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生活场景口语实战人际篇 第515期:上下班(3)

2014-11-20来源:和谐英语

9. Can I knock off early?
我可以提前下班吗?
还能这样说:
Can I ring it out in advance?
Could I punch out early?
应用解析:
knock the worry 摆脱忧愁;
knock such notions 给人以深刻的观念;
knock sth. on the head 破坏某事


10. That gives me no other option but to walk.
我别无选择,只能走路。
还能这样说:
I have no choice but to walk.
I have nothing to take but to walk.
应用解析:
have no option but to (do) 除了……以外没有它法,只好;
leave to one's option 任意选择;
make one's option 进行选择


11. I usually go to work by bus while I get off work on foot.
我坐公交车上班,下班走路回家。
还能这样说:
I often take a bus to work, but I walk to go home.
I usually go to office by bus; however I go home on foot.
谚语:
Better to slip with the foot than with the tongue.
宁可失足,不可失言。


12. Just give me a minute to log out.
给我一分钟的时间退出电脑系统。
还能这样说:
Please leave me one minute to close the computer.
I should pull out of the computer system for a minute.
应用解析:
You roll my log and I'll roll yours.
你帮我,我也帮你;互相吹嘘(标榜)。