aI met a girl in elevator this morning. She works in a company upstairs. She said she envied the casual way we dress for work. She complained about the dress rule in her company. It requires everyone to wear formal clothes from Monday to Friday.
bWell, I was wondering where those people with professional attire come from. Now, I know the answer.
额,我一直在想那些穿职业装的人是哪里的。现在,我知道了。
aYou know, in a sense, a suits and ties are compulsory for male employees even in July, and no jewelry allowed for most of the female employees. Even the reasonable male leaf is returning the rule, isn’t that strict?
1、envy 嫉妒,妒忌;羡慕
例句:
Gradually he began to acknowledge his feelings of envy towards his mother.
渐渐地他开始承认自己对母亲的羡慕。
2、complain about 抱怨
例句:
Besides, what did I have to complain about?
另外,我还有什么可抱怨的呢?
3、professional attire 职业正装
例句:
You would use less gas, cause less wear and tear on your car, and spend less money on maintaining “professional attire” for work.
你将可能会消耗更少的汽油、汽车的损耗更小、而且你将在花费在工作上的“职业装扮”方面支出更少的钱。
4、in a sense 在某种意义上
例句:
In a sense, she was lucky; she told herself that she learned things when she was with him.
在某种意义上讲,她又是幸运的;她心想,当她跟他在一起时她学到了许多。
5、compulsory 义务的;必修的;被强制的
例句:
He believes that the study of history should be compulsory in school.
他认为在学校里学习历史应该是强制性的。
6、To some extent 在一定程度上;在某种程度上
例句:
To some extent, this will happen in South America as well.
在某种程度上,南美洲也会发生相同的情形。
7、judge a book by its cover 以貌取人
例句:
You should never judge a book by its cover, but should you judge a story by its title?
你绝不应该以一本书的封面判断其好坏,但你应以标题判断其故事的好坏吗?
8、productive 多产的;富有成效的
例句:
Training makes workers highly productive.
培训使工人们生产力很高。