时间:2018-12-30 作者:英语课 分类:凯瑟琳升职记


英语课

面对同事一个个升职加薪,唯独自己却原地不动,Tom感到很不舒服。他来找到Catherine聊天时谈到这个问题,Tom抱怨说:That tears it! The boss doesn't give me a raise! Catherine听到Tom提到tear一词,连忙问:你把什么撕了?这一下子把Tom问了个愣。


Tom: Tear what? I didn't say I tore anything.

汤姆:撕掉什么?我没说我撕掉了什么啊。


Catherine: I know it's me. But you've got to explain your words to me before you lose your temper.

凯瑟琳:我知道是我的问题,但你在怕脾气前得给我解释下你刚才说的话。


Tom: Well, "that tears it" means to ruin all hope, spoil everything, you say it when you think you can't bear anything.

汤姆:好吧,that tears it这句话意思是“毁掉希望,毁掉一切”。当你觉得你无法忍受某事时,你就可以说这句话。


That tears it! The boss doesn't give me a raise!我真是受够了!老板不给我加薪!


大家都知道,tear这个词作名词时是“眼泪”之意,作动词时指的是“撕坏,撕破”,这里tear it的表面意思是“撕破它”,其实暗含“打破计划,使希望破灭”之意,可翻译为“我再也受不了了”,即I can't bear it any more,这两种表达都是我们日常生活中经常用到的。


【英语情景剧】


Carl:Overtime 1! Overtime! That tears it! The boss doesn't give me a raise!

卡尔:加班!加班!我真是受够了。老板不给我加薪。


Amanda:Take it easy. Everything will be OK.

阿曼达:想开点,一切都会好起来的。

 



adj.超时的,加班的;adv.加班地
  • They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
  • He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。
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