1. a wise guy 骄傲自大的人 这里的wise并不表示聪明,相反它含有讽刺的意味。 Alics all right, I guess, but sometimes hes such a wise guy. 据我看,亚历克这个人还不赖,不过有时候太狂妄自大了。有时候本

发表于:2018-12-12 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 轻松英语

核心句型: She is a real apple polisher. 她真是个马屁精。 apple polisher直译过来就是:擦苹果的人,这个俚语起源于美国西部拓边时期。那时人们都很穷,老师没有工资,学生给老师带点粮食水果当

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 轻松日记商务职场篇

核心句型: Let a thing slide. 顺其自然吧。 Let a thing slide直译过来就是:让事物自然滑动,这个短语的正确意思是:让事情顺其自然。因此,当美国人说Let a thing slide.时,他/她要表达的意思就是

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1. apple-polisher 马屁精. 例如She is a real apple-polisher for the way she's crawling around the boss and making eyes at him. (她是一个马屁精整天围着老板眉来眼去的) 2. as busy as a bee 象蜜蜂忙忙碌碌的 3. as graceful as

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 美国俚语

介绍: Today we will be learning a new slang, apple polisher. 释义: Apple 苹果 Polisher 磨光者 An apple polisher is something of a liar. He or she will tell the boss anything they want to hear, whether its to keep a job or get a raise. Appl

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语俚语天天说

英语学习笔记: the apple of one's eye 某人的掌上明珠 the Big Apple 纽约城 She is such an apple-polisher. She always agrees with whatever the boss says. 她是个马屁精,不管老板说什么,她都赞同。 The apple doesn't fa

发表于:2019-01-24 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 早安英文

By Nina Maria Potts Antwerp, The Netherlands 06 December 2007 The city of Antwerp has been home to a prosperous diamond industry for centuries. Traditionally, the fine craft of polishing belonged to the city's Jewish community. But the success of Ind

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(107) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十二月)

1. apple-polisher 马屁精. 例如She is a real apple-polisher for the way she's crawling around the boss and making eyes at him. (她是一个马屁精整天围着老板眉来眼去的) 2. as busy as a bee 象蜜蜂忙忙碌碌的 3. as graceful as

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

英语学习笔记: Shes born doormat,afraid of going against anything. 她生来就是受气包,不敢对抗任何事情。 She is said to be a jinx. 听说她是个扫把星。 You feel choked to work with those deadpans. 对,和一些面无表

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 早安英文

迷你对话 A: Has the chief accepted our plan? 头儿接受了我们的计划吗? B: Not yet. I guess we should send Jim along to talk to the chief since he is such an apple polisher. I am sure he can help. 还没有了。我想我们应该派Jim这

发表于:2019-03-05 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 迷你对话学地道口语