我们给大家介绍过两个由bean这个字组成的习惯用语,它们是: Full of beans and not worth a hill of beans. Full of beans是指一个人精力充沛,not worth a hill of beans是一钱不值的意思。今天我们还要给大家讲解两个和bean这个字有关的习惯用语。现在先来讲第一个: bean counter.
例句-1: I'm looking for a new job. This company I'm with now has too many bean counters. All they care about is how much we spend on postage and phone calls. They don't care if you are the best salesman in the place.
例句-2: My wife is really a bean counter. No matter how much money I make, she never lets me buy more than new two shirts a year. And she insists on washing and ironing my clothes at home, instead of sending them out to the laundry.
下面我们要讲的一个和bean有关的习惯用语是大家经常会用到的: To spill the beans. To spill就是什么东西从容器里撒出或倒出来。To spill the beans就是豆子从容器里倒了出来。可是,to spill the beans是一个俗语。它的意思是:泄漏秘密,但是往往是不小心、或偶然地泄漏了秘密,而不是故意这样做的。我们来举个例子吧。美国人经常为了生日或其它值得庆祝的事给家人或朋友举行聚会,但是有的人喜欢在事先不让过生日的人知道。这样可以让他很突然,感到很惊喜。下面就是一个人在说他准备聚会的经历。
例句-3: That Sue Ellen just can't keep her mouth shut! I invited her to our surprise party for Mary, and she went and spilled the beans to Mary. She says she's sorry but she certainly spoiled the surprise!
例句-4: I planned to have the abortion first and then tell Frank. But I made a mistake by telling his mother about my plan. She spilled the beans and Frank was so mad that he didn't talk to me for a whole month.