作者:城市网 来源:城市网学院 更新日期:2013-1-22
习语:above board Exp. Board是木板的意思,above board是个固定搭配,常用来指“在桌面上”或“正大光明”,与under the table相对。 Eg. The deal was #pletely above board. 这笔交易是完全光明正大的。 Eg. If all your dealings have been above board, you need have no fear of their being investigated. 如果你的买卖都光明正大,就不必害怕调查。 Eg. There' s nothing secret about what we' re doing, it' s all perfectly above board. 我们做的没有什么保密,完全是正大光明的。 迷你对话: A :Whatever we do , we should do itabove board. 不管我们做什么,我们都应该正大光明。 B :You are right. We shouldn't do anythingunder the table. 你说得对,我们不应该偷偷摸摸地做事。 A :Well, since youagree withme, we shouldput the issue above boardinstead oftalking aboutthrough other channels. 那好,既然你同意我的说法,我们就把事情摆在桌面上来,而不是通过其他什么方式对此进行讨论。 词海拾贝: under the table 秘密交易的 (暗中进行的, 不法的) Eg. The businessmen offered me &500 under the table if I would vote against the government's plans. 如果我对政府的计划投反对票,商人们会贿赂我500英镑。 Eg. Jesse gave money under the table to get the apartment. 杰西悄悄花钱弄到一套房间。 agree with sb 同意某人的观点、想法 Eg. I entirely agree with you. 我完全同意你的看法。 He tends to get angry when people do not agree with him. 他听到不同意见时,总是不高兴。 Eg. I agree with you, but with some reservations. 我同意你,不过有几点要保留。 put the issue above board 把事情放在桌面上来谈;公开地谈这个问题 instead of 而不是;代替 Eg. The economy is shrinking instead of growing. 经济正在萎缩而不是在增长中。 Eg. The shopkeeper gave us short weight: we got 7.5 kilos instead of 10 kilos. 店主给我们的分量不足: 应该10公斤我们只得到7.5公斤。 Eg. There is a growing tendency for people to work at home instead of in offices. 人们在家里而不是在办公室里工作的趋势日益增长。 through other channels 通过其他渠道
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