时间:2019-02-25 作者:英语课 分类:英语口语


英语课

   John:What's new in the office? Bring me up to date.


  咱们办公室有什么新闻吗?跟我说说,让我也跟上点儿形势。
  Wenny:Well…Mike took over as head of our company a month ago.
  嗯……一个月前,迈克当上公司老板了。
  John:Wow, that's huge!
  噢!这可够轰动的!
  Wenny:You don't say. He really is a smooth one! But I heard he has been in hot water with his wife recently.
  可不是,他真的很厉害。可我听说最近他家后院失火啊,他老婆跟他不和。
  John:Well, I think they have been having trouble for quite a while. We all knew it when I was still here.
  嗯,他俩的问题不是一天两天了,我休假之前消息就传开了。
  Wenny:There's an elephant in the room, and no one dares 1 talk about it since he's the boss now.
  这就是件国王的新衣,办公室里根本没人敢提这件事,他现在可是老板了。

v.敢( dare的第三人称单数 );敢做;激(某人做某事);问(某人)有没有胆量(做某事)
  • Who dares to answer back when he roars like a lion? 当他像狮子般地咆哮时,谁敢和他顶嘴? 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • We'll wipe out any enemy that dares to invade our territory. 敌人胆敢来犯,我们就把它消灭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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