校园英语口语习惯用语 第73期:do duty for

do duty for充当

【讲解】

此语指“当……来用”，例如：This is a table that does duty for a hotel desk.(这张桌子用来做旅馆的服务台。）也指“代某人履行职责”，例如：He does gate duty for Mr. Wang.(他代王先生把门。）此语也可以写作do duty as。

【对话】

A:Too hot! This summer's weather is abnormal.

A:太热了！今年夏天的天气不正常。

B:It's a pity that our classroom is not air-conditioned.

B：真遗憾教室里没有空调。

A:Air-condition? Are you dreaming? We even haven't a fan.

A：空调？你做梦呢？我们连台电扇都没有。

B:Maybe a book can do duty for a fan.

B：或许书本可代替风扇。

A:Yeah, We are so poor.

A:对呀。我们好可怜啊。