职场英语百科：关于工作的话题(2)

现在最有活力的商业领域是什么?

What’s the most exciting business now?

(现在最有活力的商业领域是什么?)

I think the internet business is booming.

(我想网络商务发展很迅速。)

这里的exciting指“令人兴奋的”。

boom “迅速发展”、 “兴旺”。

What’s the business of the moment?

of the moment “现在的”、 “当前重要的”。

What kind of business is hot now?

这里的hot指“最新的”、 “热门的”。

对你的工作你最喜欢什么?

What do you like most about your work?

(对你的工作你最喜欢什么?)

I get paid a lot.

(高薪。)

most是“最”的意思。

What is most appealing about your work?

这里的appealing指“有魅力的”。

What is the best thing about your work?

best “最好的”。

但愿你说得对。

I heard we’re getting a raise.

(我听说我们要涨工资了。)

I hope you’re right.

(但愿你说得对。)

get a raise “加薪”。

I hope so.

I hope you’re on the money.

on the money “真的”、 “的确”。

你的梦想是什么?

What’s your dream?

(你的梦想是什么?)

To become a manager within five years.

(5年之内当个经理。)

What’s是What is的缩写。

within “……之内”。

What do you hope for?

What do you dream about?

当老板猜到我在想什么时我慌了手脚。

I panicked when my boss guessed what I was thinking.

(当老板猜到我在想什么时我慌了手脚。)

I bet you did.

(可以想像。)

panic “惊慌失措的”。guess “猜测”。

I bet 意思是“一定……”， 这句话直译是“你一定是那么做的”。

I was alarmed when my boss read my mind.

alarm “使惊慌”、 “使担心”。

It frightened me when my boss guessed what I was thinking.

frighten “使害怕”。

老板因为我在上班时间喝酒批评了我。

My boss scolded me for drinking on the job.

(老板因为我在上班时间喝酒批评了我。)

You’re lucky. I would’ve fired you.

(你真幸运。换了我的话会开除你的。)

scold ... for ... “因为……而批评……”。

I got in trouble for drinking on the job.

(我因为工作时间喝酒惹了麻烦。)

I was yelled at by the boss for drinking on duty.

yell at ... “冲着……大声喊叫(发火)”。on duty “值班期间”。

出于好奇心。

Why did you work abroad?

(你为什么在海外工作?)

I did it out of curiosity.

(出于好奇心。)

abroad “在国外”、 “在海外”。

out of ... “出于……”。curiosity “好奇心”。

Curiosity made me do it.

I did it because I was curious.

(因为好奇所以我这么做。)

be curious “好奇”。

I was curious, so I did it.

留给你去猜吧。

How much do you make a year?

(你一年挣多少钱?)

I’ll leave that up to your imagination.

(留给你去猜吧。)

这里的make指“挣(钱等)”、 “获得”。

leave “留给”。imagination “想像”。

I’ll let you imagine it.

I’ll let you create your own image.

create “创造”。

That’s for you to figure out.

figure out “想出来”。

I’ll let you wonder about that.

wonder “想知道”、 “猜想”。