Learn Chinese with @cn-reader:Idiom 丢三落四
成语:丢三落四(diū sān là sì)
Idiom:Miss this and that
解释:意思是 形容做事马虎粗心,不是丢了这个,就是忘了那个。
Literally it means someone does is forgetful, often miss this and that.
乔治是个粗心的人,不但生活中总是迷迷糊糊,连工作上都总是出现马虎的差错。
George is a careless person, not only in his life, but also in his work.
这天早上,乔治醒来就找不到眼镜放到了哪里,眼前的世界一片朦胧。乔治找遍了家里,才在沙发的缝隙里找到了眼镜。
This morning, when George woke up, he could not find his glasses. George looked around the house and found glasses in the gap of the sofa.
一早上的忙活,上班都快晚了,乔治匆忙要出门,却又发现车钥匙不见了!这个急坏了乔治,又在家里到处寻找了一番,可是还是没有找到。乔治只能乘坐出租车去上班,可是到了公司,还是迟到了。部门经理见乔治又迟到,有些生气。
This busy morning , George hurried to go to work, but he cannot find his key. George was so worried. He looked for the key everywhere in his room with no result. George could only take a taxi to company, but he was late to work. The department manager was a bit angry about him.
正巧今天一早便是部门重要的工作会议,乔治要汇报工作的时候,突然发现自己竟然拿错了工作资料。因为自己一早都忙忙慌慌的,竟然把昨晚在家赶出来的材料拿错了!部门经理很生气,严肃的批评了乔治整日里丢三落四的毛病。
This morning, he had an important meeting of the Department. When George wanted to report his work, he suddenly found that he had taken the wrong file. Because he was busy and hurried in the morning, he got the wrong material. The department manager was very angry and seriously criticized George for his terrible behavior.