Name: 7 New Idioms! ⛵️⛵️⛵️ Professional English | Vocabulary
Uploaded: 2018-04-10T09:42:26.000Z
Duration: 7 min 47 s

Idioms are a very common part of the English language

成語是英語語言中很常見的部分

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that they're challenging to learn and use.

它們在學習和使用上具有挑戰性。

And that's because the meaning of the whole idiom

而這是因為整個成語的意思就是

is often different to the individual meaning

In this lesson, I'm going to share some fantastic idioms

這節課，我將和大家分享一些奇妙的成語

So just because the word sail or sailing or ship or boat

所以，僅僅因為帆或帆船或船或船這個字

doesn't mean that you have to be on the water

They're all commonly used in every day situations

that have got nothing to do with sailing or boating at all!

many of the idioms that I'll be sharing in this lesson are

frequently used when talking about work or colleagues,

常常在談及工作或同事時使用。

to get someone on board or to be on board.

Now usually, the term "on board" is used when you're

現在通常，"船上 "這個詞是在你是...

你在船上的時候，你在船上的時候

But this concept is also used to say that someone

agrees with an idea, an opinion or a plan

It's to get approval or support for something.

是為了得到某件事情的認可或支持。

when you're trying to convince a friend to do something.

當你想說服朋友做某事的時候。

We're thinking about hiring a car for the weekend

and driving down the coast, are you on board?

Now, traditionally this expression was used on a boat

現在，傳統上這句話是用在船上的

when a sailor left a ship without permission.

when someone leaves a difficult situation

when really they should stay and deal with it.

當他們真的應該留下來處理它。

It can also be used when a person deserts someone

也可以用在一個人拋棄別人的時候

If I got offered the same job but with a higher salary,

如果我得到了同樣的工作，但薪水更高。

So I'd leave my current job and work for a company

所以我會離開現在的工作，去一家公司工作。

In this context, the speaker is considering leaving the

在這種情況下，說話人正在考慮離開。

company that they work for and looking for another job.

他們所工作的公司，並尋找另一份工作。

We need to offer our employees a competitive salary

我們需要為員工提供有競爭力的薪酬

and they'll be working for our competitors!

他們將為我們的競爭對手工作！

to say that something is easy or manageable.

說某件事情是容易的或可以處理的。

everything is happening according to plan.

自從我們聘請了一個項目經理之後！

Great work everyone! But, it's not smooth sailing yet,

大家辛苦了!但是，現在還不是一帆風順。

we've still got two truckloads to unload before 9 o'clock!

我們還有兩卡車的貨物要在9點前卸下！

Now this idiom is used when an opportunity

and it's too late to change the situation.

而現在改變這種情況已經太晚了。

Imagine that you bought tickets on an amazing cruise,

想象一下，你買了一個神奇的郵輪的票。

and as you arrived at the port, to get on the ship,

And this context can be used or applied to any situation

而這一背景可以用於或適用於任何情況。

the words 'ship' and 'has' are contracted together

but we just need to accept that ship sailed

但我們只需要接受這個事實就可以了。

Since your ex-girlfriend has just got engaged,

A sinking ship is a company or an organisation

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