美国街头常用英语俚语A-9: Anywhere but here/asleep at the switch (mp3和文本下载)

1. Anywhere but here. 除了这里，哪里都好

1) Anyone but her. 除了她，别人都行。

2) Anything but this. 除了这个，其他都行。

疯狂联想：这是个万能句型。比如，购物时，售货员一直向你推销最贵的产品，此时你只好狠下心对她说：“ Anything but this...”

2. Asleep at the switch 玩忽职守，渎职，失职

The new comer was asleep at the switch and two trains crashed.

新来的扳道工玩忽职守，导致两列火车相撞。

释义：

switch: 道班，铁轨扳道处

asleep at the switch: 直译是扳道工在铁轨的道班值班时睡觉，比喻玩忽职守。