职场英语百科：关于健康的话题(1)

你睡得好吗?

Did you sleep well?

(你睡得好吗?)

Like a baby.

(睡得很香。)

well “好”、 “满足”。

How did you sleep?

Did you sleep okay?

你需要倒时差吗?

Do you have jet lag?

(你需要倒时差吗?)

No, I feel just fine.

(不， 我感觉还好。)

jet lag “时差综合症”。

Are you jet lagged?

Jet lag getting to you?

这是因为时差的关系。

It’s because of the time difference.

(这是因为时差的关系。)

That explains it.

(原来如此。)

difference “不同”。

It’s caused by the time difference.

cause “引起”。

The time difference is to blame.

be to blame “应承担责任”、 “该指责”。

一定是时差没倒过来。

I’m sleepy already and it’s only 7 p.m.

(才7点钟我就已经困了。)

It must be jet lag.

(一定是时差没倒过来。)

sleepy “困倦的”。

You must be feeling jet lagged.

It’s very likely jet lag.

likely “也许”、 “可能”。

我酒喝得太多了。

How’s your health?

(你的身体怎么样?)

I’m drinking too much.

(我酒喝得太多了。)

drink “喝”、 “喝酒”。too much “太多”。

I drink too much.

I shouldn’t drink so much.

(我不该喝太多的酒。)

喝酒太多对你身体不好。

My coworkers and I go out for happy hour often.

(我经常在优惠时间和同事一起去酒吧。)

Drinking too much is not good for you.

(喝酒太多对你身体不好。)

coworker “同事”、 “工作伙伴”。happy hour “ (酒吧等的)优惠时间”。

You’ll ruin your health if you drink too much.

ruin “毁坏”。

Take it easy with alcohol. It’s hard on your body.

(喝酒要适度。酒对你身体没好处。)

医生告诉我要少喝酒。

The doctor told me to cut down on the alcohol.

(医生告诉我要少喝酒。)

You’d better be careful.

(你最好要小心。)

cut down on “减少(摄入或使用的量等)”。alcohol “酒精饮料”、 “酒”。

careful “小心的”、 “注意的”。

The doctor told me to cut down on the booze.

booze “酒”。

The doctor said I should cut down on the alcohol.

我得少抽烟。

You seem short of breath lately.

(你近来呼吸好像很急促。)

I have to cut down on smoking.

(我得少抽烟。)

short of breath “呼吸急促”。

I have to reduce my smoking.

reduce “使减少”。

I need to stop smoking so much.