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小编:南通环球教育 70在日常工作中,如果者客户对你说了一些习语,你却按照字面意思去理解,可能会害你丢了客户!
NO.1
by the book
≠在书旁
=照规矩办事
例句:
My lawyer always goes strictly by the book.
我的律师一贯严守规矩办事。
NO.2
against the clock
≠对着钟表
=抢时间,争分夺秒
例句:
Everyone is racing against the clock to get things ready in time.
每个人都争分夺秒地及时把事情办妥。
NO.3
in the works
≠在工作中
=在计划中
例句:
That really threw a spanner in the works.
这真的打乱了计划。
NO.4
burn the midnight oil
≠烧尽午夜的油
=工作到深夜;熬夜工作
例句:
They were burning the midnight oil last night to finish the plan.
为了完成计划,昨晚他们工作到深夜.