职场无惧 --- 五句精选英语成语 成语是中华语文的骨髓,在英语里比较恰当的形容是“调味品”。莎士比亚在作品中创造了二千句成语,所以人们觉得莎翁的戏剧读起来“津津有味”。 因为成语不属于基础英语教学,在中国英语学习者少有学英语成语的机会。而且,由于成语是一种“地方化”“通俗性”口语,它的含义常有难以捉摸之感。 身处北美,成语和职场英语写作/会话是分不开的。如果语言是融入“本地”社会的最好工具,那么成语就是“抄近路”的妙策。 以下五句成语(加上你已经掌握了以前教过你的八句成语),可以让你实践讲一口流利的“本土”英语的诺言。 (1) “Sixty-four thousand dollar question” (大大的问题, 还没解决的事) Health care reform is Obama’s biggest gamble. Can he pull it off? That’s the sixty-four thousand dollar question. (2) “Cut and dried” (大局已定,必定的结局) The nomination process isn’t quite cut and dried, it’s open to modification. (3) “A dog’s breakfast” (形容事情一团糟,或失控的局面) The committee meeting degenerated into a dog’s breakfast. In the end the boss just stood up and left the room. (4) “Go out on a limb” (爬单高枝,有不确定的危机感。形容有冒险性的行为或推测) He likes to go out on a limb and make big bets. Sometimes he wins, but usually he loses. Or I’m going to go out on a limb and predict that the Health Care Reform Bill will pass. (5) “A done deal” (米已成饭,形容一个定局) Let’s treat his promotion to Vice-Principal as a done deal. We will go ahead and celebrate tonight。 相关文章:让洋老板刮目相看的英语捷径 |