畢業一段時間了,還沒當成白領上班族,眾多親友紛紛表達關切,甚至問你需不需要資助。但其實你已經靠網拍、或者當家教兼課,生活不成問題。你可以跟大家說:「我沒找到正式工作,但我有『奶油麵包』(bread and butter)!」「奶油麵包」在這裡不是真的指麵包,而是英文裡「生計」的意思。
Bread and butter(維持生計的專業) 麵包和奶油是西方人的主食,因此用來代表「維持生計的基本功夫」。 例:Financial management is my bread and butter. I have done that for seventeen years. 財務管理是我維持生計的專業,我已經從事相關工作十七年了。
Keep body and soul together(養活自己) 直譯像是「保持身體和靈魂在一起」,引申為「維持生計、養活自己」的意思。 例:After being laid off, she doesn’t know how to keep body and soul together. 她被裁員後不知道怎麼養活自己。
Main source of income(主要收入來源) 在沒有其他正職收入的情況下,你的其他工作收入就是main source of income(主要收入來源);若有正職收入了,則其就退居為secondary source of income(次要收入來源)。 例:Although I haven’t found a formal job, I can make money from my Internet business. That’s my main source of income now. 雖然我還沒有找到正式工作,但我能從網路事業賺到錢。那是我目前主要的收入來源。
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