职场口语一学就会：训导(2)

要分散风险。

All of my money is in X Company's stock.

(我所有的钱都买了X公司的股票。)

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

(要分散风险。)

谚语。直译是“不要把所有的鸡蛋都放进一个篮子里”。也就是说， 如果篮子掉在了地上， 所有的鸡蛋就

都破了。在商业上， 常用它来表示“不要把所有的资金投入到一件事情上”。

Diversify!

(多元化操作!)

Don't just invest in one thing.

(不要只投资于一处。)

Spread the risk.

(分散风险。)

商场上就是这样。

Something different happens each day.

(每天都会发生不同的事。)

That's how it is in business.

(商场上就是这样。)

different “不同的”。happen “发生”、 “出现”。

business “工作”、 “商业”。

Business is like that.

That's just how it goes in business.

做销售就是这样。

I called on many people.

(我拜访了很多人。)

That's what sales are about.

(做销售就是这样。)

That's the way things are in sales.

That's how it works in sales.

工作就是工作。

I don't like the proposal.

(我不喜欢这个提案。)

Business is business.

(工作就是工作。)

business “工作”、 “职业”、 “业务”。含义是无法照顾到个人的想法， 公事只能公办。

A deal is a deal.

(交易就是交易。)

An agreement is an agreement.

(协议就是协议。)

先工作再享受。

Take a long lunch today, okay?

(今天的午休时间可不可以长一点?)

Okay, but business before pleasure.

(好的， 不过先工作再享受。)

直译是“玩乐前先工作”。pleasure 指“高兴”、 “快乐”。

Duty first, then pleasure.

duty有“义务”、 “职务”的意思， 这里表示“工作”。

Work before fun.

fun “玩笑”、 “乐趣”。

你不可能总是称心如意。

I'd like a one-month vacation.

(我想休假一个月。)

You can't have it all.

(你不可能总是称心如意。)

I want a lot more benefits.

(我想要更多的利润。)

You can't have everything.

(你不可能事事如愿的。)

直译是“你不可能什么都拥有”。

Life isn't always fair.

(生活并不总是公平的。)

We can't always have what we want.

Things don't always work out the way we want.

work out “进展顺利”。