商务英语中含猫狗的用语
1. Let sleeping dogs lie – do not make trouble if you don’t have to.
1. Let sleeping dogs lie——不要自找麻烦
Ex: “There’s absolutely no point pursuing this issue. We should just let sleeping dogs lie“.
例句：在这个问题上深究没有意义。我们不要自找麻烦了。
2. Not enough room to swing a cat – not enough space.
2.Not enough room to swing a cat——没有足够的空间
Ex: “You should see my new office, it’s tiny. There’s not enough room to swing a cat!” (In old English, a cat was a whip not a real cat!)
例句：你真应该看看我的新办公室。太小了。连转身的空间都没有。(在旧式英语里，cat是指鞭子而不是真的猫。)
3. To be dog tired – to be exhausted
3. To be dog tired——累趴下
Ex: ” I have worked 70 hours this week. I am dog tired“.
例句：我这周工作了70个小时。我都累趴下了。
4. Let the cat out of the bag – to reveal a secret
4. Let the cat out of the bag——透露秘密
Ex: ” Great! George in Finance knows about our new product. That’s all we need. Who let the cat out of the bag?”
例句：太棒了。财政部的乔治知道了我们的新产品。这就是我们要的结果。谁说出去的?
5. Go to the dogs – not as successful as in the past (usually used in the continuous tense)
5. Go to the dogs——不如过去成功(通常使用进行时)
Ex: “That company will go bankrupt if it’s not careful. It’s going to the dogs“.
例句：那家公司要是不小心的话就会破产的。它可能会完蛋的`。
6. To put the cat among the pigeons – to cause trouble
6. To put the cat among the pigeons——惹出乱子
Ex: ” Sending the most unpopular manager to talk to the team was like putting the cat among the pigeons.”
例句：把最不受欢迎的经理派去和队伍谈话一定会惹出乱子的。
7. A dog’s dinner or dog’s breakfast – to make a mess
7. A dog’s dinner or dog’s breakfast——搞砸了
Ex: “They made a real dog’s dinner of the website. It’s terrible.”
例句:他们把网站搞砸了。这可太糟了。
8. To fight like cats and dogs – to argue and fight with someone
8. To fight like cats and dogs——和某人争吵
Ex: ” It’s a miracle how Sally and John manage this company. They’re always fighting like cats and dogs.
例句：萨利和约翰来管理公司真是个奇迹。他们总是吵得不可开交。
9. Top dog – the most important person in an organization
9. Top dog——公司里最重要的人物
Ex: “If you want a decision on that, you’re going to have to get it approved by the top dog“.
例句：如果你想要决定这件事，你需要让它得到老板的同意。
10. More than one way to skin a cat – more than one way to do something
10. More than one way to skin a cat——不止一种方法
Ex: “No problem. If we cannot get our proposal through this way, we’ll try something else. There’s more than one way to skin a cat“.
例句：没问题。如果这样我们的提议没法通过的话。我们试试别的方法。还有很多方法的。
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