Welcome to English in a Minute, where we teach you all about idioms in American English.
欢迎收听《一分钟英语》,在这里我们将教您一些美式英语中的俚语。
Let's say you have worked all day, and you are really tried, like these people:
想象一下自己和这些人一样,工作了一整天,非常的疲惫:
I am exhausted. I have been working at this since 7:00 a.m. this morning.
累死我了。从早上7点钟一直上班到现在。
Me, too. I think it's time we call it a day.
我也是,我觉得是时候收工了。(call it a day)
I agree. Let's go home. Call it a day!
同意。回家吧,收工!(Call it a day)
When you "call it a day" in American English, it means you are ending work, play, or something you are doing that day.
在你在美语中说“call it a day”,意思是你放下了手头上工作、玩乐,或者任何那天你在做的事情。
Often, it means you have finished your work, and you are going home.
它经常表示你完成工作,准备回家这个意思。
You can use this phrase in any situation, and everybody in America will understand you.
在任何场景你都可以使用这个短语。在美国,大家都能明白你的意思。
And that's English in a Minute.
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》。
So I'm calling it a day and going home.
所以我也要收工,准备回家啦!