《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。
那也只是杯水车薪。
We tried to spend less this month.
(这个月我们尽量缩减了开支。)
It's a drop in the bucket.
(那也只是杯水车薪。)
drop “水滴”、 “滴”。bucket “水桶”。直译是“这也不过是水桶里的一滴水”。
It won't make a significant difference.
significant “重大的”、 “ (数量等)相当的”。
It's not enough to affect the outcome.
(对结果不足以造成什么影响。)
affect “影响”。outcome “结果”、 “成果”。
不知为福。
Ignorance is bliss. Don't tell him about it.
(不知为福。你不要告诉他这件事。)
Alright. I'll take your advice.
(好的。我听你的。)
ignorance “无知”。bliss “无上的幸福”。Ignorance is bliss. 谚语, 意思是“不知道倒省得烦恼”。
Please don't tell him, because it's better if he doesn't know.
Don't tell him, because he doesn't need to know about it.
(不要告诉他, 因为他没有必要知道这件事。)
真是小事聪明大事糊涂。
We ordered a thousand memo pads on sale.
(我们订购了1 000本削价的记事本。)
Penny wise, pound foolish.
(真是小事聪明大事糊涂。)
order “订购”。on sale “促销中的”。
penny是英国最小的货币单位。pound的价值相当于100个penny。这句话是美国常用的谚语, 用于形容在
小事上相当吝啬, 却在大事上大手大脚存不住钱的人。直译是“花小钱很聪明, 花大钱很愚蠢”, 也相当于“吝
惜一文而不知失百文”。wise 指“聪明的”。foolish指“愚蠢的”、 “笨的”。
That sounds impractical.
(那个好像不切实际。)
impractical “不切实际的”。
That doesn't make sense financially.
(从资金上看那样做不合理。)
financially “财政上”。make sense “合理”。
Cheap is expensive.
expensive “高价的”。
You get what you pay for.
(一分钱一分货。)
习惯用语。
粗心大意是最大的敌人。
I don't think we need to check it again.
(我认为我们没必要再检查一遍。)
Carelessness is the greatest enemy.
(粗心大意是最大的敌人。)
carelessness “不注意”、 “轻率”。the greatest enemy “最大的敌人”。
Carelessness can be a great enemy.
Being careless is the greatest enemy.




