商務(wù)英語(yǔ)綜合輔導(dǎo)：趕時(shí)間

Against the clock
    Angela: "Mom, will you have time to help me with my homework today?"
    Andy: "Sorry, I won't. I'll be working against the clock to finish my presentation."
    安吉拉：媽媽，今天又時(shí)間幫我做作業(yè)嗎？
    安 迪：不好意思，我要趕時(shí)間完成我的報(bào)告書。
    You are working against the clock when you are trying to finish your work within a limited amount of time.
    中文意思：趕時(shí)間完成某件事情。
    Against the grain
    Angela: "Why can't you just do it the way everyone else does? Why do you always have to go against the grain?"
    安吉拉：為什么你不能按照別人的方式去做呢？怎么總是個(gè)格格不入？
    You go against the grain when you make life more difficult by acting against the wishes of others.
    中文意思：違背別人的想法做事。