《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。
你只会使事情更糟。
I think I'll confront him.
(我想亲自会会他。)
You're making a bad situation worse.
(你只会使事情更糟。)
confront “面临”、 “使面对”。
make ... worse “使……恶化”。
You're exacerbating the situation.
exacerbate “使更加糟糕”、 “使恶化”。
You're just making things worse.
(你只会使事情变得更糟。)
如果你不这么做, 你就只好坐冷板凳了。
I guess I should go along with the majority.
(我想我应该随主流。)
If you don't, you'll be left out in the cold.
(如果你不这么做, 你就只好坐冷板凳了。)
go along with “跟随”。majority “大多数”。
out in the cold指“寒冷的地方”, 但也有“被排挤在外”、 “被忽视”的意思。
You'll be left out in the cold otherwise.
otherwise “否则”。
Otherwise you'll be left behind.
支持他好不好?
How about giving him support?
(支持他好不好?)
I'm trying my best to support him.
(我正在尽最大努力支持他。)
How about ...?“……怎么样?”。support “支持”、 “援助”。
You should give him support.
(你应该支持他。)
You need to be supporting him.
(你得支持他。)
你得从闲聊入手。
You must begin with small talk.
(你得从闲聊入手。)
What if he doesn't respond?
(如果他没有什么反应呢?)
talk “ (互相询问相互的近况等日常性的)闲谈”。在美国通常
begin with ... “从……开始”。small
认为进入工作交谈之前先说一些比较家常的话题为好。
respond “回答”、 “反应”。What if ...? “如果……该怎么办?”。
Just use small talk at first.
at first “首先”。
Just start with small talk.
他已经骗了不少人了。
He deceived many people already.
(他已经骗了不少人了。)
Thank you for warning me.
(谢谢你提醒我。)
deceive “欺骗”。
warn “警告”、 “注意”。
He has already deceived many people.
He has tricked many people already.
trick “欺诈”。
你必须称呼他们的头衔。
How do I address the managers?
(我怎么称呼这些上司?)
You must call them by their titles.
(你必须称呼他们的头衔。)
这里的address指“称呼”。
这里的title指“头衔”。
You must address them by their titles.
You have to use their titles.




