“你下班了吗”有几种常用的英语表达:
Are you off work?
When are you getting off ?
Did you finish your work?
例:
A: Hi, Lisa. Are you off work?
嗨,丽莎。你现在下班了吗?
B: Yes. It has been a long day.
是的。这真是漫长的一天。
除了上面三种
“下班”还有其它表达方式:
①
knock off (work)
例:
The boss wants me to do,
some extra work,
so I will have to knock off late.
老板让我做点额外的工作,
我得晚点下班了。
②
call it a day
这句话使用的频率也很高,
只要想表达活动告一个段落,
或是建议共事者该结束一天,
的工作回去休息了都适用。
例:
I've had it. Let's call it a day.
我受不了了。还是先下班吧。
③
leave the office
例:
I'm still at work. I'll call you as ,
soon as I leave the office.
我还在上班,
一下班就打电话给你。
当想约的小伙伴还在上班,
你可以问对方“什么时候下班”
What time do you get off work?
或
What time do you finish work?
①
all in a day's work
日常工作的一部分;不足为奇
例:
Don't worry about it.
It's all in a day's work.
别担心。这不足为奇。
②
Work your fingers to the bone
(尤指长期)辛苦劳作;拼命工作
从手指到骨节都在工作,
表达“非常努力工作”的意思
例:
I worked my fingers to the bone,
to give my children a good life.
为了给我的孩子们一个好的生活,
我非常努力地工作!
③
make short work of sth
快速完成;快速解决
例:
I made short work of the assignment.
我迅速完成了任务。
④
work out for the best
变好,好转
例:
You can count on me.
Everything will work out for the best.
你可以相信我。
一切都会好转的。
⑤
grunt work
繁重的劳动;枯燥乏味的工作
例:
As an apprentice,
you start out doing a lot of the grunt work.