商务英语：今日热词——“着什么急呢？”
《财富》（中文版）
2012年11月09日
EXAMPLE: As he ran down the hall to his desk and accidently dropped a handful of paper, I asked my new assistant, "Where's the fire?" and he smiled.
我的新助理跑过大厅，冲向他的办公桌，还不小心掉了一叠文件，我问他：“着什么急呢？”他只好笑了笑。
我的新助理跑过大厅，冲向他的办公桌，还不小心掉了一叠文件，我问他：“着什么急呢？”他只好笑了笑。
今日单词：
| 单词 | legman |
| 中文释义 |
跑腿者，助手（名词） |
| 英文释义 |
(noun) A low-level assistant charged with performing routine tasks such as gathering information or running errands. |
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例句 |
EXAMPLE: As a legman for his boss, the young employee worked long, exhausting hours for low pay, but he learned a lot about the company. 这位年轻员工专门为上司跑腿，每天时间长，工作又累，工资很低，但他对公司有了很多了解。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | "Where's the fire?" |
| 中文释义 |
“着什么急呢？”（非正式） |
| 英文释义 |
Informal expression meaning "There is no need to rush, so why are you going so quickly?"(NOTE: no relationship to an actual fire is implied.) |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: As he ran down the hall to his desk and accidently dropped a handful of paper, I asked my new assistant, "Where's the fire?" and he smiled. 我的新助理跑过大厅，冲向他的办公桌，还不小心掉了一叠文件，我问他：“着什么急呢？”他只好笑了笑。 |
