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Q: A說他被 "elected to do overtime" -- 'elected'是甚麼意思 ? 誰可以選A來加班 ?
請上討論區,發表你的猜測. A: Dana Murphy老師說: 在此 elect,並不是投票選舉的意思.
It doesn't mean elected as in "voted." There were not people or a person who voted and elected. It's an expression which means, "I got picked." 這就是一種講法,說是被選中了,被挑上了,而且不是好事 . It's an expression that means you got stuck with something - usually something bad. Examples:
"Looks like I got elected to wash all the dishes tonight."
"Well, I see no volunteers . . . Sandy, you're elected!"
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Q: A說 "I've already logged in 20 hours of overtime!" 請問 "log in"是甚麼意思?
A: Dana Murphy老師說: It means "I've done" or "put in". 就是已經做了,投入,這麼多加班時數.
It stems from the word "log", a document on which you would write down your hours. 這個說法是來自 'log' ,就是記錄時數的文件. (You know, on a ship the captain keeps a log, or record, of the miles the ship has traveled) Even though it technically means to record, this expression just means you've done the work, not that you've written it down. 雖然表面上,又記錄時數的意思,其實, log in這個講法就是說已經花了這麼多時數,不一定是你一一去填表記錄時數的意思.
Here's another example: 六個月內,我在跑步機上走了 300 miles.
"I have logged over 300 miles in six months." (this is a runner
tallying miles, they may or may not be written down or "logged") |
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Q: B說, 'Wow!'並不表示她很興奮或高興. 而是她很驚訝. "Wow"這樣用是對的嗎? 還有別的方式表達 "Wow" 的情緒嗎?
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A: Dana Murphy老師說: Yes, WOW is used correctly here. It expresses disbelief or amazement.
其他說法
"You're kidding!"
"No way!"
"Unbelievable!" |
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Q: A 說上級有說要派助手給他,可是, "So far nobody's turned up,' 這是甚麼意思?
A: Dana Murphy老師說: He's saying that he has not yet been provided with an assistant. He's being kind of sarcastic. No one has come - but that's because his boss or the company has not provided him with an assistant. No one can "turn up" if they're not hired. It's a phrase we use to show it hasn't happened yet - in this case, a person hasn't shown up. 沒有人出現.
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Q: A說 : "I'm left on my own" 換句話說,就是 ____________ (請上討論區,說一說你的解釋)
A: Dana Murphy老師說: It means I have no help, it's up to me and no one else. 全靠我了,沒有幫手. |
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Q: B看A忙成這樣,她說, 'They are really running you into the ground.' 這可能是甚麼意思?
A: Dana Murphy老師說: They (the company) are working him really hard. Another popular saying, "They're working me to death." 讓他做牛做馬,做到死. (好慘)
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Q: B建議A休假幾天,"Why don't you ask for some time off?" 是 'take a leave' 嗎 ?
A: Dana Murphy老師說: No, I think she means a day or two, maybe even a week, but not an actual leave of absence for a month or a year or something. "Take a leave" means an
extended time. (take a leave是比較長的假) "time off" means a short time, like a vacation. (time off,就是短時間,像渡假)
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Q:
A怎麼可能要求休假,他連個幫手都沒有 ? B如此建議是不是不通人情? 老板一定不會讓A休假的. 你同意嗎?
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A: Dana Murphy老師說: I agree with you. I think she means that he should take some time off
AFTER the Baker account is caught up, or finished. 她的意思應是在忙完這個案子之後,才能休假. I think that's implied because here, too, we wouldn't just leave a project in the middle of it. 這應是 B的話裡隱含的意思,一般情況是不可能不管案子進行得如何就半途撒手不管了. |
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Q: What is taking a long weekend like?休個長的週末假是怎樣的情況?
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A: Dana Murphy老師說: It could mean take Friday off and returning to the office
Monday and therefore having a "three-day weekend" (Friday, Saturday, Sunday.). (週五,六,日,放假,週一回來上班)
I think it means three days more than four. Another way to get three days is to work Friday and take Monday off. (另一種是,週五工作,但是週六,日,一放假,週二再上班)
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Q: 在此對話, A的名字是______,B的名字是________.
A: A,B 的名字皆未知.
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