情景会话口袋书人际篇 第515期:上下班(3)

 　　9. Can I knock off early?

　　我可以提前下班吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Can I ring it out in advance?

　　Could I punch out early?

　　应用解析：

　　knock the worry 摆脱忧愁；

　　knock such notions 给人以深刻的观念；

　　knock sth. on the head 破坏某事

　　10. That gives me no other option but to walk.

　　我别无选择，只能走路。

　　还能这样说：

　　I have no choice but to walk.

　　I have nothing to take but to walk.

　　应用解析：

　　have no option but to (do) 除了……以外没有它法，只好；

　　leave to one's option 任意选择；

　　make one's option 进行选择

　　11. I usually go to work by bus while I get off work on foot.

　　我坐公交车上班，下班走路回家。

　　还能这样说：

　　I often take a bus to work, but I walk to go home.

　　I usually go to office by bus; however I go home on foot.

　　谚语：

　　Better to slip with the foot than with the tongue.

　　宁可失足，不可失言。

　　12. Just give me a minute to log out.

　　给我一分钟的时间退出电脑系统。

　　还能这样说：

　　Please leave me one minute to close the computer.

　　I should pull out of the computer system for a minute.

　　应用解析：

　　You roll my log and I'll roll yours.

　　你帮我，我也帮你；互相吹嘘（标榜）。