今日短語

The lie of the land 的意思是“一個組織或機構的特定的運作方式”。常常用來表達新人初來乍到，面對生疏的學習或工作環境，尚待了解各方面的形勢和路數。

例句

I only joined the company a few weeks ago. I haven't really figured out the lie of the land yet. I've no idea who I can trust or who the most important people actually are.

It takes everyone a while to get to know the lie of the land when they start university. It's all new for everybody so it's bound to be a little confusing at first.

請注意

如果說你 ''land'' a job，那么意思就是你成功獲得一份公認的體面工作，而且這個職位往往競爭激烈，很難得到。

例句

Did you hear about Mike? He's just landed a job at Google.

After I left university I was lucky enough to land a job with one of the top law firms in the country.