戴尔英语红宝书 第93期

 

Topic: My boss gave me the green light.

Victor：今天我们来讨论一下交通的English。

Nancy：My boss gave me the green light.

Victor：gave me the green light什么意思呢？Nancy

Nancy：Victor， think about a green light when you’re driving.

Victor：哦，我明白了，绿灯的意思。

Nancy：You go， right?

Victor：Yes.

Nancy：Well， “to give someone the green light” means¹ to tell them to go ahead and do something.

Victor：Oh， I got you.就是允许别人去做某事give someone the green light。

Nancy：It’s really about giving permission， usually to do some kind of project.

Victor：就是允许你做某件事或某个项目的时候用，give somebody the green light。

Nancy：My boss gave me the green light.

Victor：My boss gave me the green light.

Nancy：Ok， that’s all for today.

1 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。