轻松日记商务职场篇 第233期:惹火

核心句型：
The manager pushed my buttons many times.
经理惹火我好多次了。
push one's button 直译过来就是：“按下某人的按钮”，button也是“下巴”的俗称，是非正式用法。按住或攻击某人的下巴，自然会让对方不满和生气，所以这个短语的正确意思是：“惹火某人，激怒某人”。因此，当美国人说"The manager pushed my buttons many times."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"The manager has made me angry many times."、"The manager has waved a red flag in front of me many times."。
情景对白：
May: Oh, darling, are you sure that you are going to quit?
阿美：哦，亲爱的，你确定要把工作辞了？
Gucci: Yeah, the manager pushed my buttons many times. I can't bear it any more.
古奇：是的，经理惹火我好多次了，我再也受不了了。
搭配句积累：
①I don't want to work for him for even a moment.
我现在一刻也不想再替他办事儿了。
②I don't want to see his face again.
我再也不想见到他了。
③I'm fed up, and I wish to leave as soon as possible.
我受够了，就想尽早离开。
④Now, I'm leaving and I won't butter him up.
现在我不干了，我再也不用看他脸色行事了。
单词：
1. wave a red flag 做使某人生气的事
The mere mention of his hated cousins name was like waving a red flag in front of him.
只要一提他那个讨厌的表兄的名字，他就生气。
A friend you have had disagreements with may wave the red flag.
一个曾和你有分歧的朋友会对你怒发冲冠。
2. butter vt. 讨好
The bank has to butter up investors because it is in a fiercely competitive market.
由于市场竞争激烈，银行不得不去讨好投资者。
I tried buttering her up. 'I've always admired people with these sorts of talents.'
我拼命奉承她：“我一直钦佩有如此才能的人。”
He began to butter up the director in hope of being given a better job
他开始奉承主任，希望得到一份更好的工作。