和「工作」有關的短語

all in a day's work

Definition: nothing special, part of the routine. 這句話的意思是「沒什麼特別的，司空見慣」。

例句：

Don't worry about it. It's all in a day's work. 別擔心，這沒什麼特別的。

Cooking is all in a day's work. 燒飯是常有的事兒。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Definition: Idiom meaning that you need to have fun in order to be a happy, healthy person. 這句話就是傳說中的「只工作不玩耍，聰明的孩子也變傻」。

例句：

Go home! Remember: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 快回家吧，要記住：只工作不玩耍，聰明的孩子也變傻。

I'm worried about him. He hasn't yet understood that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 我很擔心他，他還沒有明白過來，只工作不玩耍，聰明的孩子也變傻。

dirty work

Definition: Necessary, but uninteresting, or difficult work. 意思是「必須要做的但很無聊或很難的工作」，其實也就是做苦工，或者是吃力不討好的工作。

例句：

He did the dirty work on that project. 他在那個項目中做的是吃力不討好的活兒。

Have you got around to doing the dirty work yet? 你已經在找時間做這個很無聊的工作了嗎？

get down to work

Definition: Stop relaxing, focus on important task. 這句話的意思是不再放鬆，開始做重要的事情，完成重要的任務。

例句：

Hey, let's get down to work here! 嘿，咱們該認真開始工作了！

Sorry, I've got to get off the phone and get down to work. 對不起，我必須放下電話開始工作了。

get worked up over something

Definition: become angry or annoyed about something. 含義是對什麼事情感到生氣、惱怒。

例句：

He got all worked up over the last exam. 他對上次考試非常生氣。

Don't get worked up over the garden. I'll take care of it tomorrow. 別因為花園的事情生氣了，我明天會搞定的。

make short work of something

Definition: do something quickly. 含義是「很快完成」。

例句：

I made short work of the assignment and moved on to the next job. 我很快的就完成了任務開始下一項工作了。

Give it to John. He'll make short work of it. 交給約翰吧，他會很快做完的。

work like a horse

Definition: work a lot, work very hard. 含義是辛勤工作，非常努力的工作。

例如：

Janet works like a horse! 珍妮特工作非常努力！

Why don't you ask Tom. He works like a horse. 為什麼不問問湯姆，他工作非常努力。

work out for the best

Definition: eventually finish well. 含義是最後完成得很好。

例句：

Don't worry about your problems. Everything will work out for the best. 別擔心你的問題，所有的事情最後都會好的。

The divorce worked out for the best for the whole family. 對這個家庭來說，離婚是最後最好的結果。

work something off

Definition: lose weight. 含義是減肥，減輕體重。

例句：

I'm going running to work dinner off. 我要去跑步減肥。

She went to the gym to work off a few pounds. 她去健身房減掉幾磅體重。

throw a monkey wrench in the works

Definition: cause a disturbance in something that seems clear and understandable. 含義是把看上去很清楚明白的事情攪亂。

例句：

I hate to throw a monkey wrench in the works, but don't you think we should ask Andy to help. 我討厭把事情攪亂，但是你不認為我們應該找安迪幫忙嗎？

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（來源：滬江英語  編輯：Julie）