輕松日記商務(wù)職場篇第233期:惹火

核心句型：
The manager pushed my buttons many times.

經(jīng)理惹火我好多次了。

push one's button 直譯過來就是：“按下某人的按鈕”，button也是“下巴”的俗稱，是非正式用法。按住或攻擊某人的下巴，自然會讓對方不滿和生氣，所以這個短語的正確意思是：“惹火某人，激怒某人”。因此，當(dāng)美國人說"The manager pushed my buttons many times."時，他/她要表達的意思就是:"The manager has made me angry many times."、"The manager has waved a red flag infront of me many times."。

情景對白：
May: Oh, darling, are you sure that you are going to quit?

阿美：哦，親愛的，你確定要把工作辭了?

Gucci: Yeah, the manager pushed my buttons many times. I can't bear it any more.

古奇：是的，經(jīng)理惹火我好多次了，我再也受不了了。

搭配句積累：
①I don't want to work for him for even a moment.

我現(xiàn)在一刻也不想再替他辦事兒了。

②I don't want to see his face again.

我再也不想見到他了。

③I'm fed up, and I wish to leave as soon as possible.

我受夠了，就想盡早離開。

④Now, I'm leaving and I won't butter him up.

現(xiàn)在我不干了，我再也不用看他臉色行事了。

單詞：
1. wave a red flag 做使某人生氣的事

The mere mention of his hated cousins name was like waving a red flag in front of him.

只要一提他那個討厭的表兄的名字，他就生氣。

A friend you have had disagreements with may wave the red flag.

一個曾和你有分歧的朋友會對你怒發(fā)沖冠。

2. butter vt. 討好

The bank has to butter up investors because it is in a fiercely competitive market.

由于市場競爭激烈，銀行不得不去討好投資者。

I tried buttering her up. 'I've always admired people with these sorts of talents.'

我拼命奉承她：“我一直欽佩有如此才能的人。”

He began to butter up the director in hope of being given a better job

他開始奉承主任，希望得到一份更好的工作。