bucket 水桶，吊桶，骑马飞奔
 
实用短语：
A drop in the bucket 沧海一粟
例句：
We’re just like a drop in the bucket among the universe.
在宇宙中间我们就像沧海一粟。
 
实用短语：
give sb. The bucket 解雇某人
例句：
He was negligent of his duty, so the boss decided to give him the bucket.
由于他玩忽职守，老板决定解雇他。
negligent 疏忽的，造成过失的
 
实用短语：
Kick the bucket 死掉
例句：
He kicked the bucket in his prison break.
他在越狱时死掉了。
 
英语口语对话
 
Mary：Haven’t seen Jack for a long time. Why did’t he come to company?
玛丽：很久没看到杰克了，他为什么都没有来公司啊？
Jane：Are you kidding? Everyone knows that he has been gaven the bucket for serval days.
简：你不是开玩笑吧？所有人都知道他已经被解雇几天了。
Mary：Oh, really?
玛丽：哦，是吗？
Jane：His mistake made our company lost a lot of money, so our boss fired him immediately.
简：他的失误让公司损失很多钱，所以老板当即就把他解雇了。