ESL杰夫的一天 第46期:穿好衣服 准备上班讲解(8)

 　　Usually a briefcase¹ is square and it usually has hard sides on it, many times it has a lock on the top; that's a briefcase. 公文包一般是方形的，并且有硬边，它顶部常常有锁；那就是公文包。

　　A lot of people nowadays do not use a briefcase; they use a computer bag, 如今很多人都不用公文包；他们用电脑包，

　　a bag that they can put their computer and other information in, including their papers. 他们可以用来装电脑和公文等其他资料的包。

　　Well, I put my things into my computer bag,  嗯，我把物品装进电脑包，

　　then I go "back into the kitchen to grab² my Thermos³," to get or take my Thermos with my coffee in it "on the way out the door." 然后我“回到厨房去拿保温瓶”，“在出门的时候”去拿装有咖啡的保温瓶

　　The expression, on the way out, means that you are about to leave or you are leaving your house, in this case. 短语“on the way out”，在这里的意思是你将要离开你的房子。

　　Somebody may call you on the phone and you are getting ready to go to dinner,  比如，有人打电话给你，而你准备去赴晚宴，

　　you could say, "I can't talk right now, I'm on my way out the door," means I'm just getting ready to leave. 你可以说，“这会儿我不能跟你说话，我要出门了，”意思是我正要离开呢。

　　Well, before I leave—before I'm going out the door—I "grab my Thermos. 嗯，在我离开之前——在我出门之前——我“拿上保温瓶。

　　I lock the door," to my house, "and then I hurry to my car in the garage." 我锁上房门”，然后我赶往车库那里。”

1 briefcase   

n.手提箱，公事皮包

参考例句：

• He packed a briefcase with what might be required.他把所有可能需要的东西都装进公文包。
• He requested the old man to look after the briefcase.他请求那位老人照看这个公事包。

2 grab   

vt./n.攫取，抓取；vi.攫取，抓住(at)

参考例句：

• It is rude to grab a seat.抢占座位是不礼貌的。
• The thief made a grab at my bag but I pushed him away.贼想抢我的手提包，但被我推开了。

3 thermos   

n.保湿瓶，热水瓶

参考例句：

• Can I borrow your thermos?我可以借用你的暖水瓶吗？
• It's handy to have the thermos here.暖瓶放在这儿好拿。