情景会话口袋书人际篇 第553期:解雇(4)

 　　13. Rumour¹ has it that he was fired.

　　据说他被解雇了。

　　还能这样说：

　　It is rumoured² that he was dismissed.

　　It is said he was turned off.

　　14. He was fired for stealing money from the money.

　　他因从公司偷钱而遭解雇。

　　还能这样说：

　　He was removed from his position because he stole money from the company.

　　His stealing money from the company resulted in his umemployment.

　　应用解析：

　　steal a march on sb. 偷偷地抢在某人之前；

　　steal the show 抢风头（尤指出其不意）；

　　steal sb.'s thunder 抢在某人之前或贬低某人的言行使之不受他人注意

　　15. He was sacked after being late for work.

　　因上班迟到他被解雇。

　　还能这样说：

　　He was fired because he was late for work.

　　He got the kick because of his lateness.

　　应用解析：

　　hit the sack 上床睡觉，就寝；

　　sackcloth and ashes 忏悔，哀悼；

　　sack-race 套袋赛跑

　　16. Any idea who will be laid off?

　　知道谁将被解雇吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Who is going to be laid off?

　　Do you know who will be dismissed?

　　应用解析：

　　have no idea 不知道；无能为力；

　　not one's idea of 对……没想法；

　　buck³ one's ideas up 打起精神；认真负责；

　　get the idea 理解；

　　give sb. ideas 使某人抱不切实际的希望

1 rumour   

n.谣言，谣传，传闻

参考例句：

• I should like to know who put that rumour about.我想知道是谁散布了那谣言。
• There has been a rumour mill on him for years.几年来，一直有谣言产生，对他进行中伤。

2 rumoured   

adj.谣传的；传说的；风

参考例句：

• It has been so rumoured here. 此间已有传闻。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• It began to be rumoured that the jury would be out a long while. 有人传说陪审团要退场很久。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

3 buck   

n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃

参考例句：

• The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
• The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。