学个词 390: off the cuff

今天我们要学的词是off the cuff。 Off the cuff, 是随意，即兴的意思。"French President Nicolas Sarkozy is known for his off-the-cuff remarks about everything from hostages to love," 法国总统萨尔科齐以即兴发表评论而出名，不论是针对人质事件还是针对爱情。

在办公室讲话要特别小心。"An off-the-cuff remark might turn out to be damaging to your career," 有时候你随便说的一句话就可能会影响到你事业的发展。哪些话不能说呢？首当其冲的就是 "That's not my job," 这不是我的工作。好的，今天我们学习的词是off the cuff...