职场口语一学就会：对工作的不满(4)

你说得很容易。

You make it sound so easy.

(你说得很容易。)

I think it's easy.

(我认为很容易。)

这里的make指“使”。sound 指“似乎”、 “听起来”。

You only need to make ten more sales.

(你只需要再成交10笔生意。)

That's easy for you to say.

(你说得容易。)

It's not that easy.

(并没有那么简单。)

It's tougher than it sounds.

(它比想像的还要难。)

It's not that simple.

(并没有那么简单。)

It isn't that easy for me.

你没有更好的吗?

Will this do?

(这个行吗?)

Don't you have anything better?

(你没有更好的吗?)

better “更好的”。

Is that all you have?

(你就有这些吗?)

Isn't there anything better?

这个还不行。

This isn't satisfactory.

(这个还不行。)

What is wrong with it?

(怎么啦?)

satisfactory “满足的”、 “令人满意的”。

How is the print quality of the new photocopier?

(新复印机的复印质量怎么样?)

We can't get any satisfactory re sults.

(不是很令人满意。)

quality “品质”。photocopier “复印机”。

result “结果”。

This is unsatisfactory.

unsatisfactory “令人不满意的”。

We're not happy with this.

We aren't satisfied with the results.

We're not happy with the results.

The results are unsatisfactory.

我们需要更大的空间。

We want more floor space.

(我们需要更大的空间。)

Let me see what I can do.

(让我想想有什么办法。)

floor “地板”、 “ (建筑物的)楼层”。space “空间”。

Let me see ... “让我想想……”。

We need more square footage.

(我们需要更大的面积。)

square “平方的”。footage “尺数”。square footage “平方尺”。

We need more room.

(我们需要更多的空间。)

room “场所”、 “空间