商务英语综合辅导:晴天霹雳

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       Out of the blue

  Angela: "Why did she do that?"

  Andy: "I have no idea. It was completely out of the blue."

  安吉拉:她为什么会那样做呢?

  安 迪:我也不知道。突然之间就这样了。

  It is as if suddenly it started raining on a day when the sky was clear and blue.

  中文意思:突然,晴天霹雳。

  Burning the candle at both ends

  Angela: "Are you still working day and night?"

  Andy: "Not anymore. Now I work nine hours a day, and I get a good sleep almost every night. No more burning the candle at both ends."

  安吉拉:你还是夜以继日的工作吗?

  安 迪:不了。现在我么天工作9个小时,所以每天晚上都睡个好觉,不再过分耗费精力了!

  Your energy is burning down, and you are growing more and more tired, when you are burning the candle at both ends.

  中文意思:过分耗费精力。