今天要跟大家分享的表达是老外经常会说的一个俚语“call it a day”。它是什么意思呢?不要根据字面意思直译成把它称为一天啦。
call it a day 结束工作;到此为止;收工
“call it a day”表示觉得已经够了或者不想再继续,所以停下正在做的事情。下班或者工作结束的时候我们就可以说“call it a day”。
I'm getting a bit tired now - let's call it a day.
我有些累了——收工吧。
After 14 years living and working in this country, she thinks it's time to call it a day.
在这个国家生活和工作了14年后,她认为是结束的时候了。
说到“day”,这三个字母组成的单词虽然简单,但是英语中有很多与之相关的表达。今天给大家分享一些比较常见的俚语和名词动词短语表达。
day off 休息
I won't be in on Thursday - it's my day off.
我周四不在——那天我休息。
the other day 前几天
Didn't I see you in the post office the other day?
前几天我不是还在邮局见过你吗?
these days 现在/in those days 过去
Vegetarianism is very popular these days.
现在素食很流行。
In those days people used to write a lot more letters.
过去人们写信要多得多。
any day now 很快就,没几天就
The baby's due any day now.
就这几天婴儿就要出生了。
the days 之前的一段时间
How did people communicate in the days before email?
没有电子邮件的时候人们是怎样交流的?
in this day and age 如今,当前,当今
You can't afford to run businesses inefficiently in this day and age.
如今低效经营企业是行不通的。
have had its/your day 风光不再,不比从前,不再走红
She sold a lot of books in the 1990s, but she's had her day.
20世纪90年代她的书很畅销,但如今已经风光不再了。
have your day in court 争取机会(公开地)发表意见(或为自己的行为辩护)
She was determined to get her day in court and the TV interview would give it to her.
她决心要公开发表意见,接受电视采访正是一个好机会。
make someone's day 使…高兴,取悦…
Seeing Adrian again after such a long time really made my day.
过了这么久能与阿德里安再次见面真让我感到高兴。
that'll be the day (表示不太相信)胡扯,哪有那样的事
"Mike says he's going to give up smoking." "That'll be the day!"
“迈克说他要戒烟了。”“别听他的!”
接下来要跟大家说的这几个表达,都有相同的意思,所以放在一起记忆。
day by day 日复一日;日渐
Day by day he became weaker.
他的身体日渐虚弱。
day after day 日复一日;每天
The same problems keep coming up day after day.
同样的问题每天都要出现。
(from) day to day 日复一日
The symptoms of the disease change from day to day.
这种疾病的症状每天都会发生变化。
day in day out (尤指枯燥之事)一天接一天,日复一日
I have to do the same boring jobs day in day out.
我每天都要干这些单调乏味的工作。
今日总结
call it a day 结束工作;到此为止;收工
day off 休息
the other day 前几天
these days 现在/in those days 过去
any day now 很快就,没几天就
the days 之前的一段时间
in this day and age 如今,当前,当今
have had its/your day 风光不再,不比从前,不再走红
have your day in court 争取机会(公开地)发表意见(或为自己的行为辩护)
make someone's day 使…高兴,取悦…
that'll be the day (表示不太相信)胡扯,哪有那样的事
day by day 日复一日;日渐
day after day 日复一日;每天
(from) day to day 日复一日
day in day out (尤指枯燥之事)一天接一天,日复一日
今天要说的就是这么多啦,感谢您的阅读!
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