all in a day's work Definition: nothing special, part of the routine. 這句話的意思是“沒(méi)什么特別的，司空見(jiàn)慣”。 例句： Don't worry about it. It's all in a day's work. 別擔(dān)心，這沒(méi)什么特別的。 Cooking is all in a day's work. 燒飯是常有的事兒。 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Definition: Idiom meaning that you need to have fun in order to be a happy, healthy person. 這句話就是傳說(shuō)中的“只工作不玩耍，聰明的孩子也變傻”。 例句： Go home! Remember: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 快回家吧，要記住：只工作不玩耍，聰明的孩子也變傻。 I'm worried about him. He hasn't yet understood that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 我很擔(dān)心他，他還沒(méi)有明白過(guò)來(lái)，只工作不玩耍，聰明的孩子也變傻。
dirty work
Definition: Necessary, but uninteresting, or difficult work. 意思是“必須要做的但很無(wú)聊或很難的工作”，其實(shí)也就是做苦工，或者是吃力不討好的工作。
例句：
He did the dirty work on that project. 他在那個(gè)項(xiàng)目中做的是吃力不討好的活兒。
Have you got around to doing the dirty work yet? 你已經(jīng)在找時(shí)間做這個(gè)很無(wú)聊的工作了嗎？
get down to work
Definition: Stop relaxing, focus on important task. 這句話的意思是不再放松，開(kāi)始做重要的事情，完成重要的任務(wù)。
例句：
Hey, let's get down to work here! 嘿，咱們?cè)撜J(rèn)真開(kāi)始工作了！
Sorry, I've got to get off the phone and get down to work. 對(duì)不起，我必須放下電話開(kāi)始工作了。
get worked up over something
Definition: become angry or annoyed about something. 含義是對(duì)什么事情感到生氣、惱怒。
例句：
He got all worked up over the last exam. 他對(duì)上次考試非常生氣。
Don't get worked up over the garden. I'll take care of it tomorrow. 別因?yàn)榛▓@的事情生氣了，我明天會(huì)搞定的。
make short work of something
Definition: do something quickly. 含義是“很快完成”。
例句：
I made short work of the assignment and moved on to the next job. 我很快的就完成了任務(wù)開(kāi)始下一項(xiàng)工作了。
Give it to John. He'll make short work of it. 交給約翰吧，他會(huì)很快做完的。
work like a horse
Definition: work a lot, work very hard. 含義是辛勤工作，非常努力的工作。
例如：
Janet works like a horse! 珍妮特工作非常努力！
Why don't you ask Tom. He works like a horse. 為什么不問(wèn)問(wèn)湯姆，他工作非常努力。
work out for the best
Definition: eventually finish well. 含義是最后完成得很好。
例句：
Don't worry about your problems. Everything will work out for the best. 別擔(dān)心你的問(wèn)題，所有的事情最后都會(huì)好的。
The divorce worked out for the best for the whole family. 對(duì)這個(gè)家庭來(lái)說(shuō)，離婚是最后最好的結(jié)果。
work something off
Definition: lose weight. 含義是減肥，減輕體重。
例句：
I'm going running to work dinner off. 我要去跑步減肥。
She went to the gym to work off a few pounds. 她去健身房減掉幾磅體重。
throw a monkey wrench in the works
Definition: cause a disturbance in something that seems clear and understandable. 含義是把看上去很清楚明白的事情攪亂。
例句：
I hate to throw a monkey wrench in the works, but don't you think we should ask Andy to help. 我討厭把事情攪亂，但是你不認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)該找安迪幫忙嗎？ |
