职场英语百科：对工作的不满(3)

你想说什么?

I'm kind of busy.

(我有些忙。)

What are you trying to say?

(你想说什么?)

What are you really saying?

What are you getting at?

get at “试图说明”、 “暗示”。

你没把意思说清楚。

You aren't making any sense.

(你没把意思说清楚。)

What don't you understand?

(你什么不明白?)

make sense “合理”、 “意思清楚”。

You don't make any sense.

I don't understand what you're saying.

他们在说什么?

What are they talking about?

(他们在说什么?)

I have no idea.

(我不知道。)

What are they discussing?

(他们在谈论什么?)

discuss “谈论”。

What's the topic of discussion?

(讨论的是什么话题?)

topic “话题”。

没听明白。

That's not clear.

(没听明白。)

Then let me explain it again.

(那我再解释一遍。)

这里的clear指“明白的”、 “明确的”。

That's unclear.

unclear “不明确的”。

That's vague.

vague “模糊的”。

我不太懂。

I can't quite understand.

(我不太懂。)

OK, let's go over it again.

(好， 那么我们再过一遍。)

go over “重复”、 “检查”。

I'm not sure I understand.

I don't quite get it.

我们需要一个明确的回答。

Maybe I'll be able to come.

(也许我能来。)

We need a definite answer.

(我们需要一个明确的回答。)

maybe “也许”、 “可能”。

definite “明确的”、 “确切的”。answer “回答”、 “答复”。

We need something more definite.

“Maybe” isn't definite enough.

(“也许”并不够。)

enough “足够的”。