职场口语一学就会：拒绝(3)

得了胃溃疡后， 我就戒酒了。

After I got an ulcer, I quit drinking.

(得了胃溃疡后， 我就戒酒了。)

You shouldn’t have waited that long.

(你不该拖那么长时间。)

get an ulcer “患胃溃疡”。quit ...ing “停止做……”。

After I got an ulcer, I went cold turkey on the alcohol.

(得了胃溃疡后， 我就一下子戒酒了。)

cold turkey “无准备地”、 “直截了当地”。

The ulcer caused me to quit drinking.

cause ... to ... “使得……做……”。

我累了， 我要回家。

Where shall we go now?

(现在我们去哪儿?)

I’m going home because I’m tired.

(我累了， 我要回家。)

I’m really beat, so I’m going home.

beat “筋疲力尽的”。

I’m too tired to go any place but home.

直译是“我太累了所以除了回家我哪儿都不去”。

我刚卸了妆。

I just took off my makeup.

(我刚卸了妆。)

You still look nice.

(你看上去还是那么美。)

I just removed my makeup.

I just cleaned all the makeup off my face.