向杰克韦尔奇学管理 Faith口语天天学第164期:杰克是个马屁精

Faith口语天天学第164期:杰克是个马屁精  

清晨被小鸟的歌声唤醒，新的一天又到来了。大家好，欢迎《Faith口语课堂-天天学》的新老学员们，我是Faith老师，快来学英语，再听歌。,昨晚睡得还好吗？如果不好，先回去睡会吧。等会，先上完课再回去睡吧。今天的课和睡觉以及拍马屁有关。,Sleep tight 睡得香；睡个好觉
Sweetie, sleep tight. Mommy loves you... 宝贝，睡个好觉，妈妈爱你……,nigare：n. 恶梦
I had a nigare last night, thank God, it was just a dream. 我昨晚做了场恶梦，感谢上帝，这只是场梦而已。,Heavy/light sleeper睡得很熟而不易唤醒的人/睡觉很轻的人，睡眠易惊醒的人
I'm definitely a light sleeper, but my husband is quite the opposite, a heavy sleeper. 我睡觉绝对很轻，而我丈夫却恰恰相反，瞌睡虫一个。,Power nap：午休小憩
I just had a power nap in the sofa, wow, I'm feeling energetic again. 我在沙发上小睡了一会，哇，又精神起来了。,Doze off：打瞌睡，打盹儿
We couldn't help but doze off during his lecture. 他演讲时我们不得不打瞌睡。,Insomnia：n. 失眠
He's suffering from insomnia. 他患失眠症。,Butter up：v. 过分恭维，巴结，讨好
You can butter up the boss to ask for one day off. 你可以拍拍老板马屁让他给你放一天假。,He began to butter up the director in hope of being given a better job. 他开始奉承主任，希望得到一份更好的工作。,The pany was trying to soften and butter me up to get me to sign the contract. 公司试图软化我的立场并诱使我在这份合同上签字。,Brown-nose：n. 马屁精
Bill is the biggest brown-nose in our office. 比尔是我们办公室中最爱奉承别人的人。,Are you a big brown-nose? Don't ever think about buttering me up to win my favor. I won't buy it. 你是个大马屁精吗？不要想着拍我马屁以便赢得我的好感，我不吃这一套。