點滴英語天天學第267期:雅思詞彙(107)

1. sling one’s hook

釋義：To go away; to vacate some place. （騰出個地方，離開）

例句：He told them to sling their hook after he found out they'd been drinking on the job.

他發現他們工作時一直在喝酒，就叫他們辭職不要乾了。

One woman shouted to reporters, “Sling your hook if you know what's good for you.”

一名婦女對記者喊道：“如果你知道什麼對你有好處，就離開！”

If Ruddock doesn't want to be part of this team then he should sling his hook.

如果魯多克不想成爲這支球隊的一員，那麼他應該離開。

I now reAlise that Sylvia hasn't heard from him since she told him to sling his hook.

我現在才意識到自從Sylvia叫他離開時起，她再也沒有聽到他的消息。

2. get the air

釋義：To be summarily dismissed or ousted as by an employer.（被僱主立刻解僱）

例句：The new accountant got the air after a miscalculation cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars.

新會計被立刻解僱了，因爲她的一次誤算讓公司損失了幾十萬美元。

Ever since I proved he'd made a mistake in the accounts, he's been finding fault with me, trying to make me get the air.

自我證實他帳目出了錯以來，他一直在找我的茬，企圖使我被解僱。

In his own restaurants, the employee will get the air if he is rude to a customer.

在他自己的餐館，如果有任何僱員對客人粗暴無禮，就會被立刻解僱。

3. give somebody the air

釋義：To spurn, jilt, or reject one, especially a lover or romantic interest. （拋棄，拒絕……）

例句：Jonathan has had a broken heart ever since Sarah gave him the air.

自從莎拉把喬納森甩了以後，他一直傷心欲絕。

What will happen to the children if Peter gives Alice the air ?

如果Peter拋棄Alice，他們的孩子們將怎麼辦?

——You look blue today. You are given the air again? ——Noncence!

——你今天看起來起色不佳啊，又被甩了嗎？——胡說！