趣味青春英语电台 第201期:Pet peeve

 　　Idiom:

　　Pet peeve¹ ( something annoying )

　　Hit the book:

　　Workaholic

　　Aggressive

　　Top-notch

　　Ramp² up

　　Cramped³

　　Hail

　　Have reservation

　　Not always good for employees with families.

　　A presentation designer valued the way that Apple employees truly cares about their work, but says that a 'workaholic work environment' comes along in the package.

　　'Not good for employees, not much understanding of family emergency, etc.'

1 peeve   

v.气恼，怨恨；n.麻烦的事物，怨恨

参考例句：

• She was in a peeve over it.她对这很气恼。
• She was very peeved about being left out.她为被遗漏而恼怒。

2 ramp   

n.暴怒，斜坡，坡道；vi.作恐吓姿势，暴怒，加速；vt.加速

参考例句：

• That driver drove the car up the ramp.那司机将车开上了斜坡。
• The factory don't have that capacity to ramp up.这家工厂没有能力加速生产。

3 cramped   

a.狭窄的

参考例句：

• The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence. 房子十分狭小拥挤，但经纪人却把它说成是小巧别致的住宅。
• working in cramped conditions 在拥挤的环境里工作