职场英语百科：对工作的不满(5)

这里面一定是有原因的。

I can't understand why he did it.

(我不明白他为什么那么做。)

There must be reasons for it.

(这里面一定是有原因的。)

这里的must指“一定”。

He must have his reasons.

There must be logic behind it.

logic “根据”。

我不知道你为什么要这么做。

I don't see why you're doing this.

(我不知道你为什么要这么做。)

Because it's the right thing to do.

(因为这样做是对的。)

这里的see指“理解”、 “明白”。

Why are you doing this?

(你为什么这么做?)

I don't understand why you're doing this.

我想知道原因。

I want to know the reason.

(我想知道原因。)

Why do you want to know?

(你为什么想知道?)

有什么不理解或是想知道理由、原因的时候可以这么说。

I want to know why.

What's the reason? I'd like to know.

这个手册太复杂了。

This manual is too complicated.

(这个手册太复杂了。)

Let's go ahead and simplify it.

(我们就来把它简化一下吧。)

be complicated “复杂”。

simplify “简单化”、 “使简易”。

This manual is difficult to follow.

这里的follow指“理解意思”。

This manual is too confusing.

confuse “使混乱”。

我操作不了这么复杂的机器。

What's your problem?

(怎么啦?)

I can't work on such a complicated machine.

(我操作不了这么复杂的机器。)

work on ... “操作……”。

That machine is too difficult for me.

(那台机器对我来说太复杂了。)

That machine is too complex for me.

(那台机器对我来说太复杂了。)

complex “复杂的”。