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【今日精学片段】
How to Slack Off at Work (and Not Get Caught)?
We're all for productivity, but some days you just need to find a way to de-stress and relax a little bit.
Unfortunately, goofing off at work makes you look bad and can get you in a lot of trouble. Here are some ways you can pass the time on a slow day and keep Sauron's /'sɔːrɔːnz/ eye off of you.
【精讲部分】
在喜马拉雅上,有位同学提议让我讲一下“上班摸鱼”相关的表达,非常好的提议。我今天就精选了一个小段落。
这个段落源自一篇国外文章,说的是上班摸鱼有时候可以让我们减压,变得更加高效。我们今天只选取开头部分,感兴趣的同学可以扫码看完整版文章。
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文章标题是:
How to Slack Off at Work (and Not Get Caught)
如何上班摸鱼(并且不被抓到)
【知识点】
1. slack v.偷懒
slack off at work 上班摸鱼
【解释】
If someone is slacking, they are not working as hard as they should.
【例句】
He had never let his boss see him slacking.
他从未让老板见到他偷懒过。
2. get caught 被抓住
get caught doing sth 做某事的时候被抓现行
He was caught slacking off at work.
他上班摸鱼被抓现行了。
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文章解释偶尔“上班摸鱼”的必要性,大家看看有没有道理:
We're all for productivity, but some days you just need to find a way to de-stress and relax a little bit.
我们都追求效率,但有时候你需要找一种方式来减压,放松一下。
Unfortunately, goofing off at work makes you look bad and can get you in a lot of trouble. Here are some ways you can pass the time on a slow day and keep Sauron's eye off of you.
不幸的是,上班摸鱼(在工作中偷懒)会让你看起来很糟糕,还会给你带来很多麻烦。 这里有一些方法可以让你在漫长的一天里打发时间,并且让你躲避索伦之眼(老板的眼睛)。
【知识点】
1. be all for 都是为了
2. productivity n.生产效率
productive adj.富有成效的;多产的
= doing or achieving a lot
3. goof off at work 上班偷懒/摸鱼
= slack off at work
goof /ɡuːf/ v.犯愚蠢的错误;消磨时间;偷懒
Sorry, guys. I goofed. 对不起,各位。我搞砸了。
4. sb gets in trouble 某人惹麻烦
get sb in trouble 让某人陷入麻烦;给某人惹麻烦
goofing off at work makes you look bad and can get you in a lot of trouble.
5. pass the time 打发时间;消磨时光
6. keep/take one's eye(s) off (of) sb/sth
从…上把视线移开;不看
= to cease looking at someone or something.
7. Sauron's eye 索伦之眼
Sauron的发音是/'sɔːrɔːn/
在文段当中,我们可以理解为老板的眼睛。
看过电影《魔戒》的朋友,应该知道电影里边的索伦之眼(Eye of Sauron),如下图,就塔顶的那一只眼睛,注视著中土大陆,据说能看到一切。
有趣的是,科学家们发现,在距离地球700光年的地方,有一片巨大的螺旋星云,,科学家将其命名为NGC 7293,很像索伦之眼,也称其为“上帝之眼”。这片星云就像一颗硕大的眼睛,而且,人们就连这颗眼睛上的眼睫毛都能看的一清二楚。