每天三分钟学英语 第466期:英文"替班"怎么说?

 ① Fill someone's shoes
接替某人的工作

Who will fill Jim's shoes when he retires?
当Jim退休的时候谁来接替他的工作呢？

② Stand in
替班（临时的）

You need to find someone to stand in for me today so I can take my cat to the vet¹.
你得找个人今天替我的班，这样我才能带我的猫去看兽医。

I'm standing² in for Kyle until he recovers from his cold.
我来替Kyle的班，直到他感冒痊愈。

③ Take over
接管工作

Shelly took over the project from Gary because he missed a lot of deadlines.
Shelly从Gary的手里接管了这个项目，因为Gary好多任务都没有按时完成。

The board is taking over the company from the CEO until they can find someone better for the job.
董事会从CEO手里接管了公司，直到他们找到更好的人选。

④ Substitute
[ˈsʌbstɪtuːt]
（名词）替班

Hey I'm the sub for Pam today. She should be back in two days.
我是Pam今天的替班。她应该会在两天后回来工作。

The substitute teacher didn't find the lesson plan our teacher left so he just told us stories all day.
替班老师没有找到我们老师留下的教案，所以他给我们讲了一整天故事。

⑤ Replacement³
[rɪˈpleɪsmənt]
（名词）接班者，代替者

She's the replacement for Fred who got fired last week.
她是来接上周被炒掉的Fred的班的。

动词：replace
接班

I'm here to replace Maggie until her maternity⁴ leave is finished.
我是来接替Maggie的，直到她休完产假。

⑥ Backup
[ˈbækʌp]
（名词）后备人员

backup plan 后备计划
backup battery 后备电源

Gavin is the backup IT guy who works on the weekends when Tom is off.
Gavin是后备的IT人员，他在周末Tom休息的时候来上班。

They hired me as a backup in case anyone can't perform their job.
他们雇我做后备工作人员，以防有人没法上班。

Backup 备胎
She just treat you as a backup.
她只是把你当备胎。

⑦ Cover
临时替班

Can you cover me for a few minutes?
你能替我几分钟的班吗？

Kalley is covering me for a few days.
Kalley会替我几天班。

1 vet   

n.兽医，退役军人；vt.检查

参考例句：

• I took my dog to the vet.我把狗带到兽医诊所看病。
• Someone should vet this report before it goes out.这篇报道发表之前应该有人对它进行详查。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

4 maternity   

n.母性，母道，妇产科病房；adj.孕妇的，母性的

参考例句：

• Women workers are entitled to maternity leave with full pay.女工产假期间工资照发。
• Trainee nurses have to work for some weeks in maternity.受训的护士必须在产科病房工作数周。