• a balancing act 左右逢源

    21-09-02 A balancing act 的意思是左右逢源,兼顾各方。这个表达来源于马戏表演。 例句 The life of a modern parent is a balancing act of going out to work and raising children at home. My sisters are always fighting between themselves. Keeping the peace at home...

  • 《蜘蛛侠3:英雄无归》预告片发布

    21-08-30 定档2021圣诞季北美上映的《蜘蛛侠3:英雄无归》日前遭遇了预告片泄露风波,不过一天之后漫威就紧急发布了高清正式版的全球首支预告片,满足了影迷们的好奇心。新片中,奇异博士将成为蜘蛛侠的新导师,这对小蛛配奇会碰撞出什么样的火花呢? The Spider-verse is back....

  • to crack on 开始行动

    21-08-25 英语短语 to crack on 意思是赶快继续吧。这个短语也被用来鼓励一个人赶快行动或开始行动。 例句 We need to crack on and get todays work finished. A: Can I start moving the boxes into the living room? B: Yes, crack on. 请注意 Crack on 这个短语经常跟介词 w...

  • a tough(or hard) nut to crack 一个难以对付或难理解的人

    21-08-23 当我们碰到难题时可以说 a tough(or hard) nut to crack 特别难打开的坚果。这个表达也能用来形容一个难以对付或难理解的人。 例句 My new boss is a tough nut to crack. I never know if hes pleased with my work. How can we increase sales during a recession? T...

  • donkey work 单调乏味的工作

    21-08-23 那些单调乏味的工作,或者是苦力活儿都可以被称为 donkey work. 例句 I am tired of doing the donkey work while my workmates get all the fun and creative tasks. If you want a promotion, you have to do a lot of donkey work first. 请注意 短语 donkeys years...

  • 和“健康”有关的英语谚语

    21-08-23 Happiness lies first of all in health. 幸福首先在于健康。 Cheerfulness is health; its opposite, melancholy, is disease. 欢乐就是健康,忧郁就是病痛。 It is not work that kills, but worry. 工作不损寿,忧郁才伤身。 All work and no play makes Jack a dul...

  • 工作有趣的人患痴呆症的风险低

    21-08-20 你的工作不但可以影响你的收入、生活质量和幸福指数,还与你的身体息息相关。新研究发现,工作有趣的人患痴呆症的风险比其他人低三分之一。医生、律师、官员都属于有趣的工作,而收银员、司机等则被归类为无趣的工作。 Having an interesting job in your forties may...

  • figure/work sth out 弄清楚

    21-08-19 To understand something or to find the answer to something by thinking about it. 例句: There will be a full investigation to work out what caused the accident. 将进行全面调查,找出事故原因。 Investigators needed several months to figure out that a...

  • bow to pressure 迫于压力而做出让步

    21-08-19 Bow to pressure 的意思是迫于压力而做出让步。 例句 Bowing to pressure from its customers, the restaurant changed the menu to include a vegetarian option. The senator accused Barack Obama of bowing to pressure from environmentalists. He resigned his p...

  • don't give a monkey's about something 一点都不在乎

    21-08-19 如果你告诉别人你 dont give a monkeys about something, 意思就是你对某事一点都不在乎,完全无所谓。 例句 I dont give a monkeys if my ex-boyfriend is getting married or not. Its all about the money for Caroline. She doesnt give a monkeys about the work...