大家好,歡迎來的餅哥英語的頻道,今天我們分享一個非常有用且地道的表達——after hours, 這個短語的含義不是指「幾小時之後」,其正確的含義是:
after hours 工作時間之後,下班後
I often do some of my own work after hours.
我經常在下班後做一些自己的活兒。
I had to stay after hours in order to finish that report.
下班後我必須留下來把報告完成。
My father is friends with the shop owner, so she opened it after hours just for me.
我父親是店主的朋友,所以她下班後只為我開放。
John got a job sweeping floors in the library after hours.
約翰得到了一份在圖書館下班後掃地的工作。
after hours 在違禁時間,在正常營業時間之外
The police are trying to stop after-hours drinking.
警方正設法禁止在違禁時間內飲酒。
Pubs are not allowed to sell drinks after hours.
酒吧不允許在正常營業時間之外賣酒。