英语俚语天天说 第359期:"Go to the dogs"是什么意思?

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Go to the dogs 大不如前，衰落
The employee¹ can’t get paid² and this company³ is going⁴ to the dogs.
这家公司的员工发不上工资，公司已经不行了。

Dog days 酷暑
I love to be in the swimming pool⁵ during⁶ the dog days of summer with friends.
在夏季酷暑的时候，我喜欢和朋友一起待在游泳池里。

Every dog has his day. 人人都有走运时
You may become famous⁷ someday⁸. Every dog has his day.
你有一天可能就出名了。每个人都有走运的时候嘛。

Let sleeping dogs lie⁹.
过去的事就让它过去吧

【例句】

Jill: Should I ask the boss¹⁰ if he's upset¹¹ at my coming in late in the mornings?
我是不是应该问问老板，我早上迟到的事有没有让他不开心？
Jane: If he hasn't said¹² anything about it, just let sleeping dogs lie.
如果他什么都没说，那就算了吧。

You can't teach an old dog new tricks¹³.
你没法使守旧的人接受新事物

Good luck¹⁴ getting Grandpa to start going to yoga with you. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
让爷爷去学瑜伽，我只能祝你好运了。你没法让他去学的。

1 employee   

n.职员，员工，受雇人员

参考例句：

• Each employee received a like bonus.每个雇员都得到了相同数目的奖金。
• They brought around a new employee this morning.他们今天早晨请来了一位新雇员。

2 paid   

adj.有报酬的；领取报酬的；领钱的；付费的v.付给( pay的过去式)；付款；有利可图；（对…）有利

参考例句：

• You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives. 你的工资可以按周以现金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可选其一。
• My salary is paid directly into my bank. 我的工资直接拨到我的银行。

3 company   

n.公司

参考例句：

• Is this your company?这是你的公司吗？
• Which company was that?那是哪家公司？

4 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

5 pool   

n.水塘(池)，游泳池，撞球；vi.形成池塘；vt.集中，积累

参考例句：

• The swimming pool was opened to the public on July 1.游泳池于七月一日对外开放。
• At the end of half an hour the pool was nearly dry.这样过了半小时，坑里的水差不多舀光了。

6 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

7 famous   

adj.著名的，驰名的，闻名遐迩的；极好的；擅长的

参考例句：

• The hotel is famous for its suppers.那个酒店以晚餐而著称。
• He is famous for his learning.他以有学问而出名。

8 someday   

adv.(今后)有一天

参考例句：

• He'll forgive me someday.总有一天他会宽恕我的。
• My hope is that someday you will move to this town.我希望你有朝一日能搬到这个城市里来。

9 lie   

n.谎话；谎言；vi.躺；平放；展现；展开；位于；vt.说谎；躺

参考例句：

• We are looking for a place to lie.我们在找躺的地方。
• What did I lie about?我撒了什么谎？

10 boss   

n.老板，上司；v.指挥，控制

参考例句：

• When the boss gets mad, leave him alone.当老板生气时，不要理他。
• I'm my own boss.我自己当自己的老板。

11 upset   

adj.烦乱的，不高兴；v.颠覆，推翻；扰乱，使心烦意乱，使不舒服

参考例句：

• She upset our plan.她打乱了我们的计划。
• He was very upset.他非常心烦。

12 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

13 tricks   

n.戏法( trick的名词复数 )；把戏；计谋；诀窍v.哄骗，欺骗( trick的第三人称单数 )；打扮

参考例句：

• a dirty tricks campaign 肮脏卑鄙的竞选运动
• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation. 有些魔术要求有观众的参与。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 luck   

n.运气，幸运，吉祥之物；v.侥幸成功

参考例句：

• I'll try my luck.我要碰碰运气。
• Good luck! We'll keep our fingers crossed for you.祝你好运！ 我们将为你祈祷。