
To wear two hats at a time
To wear就是"穿戴"的意思。To wear two hats at a time就是一個(gè)人同時(shí)戴兩頂帽子。這當(dāng)然是從字面上來(lái)解釋。在實(shí)際生活中,你碰到過(guò)什么人同時(shí)戴兩頂帽子的嗎?恐怕沒(méi)有吧。但是,你會(huì)聽(tīng)到美國(guó)人說(shuō)某人同時(shí)戴兩頂帽子的。那這是什么意思呢?To wear two hats at a time是指一個(gè)人同時(shí)擔(dān)任兩個(gè)職務(wù)。
例句:They're so short handed at my cousin Joe's office that he has to wear two hats. He was already a Vice President, but now he is also the treasurer because the old treasurer quit and they can'tafford to hire a replacement。
我表兄喬伊的公司人手很少,他不得不同時(shí)擔(dān)任兩個(gè)職務(wù)。他本來(lái)就是副總裁,現(xiàn)在他還得負(fù)責(zé)管理財(cái)務(wù),因?yàn)樵瓉?lái)負(fù)責(zé)財(cái)務(wù)的人辭職了,而他們又沒(méi)有錢另外雇用一個(gè)人來(lái)接替他。