【工作英文】跟work有关的习语！ Work out the “work” idioms!

一周辛勤工作到周四，一定是很累了吧！用咱中国人的说法，要注意劳逸结合，所谓一张一弛，文武之道嘛。

那在英文中，叫人要注意劳逸结合，怎么说呢？我们可以用上这个习语：

all work and no play

这个习语的意思呢，是：It is not healthy to work all the time, you need to relax too. 老是工作对健康无益，也需要放松。习语来自于美国谚语“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”，意思是“只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。”

我们看看这个习语的实际运用：

You need to get out and have fun — you know, all work and no play.

你需要到外面好好玩一玩——只知道工作是没有好处的，懂吗？

His wife gets annoyed because he is all work and no play.

他妻子很生气，因为他只会工作不会放松自己。

如果不懂得放松，就会像以下这个习语所说的：

work oneself into the ground

拼命工作而累垮

He’ll work himself into the ground if he doesn’t take some time off.

如果不抽时间休息一下，他会累垮的。

You don’t have to work yourself into the ground — just relax and enjoy yourself.

你不必拼命工作而把身子累垮了——放松一下，好好玩玩。

如果你have your work cut out for you，那意思就是你有很困难的事要做：

have one’s work cut out (for someone)

做某事可能有困难；面临艰巨的任务

You’ll have your work cut out to get there by nine o’clock.

你九点前要赶到那里可不容易。

If that report is going to be finished by tomorrow, she has her work cut out for her.

如果那篇报告必须明天完成，那她可有的忙了。

We’re training a completely new team, so we have our work cut out for us.

我们正在训练一支全新的队伍，因此我们面临的任务十分艰巨。

在工作中你是否有需要do the dirty work for someone/do someone’s dirty work 的时候呢？

do the dirty work/do one’s dirty work

做困难的或不愉快的事；为某人收拾烂摊子

Well, usually I do the dirty work and someone else gets the credit for getting it done.

好吧，通常我是攻坚的人，而别人是得功劳的。

I’m not going to do your dirty work next time!

我下次再也不帮你收拾烂摊子了！

The boss expects us to do his dirty work, so he can keep his good image.

老板希望我们为他收拾烂摊子, 如此他可以保持他的正面形象。

今天学得够多的啦！咱们要work while we work, play while we play. 工作时工作，玩耍时玩耍。Time to play!

Now it's your time to open your mouth and practice! 张开嘴巴练起来！