职场英语百科：各种建议(1)

可以这么来看问题。

That doesn't make any sense.

(那毫无意义。)

Look at it this way.

(可以这么来看问题。)

sense “意义”、 “意思”。make sense “有意义”、 “合理”。

way “做法”、 “方法”。

Think of it this way.

Think of it like this.

怎么样， 我告诉过你的。

You're right; the spaghetti was terrible.

(你说得对， 意大利面条真难吃。)

See, I told you.

(怎么样， 我告诉过你的。)

terrible “可怕的”、 “糟糕的”， 这里指“难吃的”。

这里的see是为了促使对方注意， “是吧”、 “怎么样”的意思。

I told you so.

(我告诉过你的。)

I warned you about that.

(我提醒过你。)

warn “警告”、 “提醒”。

用用脑子。

I really shouldn't have said that.

(我真是不该那么说的。)

Use your brain.

(用用脑子。)

brain “脑”、 “头”。

Use your head.

Get it together.

(镇静一点。)

get it together “镇静”、 “领悟”、 “振作”、 “踏实”。

你最好小心点。

You'd better be careful.

(你最好小心点。)

I am being careful.

(我很小心。)

had better 指“最好……”， 表示劝告， 语气较强。

You'd better watch out.

watch out “小心”。

You should be careful.

Be careful!

(多加小心!)

好危险啊。

I got here one minute early.

(我提早一分钟到了这儿。)

That was close.

(好危险啊。)

这里的close是形容词， 从“接近”、 “逼进”的意思引申为“千钧一发”的意思。

That was too close for comfort.

comfort “放松的心情”。

Phew! That was a close one.

(哇， 太危险了。)

自言自语。

别浪费你的钱了。

Do you think I should get this?

(你认为我该买这个吗?)

Don't waste your money.

(别浪费你的钱了。)

这里的get指“购买”。

waste “浪费”。

It's a waste of your money.

It's not worth your money.

(钱用得不值。)

worth “值得”。

You shouldn't waste your money.