地道英语课堂：扰乱的用法

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地道英语课堂：扰乱的用法

　　A spanner in the works

地道英语课堂：扰乱的用法

　　扰乱

　　Jen: Hi, Im Jennifer and Im on the lookout for Helen someone said they saw her going into the basement earlier Oh wait, there she is, with a tool kit? What on earth are you doing? There are pipes all over the floor!

　　Helen: Oh hi Jen! 我现在正忙着修水管呢。

　　Jen: Fix the pipes? But youre not a plumber, you dont know anything about pipes!

　　Helen: I know, but the boss asked me 他说让我赶快把水管修好。

　　Jen: Really? Are you sure thats what he said? It seems strange hed ask you to turn your hand to plumbing.

　　Helen: I knew youd say that, so I printed off his email to show you. Look it says: 关于这个项目- someone has thrown a spanner into the works 我希望你解决这个问题

　　Jen: But Helen

　　Helen: .所以我在找这个 spanner 螺丝扳手!

　　Jen: Oh Helen, you shouldnt take it literally! In English, if someone throws a spanner into the works, it means they do something to spoil a plan or make it more complicated.

　　Helen: Oh A spanner in the works 那么这里没有一个真的扳手?

　　Jen: I dont think so Lets hear some examples to help explain the phrase.

　　The budget cuts have thrown a real spanner in the works for the future of the project.

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