A:How many cleaning ladies does your company hire?
你們公司雇了多少員工?
B:We have two cleaning ladies. But both of them have received little education.
雇了2個(gè)。但他們都沒(méi)受過(guò)多少教育。
A:Most cleaning ladies are illiterate. But some of them do a very nice job.
多數(shù)清潔工都沒(méi)文化,但是工作干得不錯(cuò)。
B:But I actually dislike another lady. She is more capable and seems to have ideas of her own. But the trouble is she is a backseat driver with some of us. She would tell you what to do and where to put things.
但我確實(shí)不喜歡另一個(gè)清潔工。她很能干,似乎也有自己的想法??墒撬龕?ài)對(duì)我們指手畫腳,總該告訴我們?cè)撟鍪裁?,東西該放哪兒。
注釋:
a backseat driver,比喻多嘴多舌的人,多事的人。
例句:To avoid being a backseat driver, I keep my mouth shut.為了避免亂出主意,我只好閉嘴。