要明白他说的话很难。
It’s hard to understand him.
(要明白他说的话很难。)
It’s his accent.
(他有口音。)
He’s not easy to understand.
He’s nearly unintelligible.
unintelligible “不能理解的”。
他总是到处说我们的坏话。
Why was he let go?
(为什么要解雇他?)
Because he’s been bad-mouthing us all over the place.
(因为他总是到处说我们的坏话。)
let go “解雇(人)”。
bad-mouth “说人的坏话”。all over “到处”、 “随处”。
He’s been saying negative things about us.
negative things “负面的事情”。
He’s been spreading nasty rumors about us.
(他一直在散播关于我们的流言飞语。)
spread “散播”。nasty “讨厌的”、 “糟糕的”。rumor “谣言”。
她上班光是说闲话什么事情也不做。
She does nothing but gossip at work.
(她上班光是说闲话什么事情也不做。)
Maybe she doesn’t have enough to do.
(也许她没太多可干的。)
nothing but ... “只是……”、 “光是……”。gossip “说长道短”。at work “工作中”。
She constantly gossips at work.
(她上班时间总是说闲话。)
constantly “总是”、 “不断地”。这里的gossip 指“说闲话”、 “说坏话”。
Instead of doing her work, she gossips.
(她不干工作, 却说闲话。)
instead of ... “代替……”、 “而不是……”。
我不善表达。
Tell me how you feel.
(告诉我你感觉怎样?)
I’m not good at expressing myself.
(我不善表达。)
be good at ... “善于……”、 “擅长……”。express oneself “表达自己”。
I’m not good with words.
be good with ... “擅长……”。
I’m a poor speaker.
poor “不好的”、 “拙劣的”。
他们不知道怎么和上级讲话。
They were so rude to the manager.
(他们对经理态度太恶劣了。)
They don’t know how to talk to superiors.
(他们不知道怎么和上级讲话。)
rude “粗鲁的”。
superiors “地位高的人”、 “上级”。
They need to learn how to speak to their superiors.
(他们应该学习怎么和上级讲话。)
need to “需要”。
They haven’t learned how to talk to superiors.
(他们没有学过怎么和上级讲话。)
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