今日小常识

　　In English, there are many different types of hat, which have appeared in popular fiction or television. One of the most well-known hats is the deerstalker, worn by the fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. People often expect to see businessmen in Britain wearing bowler hats, but very few people actually wear these nowadays.

　　英语中, 对帽子的类型有很多不同说法。各种类型帽子也常常出现于流行小说或电视作品中。最著名的一种叫猎鹿帽，就是大侦探福尔摩斯配戴的那种。另外人们印象中英国商人好像都该戴圆顶礼帽， 不过在现时生活中，极少出现戴圆顶礼貌的商人。

　　今日短语

　　英语短语 wear different hats 字面意思是带着不同的帽子，表示一个人身兼多职或扮演多种角色。

　　例句

　　"Alice is presenting the news at the weekend."

　　"Really? I thought she only worked behind the scenes?"

　　"She presents every weekend - she wears many different hats."

　　I'm not going to work – I'm wearing a different hat today. I'm going to be volunteering at my local scout group.

　　My brother wears many different hats: he works as a swimming teacher during the day, at night he works in our local pub, and at the weekend he helps out at a rowing club.

　　请注意

　　在表示迅速作某事的时候可以用 the drop of a hat 这个短语，即有信号就立刻行动。

　　Johnny Depp is gorgeous. I'd marry him at the drop of a hat!

编辑：张雨

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