原来，在英语里，“a busman’s holiday”是指“一个照常工作的节假日”，也就是说虽然在休假但仍然做一些与自己平日上班做的类似的工作。That’s a strange choice, isn't it, Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob?

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It is, but he's not the only one. Listen to these examples.

Examples

The taxi driver said he was going on a driving holiday around Europe – sounds like a busman's holiday to me!

My mini-break turned into a bit of a busman's holiday when I had to use my plumbing skills to fix a leak in the hotel.

I decided to take a break from playing in the band and go on holiday but it turned into a busman's holiday when I ended up busking to raise enough money for my plane ticket home.

A busman’s holiday 用来描述虽然在度假但照常工作的假期。这听起来可真是没什么意思。If I went on holiday, doing my job would be the last thing I'd do.

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Yes, me too. But think about what Neil actually does in his job…

Hmm. He drinks tea… sits around chatting… goes shopping…

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Exactly – and he'll be doing the same thing in Spain.

Now that sounds like my kind of ‘busman's holiday’! When can I go?

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Let's finish the programme first.

OK. Bye!

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