美国习惯用语-第785:新同事
<p>办公室最近来了个新同事，别的都挺好，就是每天都要迟到个5到10分钟。昨天，老板突然给所有人发了封<span word="email">email</span>, 重新强调了上下班时间。他虽然没有指名道姓，但大家都明白这封信主要是给谁看的。</p><p>这封<span word="email">email</span>的作用可以用一个习惯用语来形容。那就是：<span word="wake">wake</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="call">call</span>. <span word="Wake">Wake</span>-<span word="up">up</span>是起床的意思，<span word="call">call</span>则是打电话，<span word="wake">wake</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="call">call</span>字面的意思是叫人起床的一通电话，实际上就是“警钟，提醒”。</p><p>老板发出重申上下班时间的<span word="email">email</span>，实际上就是给爱迟到的人敲警钟，让他明白，上下班必须准时。别说，这招还真灵，今天，这位爱迟到的同事半分钟都没晚。在下面这个例子中，<span word="wake">wake</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="call">call</span>也发挥了作用。我们一起来听听：</p><p>例句-1：<span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="overheard">overheard</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Thanks">Thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="wake">wake</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="call">call</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>.</p><p>这段话是说：我以为我和女朋友处得不错。可后来我无意间听到她对她的一个朋友说，我并不真的关心她。于是，我一有机会就让她知道、向她表达她对我是多么重要。多亏我听到的话把我点醒了，我们现在的关系非常好。</p><p>这男朋友还真是够细心的。在和伴侣相处时，我们都应该多注意对方的感受，及时调整两人的相处之道，不要等人家抱怨了，发脾气了，才知道自己要改正。</p>
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