BEC口试必备:商务常用语(43)

2008-08-19 00:00:00来源:暂无来源

43.be on pins and needles 坐立不安


pins指“大头针”,needles指“针”,be on pins and needles的字面意思是“如坐在大头针和针上”,喻为“坐卧不安”或“如坐针毡”。


A: It seems you’re on pins and needles today. Anything troubling you? 你今天似乎坐立不安。有什么事吗?


B: Yeah. I don’t know why bad things keep happening to me. You see, my car was stolen and the warehouse had been broken into. I can’t put my finger on the causes of this damned thing. 是的。我不知道坏事为什么总是找上我。你看,我的汽车被偷了,货仓也被盗了。我弄不明白怎么会发生这些倒霉事。


A: There must be someone who had planned that. He threatened to show you the color when you refused to give him a promotion. 也许这是有人精心策划的。因为你没有提升他,他要给你点颜色看看。

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