Ask & Learn聞問切英語口語: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,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,正要律師們來預(yù)備應(yīng)付。
但他們的實(shí)力到底如何?從Nedyah寄來的引文,筆者是帶嘲諷的語氣來形容這一批律師。他們穿名貴衣料(wool,羊毛)做的西裝,聽說他們的公文包還真的帶有訴訟文件呢!換句話說,他們極可能是虛有其表,但無論如何,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。這類人不用憂柴憂米,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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