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职场英语百科:公司里的闲话(3)

发布时间:2013-11-19  编辑:查字典英语网小编

他就是这么挑剔。

He has interviewed a dozen people.

(他已经面试了十几个人。)

He’s so picky.

(他就是这么挑剔。)

picky “神经质的”、 “挑剔的”。贬义词。

He’s so particular.

particular也表示“挑剔的”。

He’s very selective.

selective “挑剔的”。

这世上什么人都有。

Mr. Ono is not happy unless he is the center of attention.

(小野先生不成为焦点人物就不满足。)

It takes all sorts.

(这世上什么人都有。)

谚语。sort “种类”、 “类型”。

There are all kinds of people.

all kinds of “各种各样的”。

It takes all kinds.

他每天都带着妻子给他准备的午饭。

He brings the lunch his wife prepares daily.

(他每天都带着妻子给他准备的午饭。)

I bet he saves a lot of money.

(他肯定省下了不少钱。)

prepare “准备”。daily “每天”。

His wife prepares his lunch everyday.

Everyday he brings the lunch his wife fixes.

这里的fix指“做(饭)”。

他是个烟鬼。

He keeps stepping outside.

(他老是到外面去。)

He’s a chain-smoker.

(他是个烟鬼。)

keep ...ing “持续做……”、 “老是做……”。step “走”。

chain-smoker “不停地抽烟的人”。

He smokes like a chimney.

chimney是“烟囱”的意思, smoke like a chimney指的是“烟鬼”。

He smokes one after another.

one after another “一根接着一根地”、 “不停地”。

He’s a heavy smoker.

(他是个烟鬼。)

这里的heavy指“过度的”。

史密斯先生长胖了。

Mr. Smith has been putting on weight.

(史密斯先生长胖了。)

He should go on a diet.

(他应该节食。)

put on weight “体重增加”。

Mr. Smith has put on weight.

(史密斯先生胖了。)

Mr. Smith is getting fatter.

她过去很苗条。

Her clothes are too tight.

(她的衣服太紧了。)

She used to be slender.

(她过去很苗条。)

used to ... “以前是……”。slender “苗条的”、 “瘦的”。

She’s gained weight.

(她胖了。)

She used to be slim.

She used to be thin.

She used to be skinny.

她胃口不好。

She didn’t eat much.

(她吃得不多。)

She has a poor appetite.

(她胃口不好。)

这里的poor指“贫乏的”、 “少的”、 “一点点的”。appetite 指“食欲”。

She doesn’t have much of an appetite.

She has a small appetite.

反意为:She has an appetite.

(她胃口不错。)

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