英语俚语天天说 第359期:"Go to the dogs"是什么意思?
时间：2019-02-21 作者：英语课 分类：英语俚语天天说
【俚语】
Go to the dogs 大不如前，衰落
The employee 1 can’t get paid 2 and this company 3 is going 4 to the dogs.
这家公司的员工发不上工资，公司已经不行了。
Dog days 酷暑
I love to be in the swimming pool 5 during 6 the dog days of summer with friends.
在夏季酷暑的时候，我喜欢和朋友一起待在游泳池里。
Every dog has his day. 人人都有走运时
You may become famous 7 someday 8. Every dog has his day.
你有一天可能就出名了。每个人都有走运的时候嘛。
Let sleeping dogs lie 9.
过去的事就让它过去吧
【例句】
Jill: Should I ask the boss 10 if he's upset 11 at my coming in late in the mornings?
我是不是应该问问老板，我早上迟到的事有没有让他不开心？
Jane: If he hasn't said 12 anything about it, just let sleeping dogs lie.
如果他什么都没说，那就算了吧。
You can't teach an old dog new tricks 13.
你没法使守旧的人接受新事物
Good luck 14 getting Grandpa to start going to yoga with you. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
让爷爷去学瑜伽，我只能祝你好运了。你没法让他去学的。
- Each employee received a like bonus.每个雇员都得到了相同数目的奖金。
- They brought around a new employee this morning.他们今天早晨请来了一位新雇员。
- You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives. 你的工资可以按周以现金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可选其一。
- My salary is paid directly into my bank. 我的工资直接拨到我的银行。
- We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
- He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。
- The swimming pool was opened to the public on July 1.游泳池于七月一日对外开放。
- At the end of half an hour the pool was nearly dry.这样过了半小时，坑里的水差不多舀光了。
- What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
- London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。
- The hotel is famous for its suppers.那个酒店以晚餐而著称。
- He is famous for his learning.他以有学问而出名。
- He'll forgive me someday.总有一天他会宽恕我的。
- My hope is that someday you will move to this town.我希望你有朝一日能搬到这个城市里来。
- We are looking for a place to lie.我们在找躺的地方。
- What did I lie about?我撒了什么谎？
- When the boss gets mad, leave him alone.当老板生气时，不要理他。
- I'm my own boss.我自己当自己的老板。
- He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
- He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
- a dirty tricks campaign 肮脏卑鄙的竞选运动
- Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation. 有些魔术要求有观众的参与。 来自《简明英汉词典》