职场口语一学就会：说坏话(4)

他太有依赖性。

Mr. Jones wants my help.

(琼斯先生要我帮助。)

He depends too much on others.

(他太有依赖性。)

depend “依靠”、 “依赖”。

He needs to stop depending on others so much.

He needs to rely on himself more.

(他应该更加自立。)

rely on ... “依靠”。

他是一个生性多疑的人。

I don’t trust him.

(我不信任他。)

He’s a man of doubtful character.

(他是一个生性多疑的人。)

doubtful “怀疑的”、 “不确定的”。character “性格”、 “性质”。

I’m not sure what kind of character he has.

(我不知道他是什么性格。)

He doesn’t have a real good character.

(他的性格并不好。)

He’s not a man of character.

(他的性格不好。)

a man of character即使没有good这个词， 也是“性格好的人”的意思。

他很难相处。

It’s difficult to get along with him.

(他很难相处。)

I find just the opposite to be true.

(我认为正相反。)

get along with ... “和……友好相处”、 “和……相处融洽”。

He’s hard to get along with.

Getting along with him is not easy.

He’s tough to get along with.

他在这个部门里作威作福。

He acts big in this department.

(他在这个部门里作威作福。)

I know. I can’t stand him.

(我知道。我对他已经忍无可忍。)

act “行动”、 “举止”。big “耍威风”、 “ 自鸣得意”。department “部门”。

can’t stand “无法忍受”。

He thinks he is something special in this department.

(他自以为是这个部门的特殊人物。)

something “什么”。

He behaves arrogantly in this department.

(他在这个部门里横行霸道。)

behave “行为”。arrogantly “蛮横地”。

他是乘人之危。

How was he able to do that?

(他怎么能那么做?)

He took advantage of my misfortune.

(他是乘人之危。)

take advantage of ... “利用”。misfortune “不幸”、 “运气不佳”。

He kicked me while I was down.

down “处于困难状况”。

He took advantage of my hardship.

hardship “困难”、 “艰难”。

那就是史密斯先生想到的龌龊办法。

That’s the dirty way Mr. Smith thinks.

(那就是史密斯先生想到的龌龊办法。)

He’s despicable.

(他可真卑鄙。)

这里的“龌龊”可以用dirty、sneaky、tricky表示。dirty意思是“卑劣的”、 “道德低下的”， sneaky意思

是“偷偷摸摸的”， tricky意思是“狡猾的”、 “奸诈的”， 含义各有侧重。

despicable “ (人或行为)卑鄙的”、 “卑劣的”。

That’s the sneaky way Mr. Smith thinks.

That’s the tricky way Mr. Smith does business.