EXAMPLE: My normally silent and serious relatives often become talkative and quite jocular at family birthday parties.
在家庭的生日聚会上,我的那些一般不爱说话、很严肃的亲戚们经常变得健谈,很爱开玩笑。
今日单词
jocular
中文释义
爱开玩笑的(形容词)
英文释义
(adjective) Tending to make jokes often and to behave in a lighthearted manner.
例句
EXAMPLE: My normally silent and serious relatives often become talkative and quite jocular at family birthday parties.
在家庭的生日聚会上,我的那些一般不爱说话、很严肃的亲戚们经常变得健谈,很爱开玩笑。
今日短语
paper pusher
中文释义
没能耐的人(非正式)
英文释义
(INFORMAL) A person who works in an office and handles routine information on paper all day.
例句
EXAMPLE: I work in an office, so my brother, an energetic sales representative who travels a lot each day, often teases me by saying I'm just a paper pusher.
我坐在办公室里工作,而我的兄弟是一位精力充沛的销售代表,每天都在四处奔波,他经常取笑我,说我没能耐。