點滴英語天天學第328期:雅思詞彙(188)
1. Expression：jump ship
Explanation：To suddenly abandon one's post on a ship, as of a sailor.（棄船潛逃）
Example：No one has been able to find that missing sailor so they think he probably jumped ship.
沒有人能找到那個失蹤的水手，所以他們認爲他可能已經棄船潛逃了。
One of the deckhands jumped ship at the last port.
一名水手在最後一個港口棄船逃走了。
2. Expression: run a tight ship
Explanation：To keep a place, group, or organization very well-organized and operating efficiently. （要求嚴格，紀律嚴明）
Example：I like to run a tight ship around here. That means that you'd better be here at 8:30 and you don't get off work until 5:30. No coming late or going home early! And you don't take more than 30 minutes for lunch. Do you understand?
我喜歡在這裏實行嚴格的紀律,這就是說,你們最好8:30 就到這裏,5:30 以前不能下班。遲到早退是不行的。午飯時間不能超過半個小時，明白了嗎？
I'm trying very hard to run a tight ship here, but that guy who was hired two months ago has been late almost every morning and one day took more than two hours for lunch. He has left me with no choice but to fire him.
我在這兒想盡量管理得嚴格一點。可那個兩個月前被僱的人幾乎每天早上都遲到，中午花兩個多小時吃午飯。他實在讓我別無選擇,只能解僱他啦。
Jane sure ran a tight ship around here. The department has devolved into chaos without her leadership.
Jane確實要求很嚴格——沒有她的領導，這個部門已經陷入混亂了。
Shaona was running a tight ship and didn't waste time on small talk.
夏娜辦事嚴謹，沒有把時間浪費在閒聊上。
Andy is totally organized and totally confident. He runs a tight ship and he does a great job.
Andy做事情很有條理並且很自信。他管理很嚴格，工作也做得很好。
