Ask & Learn聞問(wèn)切英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ):their suits are made of wool
讀者Nedyah在網(wǎng)上看到一段文字:
Some say their suits are made of wool, and that their briefcases contain actual briefs. All we know is they're very well compensated.
讀者問(wèn),their suits are made of wool應(yīng)作何解?
文中的they和their指的是某大公司雇用的律師團(tuán)隊(duì),該公司正面對(duì)一場(chǎng)毀謗的訴訟,正要律師們來(lái)預(yù)備應(yīng)付。
但他們的實(shí)力到底如何?從Nedyah寄來(lái)的引文,筆者是帶嘲諷的語(yǔ)氣來(lái)形容這一批律師。他們穿名貴衣料(wool,羊毛)做的西裝,聽(tīng)說(shuō)他們的公文包還真的帶有訴訟文件呢!換句話(huà)說(shuō),他們極可能是虛有其表,但無(wú)論如何,他們的薪酬肯定很高。
Their suits are made of wool令我想起born with a silver spoon in one's mouth,一出生就口含銀匙。這類(lèi)人不用憂(yōu)柴憂(yōu)米,長(zhǎng)大后所穿的西裝應(yīng)該全部都是羊毛做的吧!
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