标签:
杂谈 |
分类: 导学案 |
最近身边流行起来一个词组叫做“打卡”,好多人发朋友圈或者微博都会说“今天来健身房健身啦,发个朋友圈打卡”、“今天学了Laura的21天发音,打卡”、“某某蛋糕店竟然推出了浓郁芝士蛋糕,我来打卡啦!”
打卡这个词就是根据英语“clock in”转化成的意思。
clock in 打卡 本意是白领上班族进公司前要指纹录入或者卡片录入来进行来公司上班签到这一流程,比如上班的时候同事经常会好意提醒:
Don't forget to clock in, other wise you won't get attendance.
别忘了打卡,否则会被视作缺席。
后来就延伸为:提醒、戒掉某些坏习惯所做的承诺或者为了养成一个好习惯而努力。
around the clock
日日夜夜; 连续一整天; 毫不疲倦
例句:
I have been worked around the clock these days and barley sleep.
最近我工作的没日没夜的几乎没睡觉。
work against the clock
时间不多,和时间赛跑
例句:
I am all working against the clock to finish the final essay.
为了完成期末论文,我在和时间赛跑。
beat the clock
在截止日期前完成,刚好赶到
例句:
I left the office so late and I can't believe I beat the clock to catch up the train.
我离开办公室的时候已经很晚了,真不敢相信我居然按时赶上了火车。
clean one's clock
(比赛或打斗中)击败某人
例句:
We'll clean the Dodgers' clocks today.
我们今天要打败道奇队。
kill the clock
(球赛等中为保持领先)拖时间
例句:
Our team was two points ahead with only three minutes to go. We tried to kill the clock.
在比赛只剩三分钟时间的时候我们球队领先两分。我们试图采取拖延战术。
like a clock
准确,精密;有规律,有条理。
例句:
Old MacDonald managed his whole farm like a clock.
麦克唐纳老爷爷把他的整个农场管理得井井有条。
stop a clock
土里土气;难看
例句:
Quasimodo has a face would stop a clock but his heart is very kind.
卡西莫多有一张奇丑无比的脸但他的心却很善良。
stop someone's clock
杀死(某人)
例句:
Sollozzo wanted to stop Vito Corleone’s clock.
素洛佐想要杀掉教父维托科莱昂。
when one's clock strikes
临死,临终,在生命垂危时,弥留之际
例句:
Michael Corleone got his leader position when Vito Corleone’s clock strikes.
迈克科莱昂在他父亲临终前继承了家族首领地位。