我可以提前下班嗎?
還能這樣說:
Can I ring it out in advance?
Could I punch out early?
應(yīng)用解析:
knock the worry 擺脫憂愁;
knock such notions 給人以深刻的觀念;
knock sth. on the head 破壞某事
10. That gives me no other option but to walk.
我別無選擇,只能走路。
還能這樣說:
I have no choice but to walk.
I have nothing to take but to walk.
應(yīng)用解析:
have no option but to (do) 除了……以外沒有它法,只好;
leave to one's option 任意選擇;
make one's option 進行選擇
11. I usually go to work by bus while I get off work on foot.
我坐公交車上班,下班走路回家。
還能這樣說:
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.
諺語:
Better to slip with the foot than with the tongue.
寧可失足,不可失言。
12. Just give me a minute to log out.
給我一分鐘的時間退出電腦系統(tǒng)。
還能這樣說:
Please leave me one minute to close the computer.
I should pull out of the computer system for a minute.
應(yīng)用解析:
You roll my log and I'll roll yours.
你幫我,我也幫你;互相吹噓(標(biāo)榜)。