英语听力汇总   |   忙碌的“工作假日”

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忙碌的“工作假日”

在假日期间仍然照常工作和学习,日子和平时没什么两样,这样的假日可用“a busman's holiday”来表达。

Busman's holiday refers to a holiday that you spend doing the same kind of thing that you usually do for your job.

“工作假日”指的是照常工作的休假日。

If you have a holiday, but spend it doing something similar to your usual work, you can refer to it as a busman's holiday .

如果你在休假,但却做着和平日工作时差不多的事情,就可以称之为“工作假日”。

早在19世纪,英国人出门常常乘坐“公共马车”。据说,马车车主大都疼爱自己的“马”,常常利用休息日装扮成乘客,偷偷坐在自家的马车上,以确保车夫善待马匹。久而久之,“a busman's holiday”应运而生,用来形容“没有休息的节假日”。

例如:

My father spent a busman's holiday working in his office.

爸爸的节假日有名无实,整个假期他都呆在办公室。