美国街头常用英语俚语W-3: Wear two hats/ Wet blanket (mp3和文本下载)

1. Wear two hats 一肩两职，身兼多职

I am wearing two hats as a cashier here and an accountant, because the regular cashier is pregant.
因为出纳怀孕了，我不得不身兼两职，既当出纳又当会计。

释义：直译是一个人同时戴两顶帽子，引申为一个人同时担任两个职务。

链接：

身兼多职：

wear more than one hat

wear another hat

2. Wet blanket 扫兴的人/事

Don't have Tom go to the party - he's such a wet blanket and he'll spoil the fun.
别让汤姆参加晚会，他总是令人扫兴。

释义：本义是湿毽子。试想一下人们热情似火，情绪高涨，有人却往上面盖湿毽子，能不扫兴吗？