情景会话口袋书人际篇 第515期:上下班(3)(在线收听

   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)。
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