职场英语百科：关于人际关系的话题(4)

我们是一类人。

I’m amazed at how similar we are.

(我很吃惊我们那么相似。)

We’re two of a kind.

(我们是一类人。)

be amazed at ... “惊讶于……”。similar “相似的”。

of a kind “相同种类的”、 “同质的”。

We are just alike.

alike “相同的”、 “一样的”、 “相似的”。

We have similar tastes.

taste “味道”、 “喜好”。

We like the same things.

(我们喜欢相同的东西。)

We’re like two peas in a pod.

two peas in a pod “一模一样”。

Great minds think alike.

(英雄所见略同。)

习惯用语。

We’re kind of like each other.

kind of “有点儿”。like “像”。

We’re very similar.

We’re a lot alike.

仔细想想， 咱们的处境相同啊。

Come to think of it, we are in the same boat.

仔细想想， 咱们的处境相同啊。)

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I never realized that.

(我从来没有意识到。)

come to think of it “仔细想想”、 “想想看”。in the same boat “相同的处境”。

never “从来不”。realize “意识到”、 “透彻理解”。

Now that I think of it, we are in the same situation.

now that ... “现如今……”。

Now that I think of it, we are victims of the same circumstances.

circumstances “境遇”。

我做梦都想不到咱们会在这里一起工作。

I never dreamed we’d be working here together.

(我做梦都想不到咱们会在这里一起工作。)

It’s a small world, isn’t it?

(世界可真小。)

we’d是we would的缩写。“我做梦都想不到……”用dream这个词， 表达为I never dreamed。dream也有“想

像”、 “思考”的意思。

I never imagined we’d be working here together.

I never thought we’d be working together here.

I never would have imagined we’d be working together here.

imagine “想像”、 “想”。

他和老板相处得很好。

How does he get along at work?

(他在单位处得好不好?)

He hits it off well with his boss.

(他和老板相处得很好。)

get along “进展”。

hit it off “关系好”、 “相处很好”。

He gets along very well with his boss.

(他和老板很合得来。)

He and his boss hit it off well.

我没有社交活动。

Do you spend time with your friends after work?

(下班后你会和朋友在一起吗?)

No, I have no social life.

(不， 我没有社交活动。)

social life “社交活动”、 “人际交往”。

I don’t go out and socialize.

socialize “参加社交”。

I don’t spend time with friends.