《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。
面对现实吧。
Face the facts.
(面对现实吧。)
That's not always easy.
(要做到并不简单。)
face “面对(事实等)”。fact “事实”、 “真实”。
You must face the truth.
You can't hide from the facts.
(你不可能逃避现实。)
hide “隐藏”、 “躲藏”。
理论和实践总是有差距的。
It turned out to be more difficult than thought.
(事实比我想像的更难。)
Theory and practice are always different.
(理论和实践总是有差距的。)
turn out ... “结果是……”。
theory “理论”、 “道理”。practice “练习”、 “实践”。
Saying and doing are two different things.
(说和做是两回事。)
It always sounds good on paper.
(纸面上的东西听起来总是不错。)
sound “听起来”。
规则就是规则。
That rule doesn't make any sense.
(那条规则一点也不合理。)
A rule is a rule.
(规则就是规则。)
make sense “有意义”。
You must accept the rule.
(你必须遵守规则。)
这里的accept指“接受”。
You need to abide by the rule.
(你必须遵守规则。)
abide by ... “遵守(规则等)”。
什么事都有个限度。
Our company can grow no larger.
(我们公司不能再扩大了。)
Everything has its limits.
(什么事都有个限度。)
limit “限度”、 “界限”。
There's a limit to everything.
Nothing is limitless.
作为销售人员总不免有很多跑腿的事。
Being a salesman involves a lot of legwork.
(作为销售人员总不免有很多跑腿的事。)
Too much legwork, if you ask me.
(我的意见是跑腿的事也太多了。)
involve “涉及”。legwork “跑腿的事”。
Salesmen have to be out running around.
run around “到处跑”。
Salesmen are always on the go.
be on the go “忙着四处活动”。
升职并非都是能力的体现。
Promotions are not always a reflection of ability.
(升职并非都是能力的体现。)
That isn't right.
(那么说不对。)
promotion有“升职”、 “晋升”的意思, 但是在这里因为所指的是所有晋升, 所以用了复数。reflection
指“反映”。ability 指“能力”、 “实力”、 “才能”。
Promotions are not always based on ability.
(升职并非都是基于能力。)
be based on ... “ 以……为基础”。
Performance is not the only factor we consider when giving promotions.
(业绩不是我们提拔人员时的惟一考虑因素。)
performance “业绩”、 “成果”。factor “原因”、 “要素”。




