用美国人的一天学英语 Unit 1 Go to Work 去上班（谚语与惯用语）

Unit 1 Go to Work 去上班

谚语与惯用语

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
整天工作不玩耍，聪明杰克也变傻。〈意思是说工作与休闲要并重。〉

Don't always sit at the computer and think about work only. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Have fun sometimes!
不要整天坐在计算机前只想工作。整天工作不玩耍，聪明杰克也变傻。有时候要做一些有趣的事。

Many hands make light work.
很多只手会让工作变得轻松。〈意思是说有很多人的协助可使一份工作轻松完成。〉

Cleaning the room will not take long if we all help. You know, many hands make light work.
如果我们帮忙的话，打扫房间不会花很久的时间。你知道的，有很多人的协助可使一份工作轻松完成。

Work like a dog.
工作得像一只狗一样 。〈意思是说忙碌工作中。〉

Jack needs money to buy a house. He works like a dog every day.
杰克需要钱买一套房子。他每天都像狗一样的忙碌工作。

A little hard work never hurt/killed anyone.
一些努力并不会影响任何人。〈意思是说达成目标之前都一定需要一些努力。〉

Don't be afraid of difficulties. A little hard work never hurt/killed anyone. Just do your best!
别害怕困难。一些努力并不会影响任何人。只要尽力就好！

donkey work/hard work
驴子的工作。/困难的工作。

Why do I have to do all the donkey work and you can just sit there and enjoy your TV?
为什么我必须做所有困难的事而你只需要坐在那看你的电视？

show someone who's the boss
让某人知道谁才是做决定的人。

If you want to have the power in this group, you should show them who's the boss first. Therefore, they will listen to you.
如果你想要在这个团队中有影响力，你必须让他们知道谁才是做决定的人。那样，他们才会听你的。