广播电视英语短句 第 65 课：什么也不做-3

Or he might have been called a brass hat . Or, even the top brass . 或者他被称为 brass hat ，甚至是 top brass 。

By the nineteen forties, the expression had spread beyond military leaders. It also included civilian officials. 到了十九世纪四十年代，这种措辞已经传出武职官员之外了，也包括文职官员。

A newspaper in the American city of Philadelphia used the term in nineteen forty-nine. It called the most important police officials, top brass . 1949 年费城的一家报纸使用了这个术语，这家报纸称最重要的警方官员为 top brass 。

Other expressions that mean boss or employer have nothing to do with brass or hats. 其他表示老板或者雇主的表达方式和 brass 或者 hat 就没有什么关系了。

One of these is big cheese . A cheese is a solid food made from milk. 其中之一就是 big cheese 。奶酪是牛奶做的固态食品。