'dirty work' 不是“肮脏的工作”,其实很多人都在做!

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' Dirty work ' 从字面上看好象是做很脏的工作。真实的情况是怎么样呢?今天来和小欧一起学习一下吧!

实际上, 作为一个习惯用语,Dirty work 并不是真的做像打扫厕所那样很脏的事。Dirty work是指做那些让人不愉快的,很讨厌的,或者是很不讨好的工作。

举个例子:

My boss does all the traveling. I get all the dirty work to do.

She's tired of doing all the dirty work at the office.

你理解这两句话的意思吗?所以对于 dirty 这个词只认识到 “肮脏” 是很局限的,今天带你一起来学习更多关于dirty的地道用语。

先来看看词典里对于dirty 的描述:

看完dirty的更多意思后,发现dirty总体是贬义的,我们看到一些词组在意思的猜测上也可以大胆往贬的方向去,一起来看一些关于dirty的俚语

dirty dog 欺诈虚伪的人

Example

Your agent seems like a dirty dog, so I wouldn't sign any contract he gives you.

你的代理人是个虚伪小人,所以他给你的合同我都不会签。

(a) dirty look 瞪眼;怒容;不悦的表情

Typically: 

get a dirty look;give someone a dirty look.

Example:

I got a dirty look from the teacher when I cracked a joke in class.

我在课堂上讲了个笑话,被老师狠狠地瞪了一眼

dirty big 非常大

Primarily heard in UK.

Example:

I can't open the door because there's a dirty big mound of snow blocking it.

我打不开门,因为有一大堆雪挡住了门。

dirty-mouth 说脏话;说别人的坏话

Example:

Please stop dirty-mouthing my friends. 请停止说我朋友的坏话。

dirty deal 不公平的交易

Example:

I got a dirty deal at that shop, and I won’t go back.

我在那家商店受到了不公平的待遇,我不会再去了。

get (one's) hands dirty 

做一些很累的事情(通常体力活);做不合法的事情

Example:

I really appreciate you guys getting your hands dirty and helping us move.

我真的很感激你们不辞辛苦帮我们搬家。

Get了这么多关于dirty的俚语,我们再来聊一聊“work”吧!这里有一些与努力工作相关的习语,小欧已经为你整理好了。

Blood, sweat and tears

Meaning: 

a lot of effort and suffering.  / 很多努力和心血

Example:

It must have taken the author’s blood, sweat, and tears to write this really good novel.

这本非常棒的小说一定花了作者的心血、汗水和眼泪。

Fight tooth and nail

Meaning: 

to use a lot of effort to oppose someone or achieve something. 猛烈作战

Example:

He’s fighting tooth and nail to get good result by the end of this term.

他正在竭尽全力争取在这个学期末取得好成绩。

Go the extra mile

Meaning: 

to do more and make a greater effort than is expected of you.

做比期望的多得多的努力

Example:

I have achieved the monthly sale goal, but there is nothing wrong with going the extra mile to get more items sold.

我已经完成了每月的销售目标,但是多花点心思去销售更多的商品当然更好。

Go into overdrive

Meaning: 

to start working very hard. 开始拼命工作

Example:

As this term reach its end, the students go into overdrive and review their notes every day.

这学期快结束了,学生们每天都开足马力复习笔记。

Keep nose to grindstone

Meaning: 

to continue to work very hard without stopping.埋头苦干

Example:

She has been keeping her nose to grindstone for the test next week.

她一直在埋头苦干,为下周的考试做准备。

Make headway

Meaning: 

to make progress.取得进展

Example:

Vivian continues to make headway to become a good teacher.

Vivian在成为一名好老师的路上不断取得进步。

今天的分享到此就结束了,希望大家每天没有“dirty work”,每天学习工作努力且快乐,加油。不要忘记今天的打卡学习哦!

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