"我被炒鱿鱼"的十种说法

 　　1. I got fired.

　　我被炒鱿鱼了。

　　2. I got the boot.

　　我被开除了。

　　3. I got the axe¹.

　　我被开除了。

　　4. I got sacked. / I got the sack.

　　我被开除了。

　　5. They kicked me out.

　　他们把我踢出来了。（他们把我开除了。）

　　6. My boss showed me the door yesterday.

　　我老板昨天叫我走路。

　　7. I was cancelled.

　　我被开除了。

　　8. I was laid off.

　　我被解雇了。

　　9. The boss told me that I don't have to come in tomorrow, or any other day.

　　老板告诉我说，我明天或以后都不必来公司了。

　　10. My boss told me to find a "better" job.

　　我老板叫我"另谋高就"。

1 axe   

n.斧子；v.用斧头砍，削减

参考例句：

• Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
• The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。