Freeloader 在别人家白吃白住的人
Freeloader是由两个字组成的:free和loader里面的free是不收费,或者是没有代价的意思
一个freeloader就是一个人利用别人的慷慨,在人家里白吃白喝,甚至住在别人家里分文不付。这种人时间长了当然会让人讨厌。
My brother-in-law has been living with us ever since he got mad at his boss and quit his job. Last night I told him to stop being a freeloader and get out and find another job.
这个人是在说他的妹夫。他说:自从我妹夫对他的老板生气辞职以来,他一直住在我们家里。昨天晚上,我告诉他不要继续白吃白住,到外面去再找一个工作。
每个人在一生中总是有起伏的,总会遇到不顺利的时候。但是,有的人在困难的时候甘愿成为一个freeloader,依赖别人,而有的人则能够冲破困难,重新站起来。
下面就是一个老板在说他手下的一个雇员。
The new office manager I've hired is someone we should all admire. After her husband died, it would have been easy to rely on her parents, who happen to be rich. But she refused to become a freeloader and tried very hard to find a job to support herself.
这个老板说:我新雇用的办公室经理是我们应该倾佩的人。她丈夫去世以后,她满可以依赖她的父母;他们很有钱。但是,她却不甘心做一个坐享其成的人,下了很大工夫去找工作来养活自己。
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