點滴英語天天學第322期:雅思詞彙(182)
1. Expression：greener pastures
Explanation：A place or thing that is an improvement on one's current situation. （改善一個人現狀的地方或事兒，更好的職位，更好的地方）
Example：Many scientists working for the government have left for greener pastures in the private sector.
許多原先爲政府工作的科學家先在都到私人單位另謀高就了。
She's giving up her job and moving on to greener pastures.
她準備辭職去找更好的工作。
I liked my job here but it just didn't pay enough so I had to go to greener pastures.
我喜歡這裏的工作，但是薪水不多，所以我不得不另謀高就了。
A lot of nurses seek greener pastures overseas.
很多護士在海外尋找更好的工作。
2. Expression：do a job on someone/something
Explanation：To have a harmful impact on someone or something. To damage someone or something; to mess up someone or something（對某人或某事產生有害的影響，傷害……，嚴重順壞……）
Example：Considering her pessimism toward marriage, her last break-up must have really done a job on her.
考慮到她對婚姻的悲觀態度，她上一次的分手一定對她帶來了很大的傷害。
Ugh, your puppy did a job on my new shoes—they're completely chewed up!
哎呀，你的小狗把我的新鞋咬壞了——它們全被咬壞了!
The robbers really did a job on the bank guard. They beat him when they robbed the bank.
搶劫犯把銀行的保安傷得很嚴重——當他們搶劫銀行的時候，打了他。
The puppy did a job on my shoes. They are all chewed to pieces.
小狗把我的鞋子弄壞了，它們被肯德一塊一塊的了。
