例句-1:Honey, it was a real BAD HAIR DAY. First my secretary and accountant both called in sick. Next the heating system broke down and the place was freezing. Then to top this off, our biggest customer called to say he was canceling our contract.
我们今天要给大家介绍的第二个习惯用语是:have your day in court。Court就是法庭。但是,have your day in court从字面上来看似乎是你那天要上法庭。其实,这个习惯用语和法庭没有关系。Have your day in court,就是在一些你认为很重要的问题上有机会坦率地发表你的观点。
例句-2:It may get me in trouble, honey, but at the 9 AM meeting today I'm going to bring up the question of why our promotions are so slow compared to other places. Our boss won't like to hear this but at least I'll HAVE MY DAY IN COURT.
今天我们要讲的第三个习惯用语是:that will be the day! That will be the day是一个用得非常普遍的习惯用语。That will be the day,这里你每个字都知道,但是,你恐怕不知道它到底是什么意思。美国人用这个习惯用语已经有四十多年了。我们经常会有希望,希望某件好事能够发生,或者给别人许愿。在这种情况下,要是对方说:That will be the day,那就意味着,他对你希望发生的事,或对你的许愿表示怀疑,认为那是不可能的,而且还带有浓厚的讽刺性。
例句-3:Sure, the boss promised us a raise again, but he's done that before and then finds some excuse not to do it. This time he said we can expect a nice raise by January 1. Yeah, sure - THAT WILL BE THE DAY!We're afraid it just won't come true!