1.He cannot gamble on offending his boss.

1.他不敢贸然去得罪老板。

2.He tried to upstage his boss at the meeting.

2.他在会议期间尽力显得比上司突出。

3.Barring the boss, we all went out for drinks on Friday.

3.除了老板, 我们星期五都出去喝酒了。

4.I know one investment banking boss who penalises underlings for lobbying crassly.

4.我认识的一位投行老板就会惩罚那些说的下级。

5.She wants to be the boss, not play second fiddle to somebody else.

5.她想当老板，不想给人当副手。

6.John explained away his unfinished task by showing his boss a certificate for sick leave.

6.翰交给上司一个病假条,以此解释他为完成任务。

7.Money is the god of the bosses.

7.老板们崇拜的就是金钱。

8.Bring all your gripes to the boss.

8.你跟老板发牢骚去。

9.She is at odds with her boss.

9.她与上司不和。

10.The boss will certainly be jolly angry.

10.老板肯定会大发脾气的。

11.The boss put Cage to the door.

11.老板把凯奇辞退了。

12.The boss sacked a dilatory worker yesterday.

12.昨天老板开除了一个凡事都爱拖延的人。

13.He got quite a blessing from his boss.

13.他被老板狠狠地斥责了一顿。

14.She got a sharp reproach from her boss.

14.她受到了上司的严厉训斥。

15.They are on friendly terms with the boss.

15.他们与老板的关系融洽。

16.My boss bawled me out for being late.

16.我迟到， 给老板训斥了一顿。

17.Our boss loves to bike for an excursion.

17.我们老板喜欢骑自行车去郊。

18.She always walks on eggshells around her boss.

18.在老板身边, 她总是小心翼翼的。

19.Nothing is more distracting than a neurotic boss.

19.有比神经敏的老板更恼人的了。

20.His boss yelled at him and ruffled his feathers.

20.老板冲他叫嚷, 使他怒不可遏。