《即学即职场英语口语词典》是一本包含职场常用英语口语的用法和职场常用英语口语的技巧的词典。
要保持警惕。
We've always been number one.
(我们总是第一。)
Stay alert.
(要保持警惕。)
We've是We have的缩写。
alert “警惕的”。
Be alert.
Don't rest on your laurels.
laurels指“作为胜利标志的月桂树的叶子”。习惯用语, 意思是“不要满足于成功”。
物以类聚嘛。
Mr. Aoki spends a lot of time with the boss.
(青木先生总是和上司在一起。)
Birds of a feather flock together.
(物以类聚嘛。)
feather “鸟的羽毛”。a feather “相同颜色的羽毛”。flock “成群”。直译是“羽毛相同的鸟结伴飞行”,
常用的谚语。
People with the same interests tend to get together.
tend to ... “倾向于……”。
Men are known by the company they keep.
(人以群分。)
谚语。
历史又在重演。
Stocks are falling again, like in 1929.
(股价又开始跌了, 就像1929年那样。)
History repeats itself.
(历史又在重演。)
history “历史”。itself “ 自己”、 “本身”。习惯用语。
Things are likely to happen more than once.
直译是“事情总是不止一次地发生”。
be likely to ... “也许会……”。
History is repetitive.
不试一试怎么会知道。
This'll last forever.
(这个东西经久耐用。)
The proof's in the pudding.
(不试一试怎么会知道。)
last “耐用”、 “持久”。
这句话是由“The proof of the pudding is in the eating.”省略而来的, 不过美国普遍用的是省略的
句子。直译是“布丁是否好吃尝一尝便知”, 比喻“证据比论点重要”, 也就是“不干(不用)就不知道”。谚语。
You should try before you decide.
Don't judge before you've given it a try.
(没试之前不要下结论。)




