职场英语百科：各种评价方式(4)

我老板虽然上了年纪可是却很有活力。

My boss is very active for his age.

(我老板虽然上了年纪可是却很有活力。)

That’s because he exercises daily.

(那是因为他每天都锻炼。)

active “活动的”、 “有活力的”。for ... “虽然……”。

Despite his age, my boss is quite active.

(我老板虽然上了年纪， 可是精力却很好。)

despite ... “虽然……”。

My boss is in good shape for his age.

be in good shape “健康状态好的”。

我能读懂他的心思。

How did you know he would do that?

(你怎么知道他会那么做?)

I can read his mind.

(我能读懂他的心思。)

read “理解”。

I know what he is thinking.

I can read his thoughts.

thought “思考”、 “想法”。

全写在你的脸上了。

I’m so angry. (我很生气。)

It’s written all over your face.

(全写在你的脸上了。)

written是write的过去分词。all over 指“到处”、 “全都”。

It’s obvious.

(显而易见。)

obvious “明显的”、 “显然的”。

You show it.

(我看出来了。)

【点菜的方法】

在饭店就餐时的点菜从饭前的饮料开始。下面我们就来举一些美国饭店服务员常说的话。

Good evening. My name is John, and I’ll be your waiter this evening. Would you like something from

the bar?

(晚上好。我叫约翰， 今天晚上由我来为您服务。您想喝点什么?)

如果服务员这么问你， 你就可以向他要鸡尾酒、葡萄酒或啤酒等。接下来就是点菜。点菜时服务员会问你

各种各样的问题， 让你感到意外和难以回答。请看例句：

(1)How would you like your steak?

(您要烤到什么程度的牛排?)

(2)Would you like soup or salad?

(您是要汤还是色拉?)

(3)What kind of dressing would you like?

(您要什么样的调料?)

(4)How would you like your eggs?

(您要什么样的鸡蛋?)

主要是早餐。

(5)What kind of potato would you like?

(您要什么样的土豆?)

例如， 有“baked”、 “french fries”、 “mashed”等等。