职场口语一学就会：工作态度（7）

不要气馁。

It's too hard. I don't think I can do it.

(太难了。我想这事我干不了。)

Don't whine about it.

(不要气馁。)

whine有“ (狗)呜呜地叫”、 “ (娇惯的孩子等)可怜地哭泣”、 “撒娇”、 “发牢骚”的意思。

Don't complain about it.

(别抱怨。)

complain about ... “抱怨……”。

Quit whining about it.

(别说泄气话。)

quit ...ing “停止做……”。

不要给团队添乱。

Try not to interrupt the team.

(不要给团队添乱。)

I promise I won't.

(我保证我不会。)

try not to ... “努力不……”。interrupt “打搅”、 “妨碍”。

Try not to disrupt the team.

disrupt “使混乱”。

Try not to intrude on the team.

intrude “侵扰”。

我不想唠唠叨叨的， 可是……

I don't want to repeat myself, but you're late again.

(我不想唠唠叨叨的， 可是你又迟到了。)

I have a good excuse this time.

(这次我有很正当的理由。)

repeat oneself “ (某人)重复说同样的话”。

excuse “理由”、 “辩解”。

I hate to say it again, but ...

I dislike being repetitive, but ...

dislike ...ing “不喜欢做……”。

别把还能用的东西扔掉。

Don't throw away things we can still use.

(别把还能用的东西扔掉。)

Sorry. I thought it was broken.

(对不起。我以为它坏掉了。)

throw away “扔掉”。still “还”。

Don't throw away useful things.

useful “有帮助的”、 “有用的”。

Don't throw away things that can still be used.