One day, a boss arrived early at work and found his assistant kissing his secretary, He yelled, "Is this what I pay you for?"
The assistant answered, "No, sir, this I do free of charge."
Notes:
1. One day, a boss arrived early at work and found his assistant kissing his secretary
某天,有個老板一早到了公司??吹剿闹碚谟H吻他的秘書。
"at work" 通常是指“正在工作中”,但也可以表示“在工作場所”。"find" 除了有“找到”的意思,也可以指“(無意中)發(fā)現(xiàn)”,若表示“(經(jīng)調(diào)查、研究)發(fā)現(xiàn)的結(jié)果”,則通常用"find out"。
2. He yelled, "Is this what I pay you for?"
他大喊:“這是我付錢給你的目的嗎?”
3. The assistant answered, "No, sir, this I do free of charge."
這個助理回答:“不是的,老板,我做這個是不收錢的。”
"free"若用于表示“免除...的”,需要free后面加of,再加名詞,如:free of interest=interest-free(免息)。
interest [??ntr?st]n.利息