时间:2018-12-18 作者:英语课 分类:美国文化脱口秀


英语课

   学语言的过程中,除了基础的英语知识外,恰当地运用俚语会让你的表达更加自然地道。今天Adam和Connor就要说说美国最常用的工作俚语。


  #1.Work your butt 1 off
  Work your butt off: 拼命工作
  “Butt”是臀部的意思,可以更加委婉地说成“behind”:
  I worked my behind off for my boss. 我为老板拼命工作。
  这个俚语在工作之外的其它方面也同样适用:
  She works her butt off in the kitchen.她在厨房忙得不可开交。
  #2.Work for peanuts
  “Peanut”花生,指很小、很少的东西:
  Work for peanuts: 挣得很少
  Steven liked to jokingly state that he was working for peanuts. Steven喜欢开玩笑说自己挣得很少。
  #3.Work out
  这个说法的应用范围十分广泛:
  Work something out: 解决(某个问题),想出(方案)
  不仅指工作上的问题,也可以是日常生活里的其他事情:
  It took me some time to work out what was causing this.我花了一些时间去想是什么导致了这样的状况。
  #4.Dirty work
  既可以指脏活苦活,也可以表示私下的勾当:
  Dirty work: 不法行为,勾当
  I'm not going to do your dirty work for you. 我才不会替你做这种勾当。
  #5.Work like a charm
  Charm有魔力,魔法的意思,例如“a lucky charm”幸运符。
  Work like a charm: 表示立竿见影,非常奏效
  怎么用:
  Flattery usually works like a charm on him. 拍他的马屁通常十分有效。
  #6.A woman's work is never done
  白天外出工作,晚上回家料理家务,国外的女性经常用这句话来形容自己忙碌的生活:
  A woman's work is never done: 一个女人的工作永远都做不完。
  "As soon as I finish washing the breakfast dishes, it's time to start fixing lunch," she sighed."A woman's work is never done." “我刚洗完早餐的盘子,就该开始准备午餐了”她叹气道,“女人的活永远都做不完。”
  #7.Nice work
  另一个很口语的表达:
  Nice work!做得好,干得漂亮!
  它可以用来称赞所有你认为很棒的事情。当然,也可以换成挖苦的语气,用来说反话:
  Nice work, Frank, now we're going to have to rebuild this entire model from scratch. 干得好,Frank,现在我们得从草稿开始完全重建整个模型了。
  #8.Keep up the good work
  如果某人在工作上取得了好成绩,要鼓励他再接再厉,可以说:
  Keep up the good work: 再接再厉,继续保持
  “Nice work,”said the coach.“Keep up the good work!”“干得漂亮,”教练说,“再接再厉!”
  #9.All work and no play
  如果你正在劝说同事和你一起去喝一杯,可以用到这句:
  All work and no play (make Jack 2 a dull boy): 只会学习不会玩,聪明的小孩也变傻
  使用时也可以省略后半句:
  Come out to the pub with us tonight! All work and no play.今晚和我们一起去酒吧吧!不要只工作不休息。
  #10.When the cat's away the mice will play
  另一个有趣的俚语:
  When the cat's away the mice will play: 字面意思是“猫一不在,老鼠便跑出来做游戏”,表示没有监督的情况下,人们就会偷偷地做自己最喜欢做的或不被允许的事情。
  这里的"cat"既可以指老板,也可以指警察、老师,甚至是妻子。
  -If I leave my classroom for even a moment,I come back to find the place in chaos 3. 我刚离开一会儿,教室里就一片混乱。
  -When the cat's away, the mice will play. 真是老虎不在家,猴子称霸王。

1 butt
n.笑柄;烟蒂;枪托;臀部;v.用头撞或顶
  • The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
  • He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。
2 jack
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
  • I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
  • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
3 chaos
n.混乱,无秩序
  • After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后,城市一片混乱。
  • The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
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