魔鬼口语1000句(二十二):新官上任三把火
2013-01-17来源:潇如风的博客
1. Can you put it on your expense account?
这个你能报销吗?
►expense account 费用帐户,报销帐单
2. Water is squirting out.
水滋出来了!
3. Don’t quarrel with your tools.
别拉不出屎来赖茅坑。
4. He went off like a shot.
他噌地一下就跑了。
►like a shot 用来描绘像子弹出膛一样飞快地行动,飞快地,立刻
e.g. As soon as he heard the news, he was off like a shot. 一听到这消息他马上就赶去了。
5. It can be ruinously expensive.
贵得要死。
6. You’ve moved up in the world.
你小子抖起来了。
►move up 提前,上升
7. He’s very secretive.
他太内向。
8. Can’t you take a joke?
开个玩笑都不行啊。
►take a joke 经得起被人开玩笑
e.g. He can't take a joke. 他开不得玩笑。
9. America is a melting pot.
美国是个大熔炉。
►melting pot 坩锅,熔炉;借指同化许多种族、人物的国家或都市
10. New brooms sweep cleaner.
新官上任三把火。