1·She is from a poor family of casual labourers and eked out a life as a housemaid and toilet cleaner before working her way up to a marketing job.
她出身自一个做零工的贫穷家庭,起初做女佣和厕所保洁员来维持生计,后来靠自己的努力升到得到一份市场营销的工作。
2·He mostly USES "Mr" in return, though he calls his staff, such as the long-suffering housemaid, Polly, by their first names.
他通常以“先生”回称他们,但他对他的职员们则是直呼其名,例如他称任劳任怨的女佣为波莉。
3·The new housemaid is like a bull in a China shop.
新来的女佣是个毛手毛脚的人。
4·She is an excellent housemaid, and works very well at her needle.
她是个出色的女佣人,擅长做针线活。
5·He took me for his housemaid.
他把我当作他的女佣人了。