轻松日记商务职场篇225:大人物

 　　核心句型：

　　You know those bigwigs are really hard to please.

　　你要知道，那些大人物真的很难伺候。

　　bigwig的意思是：“大人物、权贵之人”。在很早以前，人们有一种习俗，戴着假发来遮掩乱糟糟的头发。在英国，假发根据不同社会阶级和职业而有所区别，那些重要人物的假发往往比一般人的要大得多，所以后人就用“大假发”来形容“大人物”了。因此，当美国人说"You know those bigwigs are really hard to please."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"You know those big shots are hard to please."、"You know it's hard to serve those VIPs."。

　　情景对白：

　　Shirley: Why should I be left holding the baby? You know those bigwigs are really hard to please.

　　雪莉：为什么把这个苦差事留给我干？你要知道那些大人物真的很难伺候。

　　Jane: Oh, come on! They're VIPs of our company. We all want to know them. You're so lucky!

　　简：噢，别抱怨啦！他们可是我们公司的贵宾啊。我们都想认识他们。你太幸运了！

　　搭配句积累：

　　①How is your work today?

　　今天工作怎么样？

　　②I really admire at your fortune to serve them.

　　真羡慕你这么幸运，可以接待他们。

　　③You look so exhausted¹. What's the matter?

　　你看起来精疲力竭，怎么了？

　　④I was suddenly scrambled³ when they were getting impatient.

　　他们开始不耐烦了，我顿时手忙脚乱。

　　单词：

　　scramble² vt. 仓促完成，手忙脚乱

　　He scrambled to his feet.

　　他赶忙站起身来。

　　People were scrambling⁴ madly for shelter.

　　人们疯了似的抢着往隐蔽处跑。

　　When the police arrived , the robbers had scrambled out of the windows.

　　当警察到达时,强盗们匆忙从窗口逃脱。

1 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

2 scramble   

v.爬行，攀爬，杂乱蔓延，碎片，片段，废料

参考例句：

• He broke his leg in his scramble down the wall.他爬墙摔断了腿。
• It was a long scramble to the top of the hill.到山顶须要爬登一段长路。

3 scrambled   

v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞

参考例句：

• Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 scrambling   

v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞

参考例句：

• Scrambling up her hair, she darted out of the house. 她匆忙扎起头发，冲出房去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She is scrambling eggs. 她正在炒蛋。 来自《简明英汉词典》