职场英语：burn the candle at both ends 胡乱消耗精力；劳累过度
<p>职场英语流行美语及对话：<span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> 胡乱消耗精力;劳累过度</p><p>该习语直译为"蜡烛同时点两头",用来比喻人"胡乱消耗精力、劳累过度".</p><p><span word="A">A</span>: <span word="You">You</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="You">You</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span>. 你又劳累过度了。你最好找个人帮帮你。</p><p><span word="B">B</span>: <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="time">time</span>. 我也是这么想的。但是你知道，现在想在短期内找一个可靠的人有多难。</p><p>-----------------------------------------------</p><p>俚语及词组扩展：和<span word="candle">candle</span>有关的俚语俗语汇总</p><p><span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> 浪费精力〔财产〕(等)</p><p><span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="to">to</span> 远不如，不能与…相比</p><p><span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bushel">bushel</span> 不露锋芒</p><p><span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> 为别人尽力</p><p><span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span> 助纣为虐，为虎作伥，离开正道</p><p><span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> 白费，徒劳</p><p><span word="not">not</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="to">to</span> ... = <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="to">to</span> ... 还不如，不能与…相比</p><p><span word="not">not</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> 不上算，值不得，得不偿失</p><p><span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> [<span word="by">by</span> <span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="candle">candle</span>](以蜡烛点完来决定成交的)拍卖</p>
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