英語口語練習(xí)小對話 第20期:看鐘下班的人
迷你對話：
A :I didn't expect to see youat this hour. You must havegoofed offagain.
這個(gè)點(diǎn)無不忘看到你的。你準(zhǔn)是開小差了。
B :Goofed off? Maybe, but I'm nota clock-watcher. I finished doing what I should do and thenknock offan hour earlier.
開小差?也許吧，可我不是老看鐘點(diǎn)等下班的人，我干完了我要干的，提前了一小時(shí)下班。
A :You'll be sorry if you the boss finds it out. He may probablygive you the bag.
讓老板知道了，你就難受了。
B :I'm sure ofwhat I'm doing.
我知道我在做什么。
詞海拾貝：
at this hour 此時(shí)
Here the local were always barbered at this hour on this day.
原來本地人老是在這一天這個(gè)時(shí)候這個(gè)地方理發(fā)。
Everybody is fast asleep at this hour of the night.
夜間這個(gè)時(shí)間人人都睡熟了。
Don't worry. The traffic is very heavy at this hour.
別擔(dān)心。這個(gè)時(shí)間交通很擁擠。
goof off 游手好閑;吊兒郎當(dāng), 偷懶;不認(rèn)真工作
You’ll get fired if you goof off too much at work.
如果你在上班時(shí)太偷懶，你會(huì)被開除。
The employees would goof off whenever the boss wasn't around.
只要老板不在，雇員便偷懶。
a clock-watcher 老是看鐘等下班的人
You're a real clock-watcher!
你這個(gè)人怎么只注意下班時(shí)間!
Because of Gordon. He's a clock-watcher so now finally we'll get him to work overtime.
因?yàn)楦甑牵莻€(gè)盯著時(shí)鐘等下班的人，所以這樣就可以讓他超時(shí)工作。
knock off 停止做某事, 下班, 匆匆完成
Maybe we'd better knock off talking.
暫時(shí)就談到這里。
They knock off one book after another.
他們很快地寫出一本又一本的書 。
When do you usually knock off work for lunch?
中午,你們一般什么時(shí)候歇工吃飯?
My health compels me to knock off work.
我的健康情況迫使我停止工作。
an hour earlier 提前一小時(shí)
Could you make it an hour earlier?
請你提早一小時(shí)，好嗎?
We can work in the visit to town, leaving an hour earlier.
早一個(gè)鐘點(diǎn)動(dòng)身，我們還可以到市區(qū)去看看。
give sb the bag 讓某人吃不了兜著走
If you cheat on me anymore, I will give you the bag.
如果你再欺騙我，我給你顏色看。
be sure of sth 清楚...... 確信
Can I be sure of a profit if I invest?
我要是投資，肯定能獲利嗎?
Book early if you want to be sure of a seat.
要想十拿九穩(wěn)有個(gè)座位，那就早訂座。
I left a message so as to be sure of contacting her.
我留下了張條子以便與她取得聯(lián)系。
