职场英语百科：商量今后的事上

这件事交给你办可以吗?

Can I trust you with it?

(这件事交给你办可以吗?)

I am a dependable person.

(我办事你放心。)

trust “信赖”、 “依靠”。

Can I count on you?

count on ... “依靠……”、 “依赖……”。

Are you trustworthy?

worthy意思是“有……的价值”， trustworthy就成了“值得依靠”、 “可以信赖”的意思。

我们要怎么处理它们?

We have so many defective products.

(我们有很多的残次品。)

What are we going to do with them?

(我们要怎么处理它们?)

defective “有缺陷的”。product “产品”。

What can we do with them?

What should we do with them?

I can't think of anything to do with them.

(我想不出什么办法来处理它们。)

我们应该采取什么对策?

What should we do about it?

(我们应该采取什么对策?)

I haven't the foggiest idea.

(我一点招儿都没有。)

foggy “ (想法等)模糊不清的”。习惯用语， 这么记下来就可以了。

How should we handle it?

handle “管理”、 “处理”。

What do you think we should do?

那个怎么样?

How does that sound to you?

(那个怎么样?)

It sounds fantastic.

(很不错。)

意思是“你认为那个怎么样?”。sound “听起来”、 “认为”。

fantastic “极好的”、 “精彩的”。

What do you think of that?

Does that sound okay?

如果你是我， 你会怎么做?

I don't think that's a good idea.

(我不觉得那是个好主意。)

What would you do if you were me?

(如果你是我， 你会怎么做?)

would是will的过去式， 但在这里是虚拟语气， 表示“会……”。

What would you do in my place?

in one's place “在……的位置上”。

What would you do if you were in my shoes.

in one's shoes “代替……”。

可以利用一下你和董事长的交情吗?

Can we use your connection with the president?

(可以利用一下你和董事长的交情吗?)

I'll see what I can do.

(我会试试看。)

connection with ... “和……的关系”、 “和……的交情”。

Can we take advantage of your connection with the president?

take advantage of ... “利用……”。

Can we take advantage of your influence with the president?

(可以利用你对董事长的影响力吗?)

influence with ... “对……的影响力 (威望)”。

随你。

When can we reschedule?

(我们什么时候重新安排?)

It's up to you.

(随你。)

be up to ... “随……”。

It's in your court.

表示“看你的”习惯用语。

You decide.

decide “决定”。

如果他们不同意， 我们该怎么办?

What will we do if they say no?

(如果他们不同意， 我们该怎么办?)

We'll just try someone else, that's all.

(大不了我们再试试别的。)

What if they say no?

What if ...? “如果……的话， 怎么办?”。

If they say no, what then?

没有什么办法吗?

I need to quit my job.

(我要辞职。)

Couldn't something be worked out?

(没有什么办法吗?)

quit “辞去”。

something “某事”。work out “解决(问题)”。

Can't we work something out?

Let's work this out.

(我们想想办法吧。)