说他看见了尼斯湖水怪。

stake sth (on sth)
(就某事)以…打赌,拿…冒险
He staked ￡25 on the favourite (= for example, in horse racing).
他在那匹众人看好的马上押了 25 英镑。

strike out
失败；砸锅:
The movie struck out and didn't win a single Oscar.
那部影片砸锅了,奥斯卡奖一项都没得着。

resign (from sth) | ~ (as sth)
辞职；辞去(某职务):
He resigned as manager after three years.
八年后,他辞去了经理的职务。

stick to sth
坚持(做某事,不怕困难):
She finds it impossible to stick to a diet.
饮食老受限制,她觉得受不了。