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商務(wù)英語中用到貓狗的常用語
“ Let sleeping dogs lie 不要自找麻煩 ”
Do not make trouble if you don’t have to.
Ex:"There’s absolutely no point pursuing this issue. We should just let sleepingdogs lie."
例句：在這個(gè)問題上深究沒有意義。我們不要自找麻煩了。
“ Not enough room to swing a cat 沒有足夠的空間 ”
Not enough space.
Ex:"You should see my new office, it’s tiny. There’s not enough room to swing acat!" (In old English, a cat was a whip not a real cat!)
例句：你真應(yīng)該看看我的新辦公室。太小了。連轉(zhuǎn)身的空間都沒有。(在舊式英語里，cat是指鞭子而不是真的貓。)
“ To be dog tired 累趴下 ”
To be exhausted.
Ex:"I have worked 70 hours this week. I am dog tired."
例句：我這周工作了70個(gè)小時(shí)。我都累趴下了。
“ Let the cat out of the bag 透露秘密 ”
To reveal a secret.
Ex:"Great! George in Finance knows about our new product. That’s all we need. Wholet the cat out of the bag?"
例句：太棒了。財(cái)政部的喬治知道了我們的新產(chǎn)品。這就是我們要的結(jié)果。誰說出去的?
“ Go to the dogs 不如過去成功(通常使用進(jìn)行時(shí)) ”
Not as successful as in the past (usuallyused in the continuous tense).
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話就會(huì)破產(chǎn)的。它可能會(huì)完蛋的。
“ To put the cat among the pigeons 惹出亂子”
To cause trouble.
Ex:"Sending the most unpopular manager to talk to the team was like putting thecat among the pigeons."
例句：把最不受歡迎的經(jīng)理派去和隊(duì)伍談話一定會(huì)惹出亂子的。
“ A dog’s dinner or dog’s breakfast 搞砸了 ”
To make a mess.
Ex:"They made a real dog’s dinner of the website. It’s terrible."
例句:他們把網(wǎng)站搞砸了。這可太糟了。
“ To fight like cats and dogs 和某人爭吵 ”
To argue and fight with someone.
Ex:"It’s a miracle how Sally and John manage this company. They’re always fighting like cats and dogs."
例句：薩利和約翰來管理公司真是個(gè)奇跡。他們總是吵得不可開交。
“ Top dog 公司里最重要的人物 ”
The most important person in an organization.
Ex:“If you want a decision on that, you’re going to have to get it approved by thetop dog."
例句：如果你想要決定這件事，你需要讓它得到老板的同意。
“ More than one way to skin a cat 不止一種方法”
More than one way to dosomething.
Ex:"No problem. If we cannot get our proposal through this way, we’ll trysomething else. There’s more than one way to skin a cat."
例句：沒問題。如果這樣我們的提議沒法通過的話。我們試試別的方法。還有很多方法的。
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