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干货多多 助力海外

A: Finding an excuse is obviously down your alley, and trying to avoid taking care of the children is what you're good at. 

你最擅长的就是找借口，不照顾孩子也是你的擅长的。

B: Listen, Nancy, if I do not work hard, I will be laid off.

听着南希，如果我不去工作的话，我就会下岗。

A: You are passing the buck.

你又推卸责任了。

B: Play it cool. I go with you and burn the midnight oil tonight.

冷静点，我和你们一起去，今天晚上我熬夜就行了。

down your alley

正合其所长；正和某人兴趣

SYN

right up one's alley

The reading club is down your alley because you love reading books.

阅读俱乐部很适合你，因为你喜欢读书。

The math problem is right up your alley because you're good at numbers.

这个数学问题很适合你，因为你擅长数字。

be laid off

某人被裁掉

He was laid off last week.

他上周被解雇了。

Many workers were laid off.

很多工人被解雇了。

The company has to lay off some workers to reduct cost.

公司不得不裁掉一些员工来减少成本。

pass the buck

推卸责任

He always tries to pass the buck when something goes wrong.

每当出了问题，他总是试图推卸责任。

We can't keep passing the buck. We must find a way to fix this.

我们不能继续推卸责任。我们必须找到解决问题的办法。

burn the midnight oil

开夜车；熬夜

我不得不熬夜以按时完成这个项目。

I have to burn the midnight oil to finish the project on time.

Did you burn the midnight oil last night?

你昨晚开夜车了？

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A: Finding an excuse is obviously down your alley, and trying to avoid taking care of the children is what you're good at. 

你最擅长的就是找借口，不照顾孩子也是你的擅长的。

B: Listen, Nancy, if I do not work hard, I will be laid off.

听着南希，如果我不去工作的话，我就会下岗。

A: You are passing the buck.

你又推卸责任了。

B: Play it cool. I go with you and burn the midnight oil tonight.

冷静点，我和你们一起去，今天晚上我熬夜就行了。

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干货多多，不容错过~~

A: I hear you're looking for a job. 

我听说你在找工作。

B: Yeah. 

是的。

A: There's a job opening in my company. It will suit you very well. 

我们公司有个职位缺口，而且你再合适不过了。

B: That's good news. Do you know anyone who could throw his weight around for me? 

好消息，但是你知道谁能帮我使劲吗？

A: You may ask Linda. The general manager is her brother-in- law. Maybe she could put in her two cents. But you should keep it to yourself. Nobody else knows the general manager is her brother-in-law.

你可以去问琳达，总经理是她的姐夫，也许她能为你说句好话，但是你要保密，公司里没有其他人知道总经理是她的姐夫。

throw one's weight around

依仗权势；滥用权力；耍大牌

He always throws his weight around in the office, making everyone feel uncomfortable.

他总是在办公室耍大牌，让每个人都感到不舒服。

The new manager likes to throw his weight around, bossing everyone around without considering their feelings.

新经理喜欢依仗权势，随意指挥别人而不考虑他们的感受。

put in one's two cents

发表意见；给出看法

I don't know much about art, but let me put in my two cents.

我对艺术不了解，但让我发表一下我的看法。

I just wanted to put in my two cents about the new project.

我只是想就新项目发表一下意见。

keep it to yourself

保守秘密

I can tell you that, but you must keep it to yourself.

我可以告诉你，不过你必须保守秘密。

keep the secrets

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A: I hear you're looking for a job. 

我听说你在找工作。

B: Yeah. 

是的。

A: There's a job opening in my company. It will suit you very well. 

我们公司有个职位缺口，而且你再合适不过了。

B: That's good news. Do you know anyone who could throw his weight around for me? 

好消息，但是你知道谁能帮我使劲吗？

A: You may ask Linda. The general manager is her brother-in- law. Maybe she could put in her two cents. But you should keep it to yourself. Nobody else knows the general manager is her brother-in-law.

你可以去问琳达，总经理是她的姐夫，也许她能为你说句好话，但是你要保密，公司里没有其他人知道总经理是她的姐夫。

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A: Can you tell me the result? 

能告诉我比赛结果吗？

B: You missed the match, didn't you? 

你没看比赛吗？

A: I fell asleep and slept through the football match.

我睡着了，错过了这场球赛。

B: It was a tie. You did the right thing. The game was so boring.

零比零。你真是睡对了，比赛一点意思都没有。

sleep through

睡过了

I'm so tired that I could sleep through the alarm.

我太累了，闹钟都吵不醒我。

The sudents slept through the lecture, and the professor was not pleased.

学生们在讲座中睡着了，教授对此很不高兴。

He slept through his flight's departure and had to book a new ticket.

他睡过了航班的起飞时间，不得不再订一张票。

tie

n./v. 平局

The match ended in a tie.

比赛以平局结束。

A and B tie

A tie with B

A和B打成了平局

They tied in the final round.

他们在最后一轮打平。

The score was tied at 1-1.

比分一比一平。

draw

n./v. 平局；平分

England and France drew.

England drew with France.

英格兰队和法国队打平了。

The game/match ended in a draw.

比赛以平局结束。

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A: Can you tell me the result? 

能告诉我比赛结果吗？

B: You missed the match, didn't you? 

你没看比赛吗？

A: I fell asleep and slept through the football match.

我睡着了，错过了这场球赛。

B: It was a tie. You did the right thing. The game was so boring.

零比零。你真是睡对了，比赛一点意思都没有。

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A: He was once a poor man, but now he is a man of means. 

他曾经很穷，现在发达了。

B: How did he make a fortune? 

他怎么发财的？

A: He didn't make any effort. His aunt died and left him a fortune.

他没怎么努力。他姑姑去世了，给他留下了一大笔财产。

a man of means

有钱人；富有的人

My uncle is a man of means, he just bought a yacht last week.

我叔叔很有钱，上周刚买了一艘游艇。

Her father is a man of means, so she never had to worry about expenses.

她的父亲很有钱，所以她从来不用为开销担心。

She married a man of means and now lives in a mansion.

她嫁给了一个有钱人，现在住在一座豪宅里。

make a fortune

发财；赚大钱

He made a big fortune by investing in real estate.

他通过投资房地产发了大财。

He made a small fortune in the stock market.

他在股市里小赚了一笔。

He made a fortune but still lives a simple life.

他发了财，但是仍然过着简单的生活。

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A: He was once a poor man, but now he is a man of means. 

他曾经很穷，现在发达了。

B: How did he make a fortune? 

他怎么发财的？

A: He didn't make any effort. His aunt died and left him a fortune.

他没怎么努力。他姑姑去世了，给他留下了一大笔财产。

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A: I didn't expect to see you at this hour. You must have goofed off again!

我没想到在这个点看到你，你一定又偷懒了吧！

B: Goofed off? Maybe, but I'm not a clock-watcher. I finished doing what I should and then knock off an hour earlier. 

开小差？也许吧，可我不是老看时间等下班的人。我干完了我要干的，提前了一个小时下班。

A: You'll be sorry if the boss finds it out. He may probably give you the bag.

让老板知道了你会难受的。他可能会让你走人。

clock-watcher

混时间的人；老是看钟等下班的人

The boss told him to work hard and not to be a clock-watcher.

老板告诉他要好好干活，不要老是看时间等下班。

That new guy is a total clock-watcher. He checked his phone five times in one hour and left his desk exactly at five o'clock.

那个新来的员工看时间等下班。他一个小时内看了五次手机，一到五点立马走人。

goof off

偷懒；游手好闲；无所事事

The students were told not to goof off during the exam preparation period.

学生们被告知在考试准备期间不要偷懒。

He was caught goofing off at work, and his boss was not happy about it.

他在工作中偷懒被抓到，他的老板对此很不高兴。

It's important to work hard, but sometimes it's ok to goof off and have fun.

努力工作很重要，但有时候偷懒玩乐也无妨。

knock off

下班；歇工

When do you knock off for lunch?

你们什么时候下班吃午饭？

Can I knock off half an hour earlier?

我可以提前半个小时下班吗？

I'm planning to knock off a bit early today to catch the train.

我计划今天早点下班赶火车。

give sb the bag

解雇；辞退

The boss gave John the bag because he was always late for work.

老板因为约翰总是迟到，所以解雇了他。

The company was downsizing, and unfortunately, Tom was given the bag.

公司正在裁员，不幸的是，汤姆被解雇了。

在英文中sack做名词有“麻袋”的意思

sack做动词有“解雇”的意思

“sack” 这个单词在英语中用来表示“解雇”的用法起源于16世纪。在这个时期，工人们在雇主那里工作，他们的个人物品通常会装在一个袋子里。当工人被解雇时，他们就会收拾好自己的袋子离开，因此“sack”这个词开始被用来比喻性地表示被解雇的状态。

常用搭配有：

（employer）give sb the sack

sb be given the sack

sb get the sack

sb get/be sacked

He got sacked for his rudeness.

He got the sack for his rudeness.

The boss gave him the sack for his rudeness.

He was given the sack for his rudeness.

他因为粗鲁被解雇了。

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A: I didn't expect to see you at this hour. You must have goofed off again!

我没想到在这个点看到你，你一定又偷懒了吧！

B: Goofed off? Maybe, but I'm not a clock-watcher. I finished doing what I should and then knock off an hour earlier. 

开小差？也许吧，可我不是老看时间等下班的人。我干完了我要干的，提前了一个小时下班。

A: You'll be sorry if the boss finds it out. He may probably give you the bag.

让老板知道了你会难受的。他可能会让你走人。