《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。
请少使用专业术语。
Please go easy on jargon.
(请少使用专业术语。)
I'll speak plainly.
(我会说得简单点。)
go easy on ... “节制使用……”。jargon “专业术语”。
plainly “容易理解地”。
Please go easy on shoptalk.
shoptalk “职业用语”。
Try to stay away from business jargon.
(请尽量避免使用商业术语。)
stay away from ... “避开……”。
现在只能拭目以待。
I hope that merger works.
(我希望合并能成功。)
The only thing we can do is wait.
(现在只能拭目以待。)
merger “ (企业的)合并”。
直译是“我们惟一能做的就是等待”。
Waiting is all we can do.
We have no choice but to wait.
choice “选择”。
我得把钱用得更妥善一些。
I have to manage my money better.
(我得把钱用得更妥善一些。)
You do if you want to make a profit.
(如果你想赢利, 就得这么做。)
manage “设法完成”、 “管理”。
I'm not very good at managing my money.
I need to learn how to manage my money.
I should manage my money better.
那没什么不可以的。
I wanted to stay and work overtime.
(我想留下来加班。)
Nothing's wrong with that.
(那没什么不可以的。)
overtime “加班”。
wrong “不合适的”、 “不好的”。直译是“那没什么不好的”。
I see nothing wrong with that.
What's wrong with that?
There's nothing wrong with that.
你没必要紧张。
I'm nervous about my interview tomorrow.
(明天的面试让我紧张。)
You don't have to be nervous.
(你没必要紧张。)
nervous “紧张的”、 “神经质的”、 “忐忑不安的”。
There's no reason to be nervous.
(没有理由紧张。)
You don't need to be worried.
(你没必要担心。)
在那儿说话要注意。
I'm going to the meeting now.
(我现在要去开会了。)
Be careful of what you say in there.
(在那儿说话要注意。)
be careful of ... “注意……”、 “小心……”。
Watch your words in there.
watch “注意”、 “小心”。
Be cautious about what you say in there.
be cautious about ... “注意……”。
告诉他这个消息时我们不能太直接。
We are going to have to turn his proposal down.
(我们不得不否决他的提案。)
We can't be too blunt when we tell him about this.
(告诉他这个消息时我们不能太直接。)
turn down “否决”、 “拒绝”。
blunt “ (人或态度)粗暴的”、 “不客气的”。
Let's try to soften the blow.
(让我们尽量缓解这个打击。)
soften “使减轻”、 “使缓和”。blow “打击”、 “冲击”。
We shouldn't be too blunt when we tell him about this.
Don't get straight to the point with him.
(别和他说得太直接了。)




