职场英语:“节假日照常上班”怎么说
<p>“十一”虽然已过,“十一”的话题却还未尽。继续前天的热门表达“‘十一’:不好也不坏 ”,我们再来看如何形容“‘十一’:有名无实的假日”。</p><p>顾名思义,“有名无实的假日”肯定是说你在假日期间仍然照常工作和学习,日子和平时没什么两样。在英语中,这样的假日可用“<span word="a">a</span> <span word="busman">busman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>”来表达。</p><p>早在19世纪,英国人出门常常乘坐“公共马车”。据说,马车车主大都疼爱自己的马,常常利用休息日装扮成乘客,偷偷坐在自家的马车上,以确保车夫善待马匹。久而久之,“<span word="a">a</span> <span word="busman">busman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>”应运而生,用来形容“没有休息的节假日”。看例句:</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="busman">busman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="office">office</span>. (爸爸的假日“有名无实”,整个假期他都呆在办公室。)</p>
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