英语俚语习语小对话第406期: "马屁精"英语怎么说? (mp3和文本下载)

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第406期:马屁精

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这个马屁精去讨好他，他肯定能行。

A: Let’s have a try.
那咱么试试吧。

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【核心短语】
apple polisher

【解词释义】
该词语源于学生为了讨好老师把干干净净的苹果放在教师的讲桌上的故事。现在“apple polisher”转喻为“讨人喜欢，拍某人的马屁”，而“apple-polisher”也就是指“爱拍马屁的人”。

【典型范例1】
He was promoted very quickly because he is a real apple polisher.
他升职升得很快，因为他是一个十足的马屁精。

【典型范例2】
John is an apple-polisher ------ he always agrees with whatever the boss says.
约翰是个马屁精，不管老板说什么，他都赞同。

【典型范例3】
You should take much care of him, and he's a real apple polisher.
你可得多留心那小子，他可是个货真价实的马屁精。

【典型范例4】
Mary is an apple polisher——she can even handle illegal documents for the boss.
玛丽是个马屁精，她甚至可以为老板处理非文件。

词海拾贝

send along：派遣，发送

【典型例句1】
We'll send someone along to fetch it.
我们将派人来取。

【典型例句2】
We' ll send Comrade Li along to collect opinions.
我们很快就会派李同志去收集意见。

【典型范例3】
If you will send our brother along with us, we will go down and buy food for you.
你若派遣我们的兄弟与我们同去，我们就下去给你米粮。

have a try：试一试，试一下

【典型例句1】
I will have a try even though I should fail.
哪怕失败，我也要试一下。

【典型例句2】
If you can't open the box, can I have a try?
如果你打不开这个箱子，我能试一试 吗?