1、5、在工作单位在办公室I made it! 赶上了! *可以用于上班、上学和坐车时的情况。Not quite. (那可未必。 )Im on time!I arrived on time! (正点到达。) Be punctual! 要严格遵守时间。Yes, sir.(是，知道了。 ) You are late again. 你又迟到了。I was only late by five minutes. 我只迟到了 5 分钟。I was only five minutes late.Did you punch in? *上班时。Did you punch out? *下班时。 打出勤卡了吗?Let
2、me check my schedule. 让我看看我的日程安排。Can we meet on Tuesday? (星期二我们可以见面吗 ?)Let me check my schedule. (让我看看我的日程安排。)Let me look over my schedule.Let me confirm my schedule. Ive got so much to do. 我有好多事要干。Dont worry. You can do it. (不用担心，你完全能干好!)I have so much to do.I have many things to do.Im extremely bu
3、sy. (我非常忙。)Im pressed for time. 我的时间安排很紧。Im an ordinary office worker. 我是个普通的公司职员。*ordinary“平凡，普通” 。 “男职员” 、 “女职员”均用 an office worker 表示。I do office work. (我是个公司职员。)Im a regular office worker. (我是个普通的公司职员。 ) The work doesnt need much effort. 这工作不太费事。Lucky you! (那你太幸运了。)Its an easy job. (这个工作不吃力。) Do
4、nt neglect your duties! 干活别偷懒。*neglect“不认真对待工作，不履行义务，马马虎虎的态度” 。Duty“义务” 。Dont neglect your duties! (干活别偷懒。)Okay. I wont. (好的，绝不偷懒。) Im in charge of the west side. 西区由我负责。I take charge of the west side. (西区由我负责。)Im responsible for the west side. Im done with the work. 我已经结束那项工作了。Im done with the work
5、. (我已结束那项工作了。)Already? (已经结束了?)Im finished with the work.Im all done with the work. I can still work for a long time. 我还能工作好长时间呢。Ill be able to work for many more years. (我还能工作好多年呢。)I still have many years of work. (我还可以干上好几年。) Our boss has been fired. 我们的上司被解雇了。 *fire“撤职，解雇” 。Youre kidding! (你不是在开玩
6、笑吧 !)Our boss has been dismissed.Our boss has been let go.Our boss has been canned. *俚语。Our boss has been sacked. *俚语。 Please staple these together. 请把这个订在一起。 *stapler 是名词， “订书器” 。 staple 为动词， “订在一起” 。 Would you copy these papers? 能帮我复印一下这份材料吗? This copy machine doesnt work. 复印机有毛病了。This copy machin
7、e isnt working.This copier is broken. (这台复印机坏了。 ) I think it ran out of paper. 我想复印机是没纸了。 *run out“用完” 。I think its out of paper. When is this due? 付款截止到什么时候 ? *due“已到付款截止日期” 。When do I have to pay this by?When is the last day I can pay for this?How long is the pay period?When is the pay period over
8、?When does this have to be finished by? Its due on the thirtieth. 付款日期截止到 30 号。Lets take a break. 我们休息一会儿吧。Yes, lets. (好吧，休息一会儿吧。)Lets take a break, shall we?Shall we take a break. (我们休息一会儿吗?) Get me a cup of coffee, will you? 能帮我倒杯咖啡吗? *用于上级对下级。Would you bring me a cup of coffee? (能麻烦您帮我倒杯咖啡吗 ?) *这
9、种说法要礼貌得多。 Would you like some coffee? 您想喝杯咖啡吗? Would you care for some coffee? *比较有礼貌的说法。Do you want some coffee?How about some coffee? That would be great. 那真是太好了。 *用于回答别人的邀请和建议。That would be perfect.That would hit the spot.That would be grand. *比较旧的说法。 Its almost lunchtime. 快到午饭时间了。Its almost time
10、 for lunch. We took an hour lunch break. 我们有 1 小时的午休时间。 Where were you? (你去哪儿了?)We took an hour lunch break. (我们有 1 小时的午休时间。) Lets get started. 我们开始吧。Lets begin! *用于任何场合。Here we go.Lets get down to business. *谈生意进入正题时使用。Lets get down to work. (我们开始工作吧。) I cant leave this job at the moment. 现在我不能放下这个
11、工作。Lets take a vacation soon. (我们马上休假吧。 )I cant leave this job at the moment. (现在我不能放下这个工作。 )Im tied up at the moment. Im too busy to bother with such details. 我太忙了，顾不上那么琐碎的事。 *detail“细小的，零碎的” 。Im so busy, Id really appreciate any help I could get. 我忙得四脚朝天。Dont slack off! 别偷懒 ! *slack“懒惰” 、 “马马虎虑” 、
12、 “松散” ，slack off 表示“做事松松散散” 、 “偷工减料” 。 Do your best! 尽你的全力 ! Dont work too hard. 悠着点儿。Good-bye, John. (约翰，再见。)Bye. Dont work too hard. (再见。悠着点儿。) Pull yourself together. 打起精神来。 *pull oneself together“打起精神，振作起来” 。But I just made a big mistake. (可是我出了个很大的差错。)Get a hold of yourself. You can count on me
13、. 你可以找我呀! *count on.“指望” 、 “依赖” 。I need more help with the project. (这个计划还得找人帮忙。)Well, you can count on me. (那，你可以找我呀。) I dont even have time to catch my breath. 连喘口气的工夫都没有。Hows work? (工作怎么样?)I dont even have time to catch my breath. (连喘口气的工夫都没有。)I dont have time to breathe. Whats keeping you? 你怎么耽搁
14、了? Whats keeping you? Hurry up. (你怎么耽搁了，快点儿!)Ill be over soon. (马上就来。)Changing jobs is the only way out. 换个工作是惟一的解决办法。 *way out“解决办法” 。Youd better work harder. 你应该更加努力工作。 You should work harder. *这句不如上句语气强烈。 Im a workaholic. 我是个工作狂。 *这句话既可以是褒义也可以是贬义。它是“工作的”(work)和“酒精中毒”(alcoholic)的混合语。另外可以把喜欢吃巧克力的人说
15、成“chocoholic ”，把购物狂说成 “shopaholic”。口语中常用。 I dont know how to fill out this form. 我不知道这张表怎么填。*fill out“在空白处填写 ”。form 是“填写用表” 。 How do I fill out this form? 这张表怎么填?Can you help me with this form? 您能帮我填一下这张表吗? It looks like its going to be a long meeting, doesnt 看来会议要开长时间了，是吧? it? *look like.“好像要” ， “看
16、样子” 。This is gonna be a long one. (看来要拖长时间了。) The meeting went well. 会议开得很成功。That went well. (进行得很顺利。) I did all I could do. 我已经尽了最大的努力了。Why didnt you help more? (怎么没再帮他一把?)I did all I could do. (我已经尽了最大的努力了。)Thats all I can do.There is nothing more I can do. (我已经使出了浑身解数。) Are you impressed? 你觉得印象深刻
17、吗? Very. (印象很深刻啊。)Isnt it impressive? Please underline the important items. 请在重要事项的下面划线。 *underline 可用作动词， “在下划线” 。Check. 好，没问题 ! *对方在检查名单时表示满意的用法。 Would you get to the point? 你能把要点说得再清楚点儿吗? *get to the point“抓住重点，进入正题” 。All right, all right. (好的，好的。)Whats the point? (什么是重点 ?)Stop beating around the
18、 bush.What are you trying to say? (你想说什么?) *比较温和的说法。 Please do it all over again. 全部重做。 *all over again“再重新做” ，用于不好的事情。From the beginning? (从头开始吗?)Please start over from the beginning. Fax this paper to Mr. Tanaka. 把这个给田中先生传真过去。 *fax 是 facsimile 的缩略形式，用作动词。Please hand the document in to me. 请把那份文件交给
19、我。 *hand in“提交，交出” 。What document are you talking about? (你说的是哪份文件?)Please submit the document to me.Please hand in the document to me. This is a piece of work I can be proud of. 这是我的得意之作。 *多用于针对论文作品或计划。Im really proud of this. I cant find my white-out. 我找不到我的涂改液了。 *white-out“涂改液” 。 Are you working
20、overtime tonight? 今晚你加班吗? *work overtime“加班” 。Unfortunately, yes. (很遗憾，要加班。)Are you working late tonight? (今天晚上你要工作到很晚吗?) Business is business. 工作就是工作，不能讲私情。 Hes a hard worker. 他是个努力工作的人。Youre overworking. 你超负荷工作了。Finish this report today! 今天必须完成这份报告。When is the paper due? 报告截止到几号? Ive got so much t
21、o do. 我有很多事要做。Theres a lot of work piled up on my desk. 瞧我桌上堆了一堆的事儿。 *pile up“堆积如山” 。I feel sorry for you. (我真同情你。) Well fake it. 差不多就得了。 *fake“敷衍，搪塞” 。 “伪造” ， “做假” 。Well make it up as we go along. All done! 全都做完了。Ive finished it all. Its been a long day. 今天忙了一天。 *在这句里 long 不是“长”而是表示“忙” 、 “辛苦”的意思。It
22、s time to go home. (该回家了。 )Its been a long day. (今天忙了一天。 )Weve worked hard today.It was a very busy day.Today was a rough day at work. I cant make an exception for you. 我不能为你破例。 *exception“例外” 、 “除外” 。Its dark outside already. 外边天都黑了。It has become dark outside already.Its already dark out. Lets fini
23、sh up. 就干到这儿吧。 *“(工作等事) 告一段落” 、 “到此为止” 。Im so tired. Lets finish up. (我太累了，今天就到这里吧。)Good idea. Lets go home. (好主意，那我们回家吧。 )Lets call it a day! (今天就到这里吧。)Lets go home! (我们回家吧。 ) Ive just finished work. 正好工作刚做完。 Lets go for drink. (那我们去喝一杯吧。)I just got off work.Ive just finished working. Todays payday
24、. 今天发工资。 *payday“发工资的日子” 。Oh, yeah? I forgot all about it. (是吗?我都忘得一干二净了。) Lets have a drink. 我们一起去喝一杯吧。 Lets go out for a drink! Thanks for your hard work. 你辛苦了。I hope you dont mind my leaving now. 我先走了。*英文中没有这种打招呼的习惯，但是也能说得通。Could you excuse me, please?Will you excuse me, please? Sorry for interru
25、pting. 对不起，打断一下。 *用于打断别人谈话时， interrupt“插嘴” 。Im sorry to interrupt.Im sorry to interrupt you.Excuse me for interrupting.Forgive me for interrupting. May I interrupt (you)? 打扰一下可以吗 ? Excuse me. Mr. Smith is on line one. 史密斯先生在 1 号线听电话。Oh, okay. Thanks. (好的。谢谢。) I have an appointment with Mr. Aoki. 我已经
26、和青木先生约好了。Hello. May I help you? (您好，您有什么事吗?)Yes, I have an appointment with Mr. Aoki. (是的，我已经和青木先生约好了。) What floor is ABC on? ABC 公司在几楼?The tenth floor. (在 10 楼。) Where are the elevators? c 电梯在哪儿? Around the corner over there. (在那个拐角。)工作单位的人际关系I get along well with him. 我和他很合得来。 *get along (well) wi
27、th.“和合得来” 、 “和睦相处” 。Whats John like? (约翰是个什么样的人 ?)I get along well with him. (我和他很合得来。)I get on well with him. *英式英语。 I dont get along well with her. 我跟她合不来。 I dont get on well with her. *英式英语。 I respect him. 我很尊敬他。I highly respect him. *强调说法。I look up to him. I despise him. 我瞧不起他。I look down on him
28、. I want to get along with everyone. 我想和大家和睦相处。I hope I will get along with everyone. (我希望能和大家和睦相处。) Are you getting along with her? 你跟她合得来吗? *get along“合得来” 、 “和睦相处” 。 She ignored me. 她根本不搭理我。 *ignore“不放在眼里” 、 “不理” 、 “假装看不见” 。What did she do? (她怎么了?)She ignored me. (她不搭理我。)She gave me the cold shou
29、lder.She didnt pay any attention to me (at all). I dont know what hes really thinking. 我不知道他在想什么。 Im not sure what he is thinking about.I dont really know what is on his mind.I have no reason to be envied. 我没有理由让人嫉妒。 *envy“羡慕他人或物” ， “嫉妒” 。There is no reason to be jealous of me.There is no reason to
30、envy me. I dont like brownnosers. 我讨厌爱拍马屁的人。 *brownnoser 俚语， “讨好别人的人” 、 “阿谀逢迎的人” 。Theyre helping our boss again. (他们又去帮上司的忙了。)I dont like brownnosers. (我可讨厌拍马屁的人了。)I dont like flatterers. (我不喜欢爱说恭维话的人。)I dont like ass-kissers. *俚语，不太文雅的说法，使用时要注意场合。 Im neglecting my family. 我是个不顾家的人。 *这是种相当严厉的说法。negl
31、ect 表示“对玩忽职守” 、 “不尽义务” 。I put my work before my family. (我是工作第一，家庭第二。)*比较温和的说法。I should treat my family better. (我该重视我的家庭。) Which side are you? 你站在哪一方? *side“(竞争、谈判等的) 一方，自己人” 。Which side are you on?Who are you rooting for?Which side do you support? (你支持哪一方 ?) Im on your side. 我是站在你这边的。 *on ones sid
32、e“站在一方” 。Whose side are you on? (你是站在哪一边的?)Im on your side. (我是站在你这边的。 )I will support you. (我支持你。)I agree with you. (我同意你的意见。) Hes very hard on me. 他对我很不客气的。 *be 动词+hard on.“蛮横，野蛮” 。Do you like your boss? (你喜欢你的上司吗?)No, hes very hard on me. (不，他对我很严厉。)He treats me unkindly. (他对我一点儿都不友好。)Hes mean to
33、 me. (他对我很刻薄。 )Hes very strict. (他很严厉。) He always treats me like an enemy. 他总把我当作眼中钉。 *enemy“仇人，敌人” 。He was rude to say that. (他这样对你说话也太无礼了。 )He always treats me like an enemy. (他总把我当作眼中钉。 )He acts like Im an enemy.He treats me as if Im his enemy. He treated me badly. 他对我很蛮横。I was badly treated by h
34、im.I received bad treatment from him.He treated me unkindly. (他对我很粗暴。 ) Im obligated to him. 我欠他的情。 obligate“让某人负有法律或道义上的义务” 。Im under obligation to him.I owe him. * owe“欠的情” 。I have an obligation to him.Im deeply indebted to him. (我非常感激他。 )Ive received kindness from him. (他对我很好。)I owe him a lot for
35、 everything he has done for me. (我非常感谢他为我所做的一切。) Were on a first name basis. 我们很熟，互相直呼其名。 *表示“之间关系好，很亲密” 。Were on first name terms.评论他人Hes quick on the uptake. 他的理解力很强。 *这是一种固定说法，表示 “理解吸收能力强” 。Hes a fast learner.He has a quick mind.He catches on quickly. Hell never let you down. 他不会让你失望的。 *let down“
36、使人期待落空” 。Hes efficient. 他很能干。 *efficient“有效的” 、 “效率高的 ”、 “工作出色的” 、 “能力强的” 。He finished the job already. (他早就把工作做完了。 )Hes efficient. (他真能干。)He does things well and he gets them done quickly. (他工作起来又好又快。)He gets things done efficiently. (他做事很有效率。)He handles things quickly. (他处理事情很麻利。 )He handles matte
37、rs promptly. (他处理事情很利索。)Hes a good guy. 他是个好人。Hes a good man.Hes a good person. He looks old for his age. 他显老。 *形容词+for 表示“ 就而言” 、 “比较” 。Hes only 46. (他只有 46 岁。 )He looks old for his age. (他显老。 )He looks older than he is.He looks young for his age. (他显年轻。) You look younger than me. 你看上去比我年轻。 *从语法上来讲
38、应该是“You look younger than I”，但美国现在一般不这么说。Were the same age. (我们同龄吧。)But you look younger than me. (可是你看上去比我年轻。)You look younger than I do. Thats the way he is. 他就是那种人。 Thats the kind of guy he is. Who is he like? 他长得像谁? He has a lot of common sense. 他有丰富的常识。Hes wise for his age. 他虽年轻，却很博学。 * for one
39、s age“与年纪相比却”Hes only ten and he made this.(他只有 10 岁就能做出这样的东西。 )Hes wise for his age. (他虽年轻，却博学。)Hes wise considering his age.Hes wise for a man of his age. He knows a lot of people. 他交际很广。 Hes well-known.Hes very popular. (他很有人缘。)He has a large circle of acquaintances. (他交际广泛。) *“熟悉的人，认识的人” ，但和 fri
40、end (朋友) 不同，虽没深交，但见过面、搭过话。 Hes a go-getter. 他是个有才干的人。 *go-getter“有才能的人” ， “干将” 。He runs a lot of business. (他有很多生意。)Yeah, hes a go-getter. (是呀!他是个有才干的人。)Hes a man of action.Hes a man of ability.Hes a wheeler-dealer. *比较旧的说法。 Youre so sympathetic. 你真体谅人。 *sympathetic“同情的” 、 “能体谅人，体贴人的” 。 Hes faithful
41、. 他是守信用的人。 *faithful“对人、对工作忠诚，守信用的” 。He has a strong sense of duty. He has a deep voice. 他的嗓音低沉。 He has a low voice.His voice is very deep. He has put on weight. 他发福了。 He has gained weight.He has lost weight. (他瘦了。) Hes overweight. 他太胖了。 Hes a fatso. (他是个胖猪。 )Hes fat. (他很胖。)Hes skinny. (他骨瘦如柴。) You
42、have a lot of nerve. 你真有胆量。(你好大胆子。) Sir, I dont think you should fire John. (先生，我觉得你不该解雇约翰。)You have a lot of nerve to say that. (你胆子不小，竟敢这么说。 )You have a lot of balls. *balls 在这里表示“厚脸皮” 、 “傲慢” ，同时有“睾丸”的意思。所以是一种不礼貌的说法，会给人不愉快的感觉。You have a lot of guts.Youre bold. *bold“大胆的” 、 “不客气的” 、 “力量强的” 。Youre v
43、ery brave. (你很勇敢。)Hes a very modest man. 他是个很谦虚的人。 modest“(要求、意见、态度、行为等) 比较慎重。 ”He didnt say anything. (他可什么都没说。 )Hes a very modest man. (嗯，他是个很谨慎的人。)Hes very polite. (他很有教养。)He doesnt like to brag. (他不喜欢吹牛。 )He isnt boastful. (他一点都不自负。)He has a good temper. 他有个好脾气。 Hes in a good mood. *表示“现在正好情绪不错”
44、 ，和上句的语气不一样。 He has a bad temper. 他这个人脾气暴躁。Hes in a bad mood. *表示“现在碰巧情绪不好” ，和上句的语气不太一样。 Theres something strange about her. 她不知哪儿有点怪。There is something fishy about her.There is something odd about her. Shes not herself. 她有点不太对劲儿。 *直译是“她不是她自己了。 ”Shes been edgy lately. (她近来情绪急躁。 )Yeah, shes not herse
45、lf. (是的，有点儿不太对劲儿。)Shes not acting like herself.Shes not acting normally. Shes so weird. 她真让人捉摸不透。*weird“不可思议 ”、 “变化多端” 、 “古怪的” 。She cut her hair very short. (她把头发剪得短短的。)Shes so weird. (真让人捉摸不透。)Shes bizarre.Shes very strange. Tammy eats like a bird. 塔米饭量很小。 *直译“塔米像鸟一样吃饭” ，是人却只有小鸟那么点儿饭量。Shes on a die
46、t. (她正减肥呢。)Tammy eats very little. (塔米只吃一点点。)Tammy doesnt eat very much. (塔米不怎么吃。)Tammy eats like a horse. (塔米特别能吃。 ) She has a nice figure. 她的身材很好。 *表示“体型”时不用 style。His best days are gone. 他已过壮年。 Hes past his prime. My fathers getting on in years. 我父亲上年纪了。 *be getting on in years 为惯用语， “上年纪” 。My fa
47、thers becoming an old man.My fathers getting older. What does he look like? 他长得什么样 ? Theyre making a big fuss. 他们闹得天翻地覆。 *make a fuss“大声吵闹” 、 “喧哗” 。Theyre making a big deal about it. Hes a chain smoker. 他抽烟抽得没完没了。 Does he smoke? (他抽烟吗?)Yes, hes a chain smoker. (抽，他一抽就抽个没完。)Hes a heavy smoker.He smokes non-stop.贬低别人Hes selfish. 他很自私。 *selfish 带有轻视的语气，表示“自私的” 、 “利己的” 、 “不考虑别人的” 。I dont like John. (我不喜欢约翰。)
