“Oil the wheel”可不只是“给车轮刷油”的意思，“banana oil”又是什么意思？

No.1

oil the wheel

“oil the wheel”的意思是“让事情顺利进行”，一起来看个例句吧！

[例句]

1.I will try tooil the wheelsto make our cooperation successful.

我会努力让事情顺利进行，使我们的合作成功。

2.It's very difficult to see the chairman of our company, but if you take his secretary out to lunch that usually helps tooil the wheels.

你很难见到我们的董事长，可是你如果把他的秘书带出去吃午餐，那通常有助于事情顺利进行了。

No.2

burn the midnight oil

短语“burn the midnight oil”英文释义为“to work or read late into the night”，意为“工作到深夜、挑灯夜战”，即努力工作。据记载，这个短语最早出现在1635年。

[例句]

1.I had toburn the midnight oilto get ready for the test.

为了准备考试，我不得不熬夜。

2.The assignment was very lengthy so she was forced toburn the midnight oilto get it done on time.

这项作业很长，所以她不得不熬夜加班以按时完成。

3.Normally I get home from work at 6:30 and then after dinner I'll often work until 9 or 10. However, when I'm in the middle of a court case or in the lead up to it, I'll often need toburn the midnight oilin preparation.

我通常六点半下班回家， 吃过晚饭之后我经常要工作到九、十点钟。但是在一个案件正在审理期间或是在开庭之前， 我经常要熬夜作准备。

4.It is very hard assignment, and I had toburn the midnight oilto get it completed on time.

这是一项非常艰巨的任务，为了按时完成，我不得不加班加点。

No.3

banana oil

对于“banana oil”，它的字面意思是“香蕉油”，但它还可以表达“花言巧语、油嘴滑舌”的意思。

[例句]

1.Cut out thebanana oil;flattery will get you nowhere!

别花言巧语了，吹捧是不会使你捞到好处的。

2.She is always deceived by hisbanana oil.

她总是被他的花言巧语所骗

3.Cut out thebanana oil , I don't believe what you said anymore!

别花言巧语了，我再也不相信你说的话了！