时间:2018-12-31 作者:英语课 分类:职场社交


英语课


SCENE
A  艾文与玛莉在意式浓缩咖啡前出现  


【我不敢居功】


 


Mary:  Are you Elvin?


玛莉:  你是艾文吗?


 


Elvin:  Elvin Dixon. Who are you?


艾文:  艾文迪克森。你是谁?


 


Mary:  I'm Mary. I want to say I really 1) admire the software you're designed.


玛莉:  我是玛莉。我真的很欣赏你设计的软件。


 


Elvin:  Easy stuff. But thanks. And the 1)admiration 1 is 2) mutual 2.


艾文:  简单的玩意。不过还是谢了。这份欣赏是彼此彼此。


 


Mary:             It is?


玛莉:  真的?


 


Elvin:   You're selling InfoKing 3) subscriptions 3 like nobody's business. And we don't even have a working 4) demo yet.


艾文:   你把资讯王的订阅卖得如入无人之境。 而我们甚至连能用的样品都还没着落呢。


 


Mary:            I can't take the credit for that. I'm just Zina's assistant. She's the 5) pro 4.


玛莉:  我不敢居功。我只是吉娜的助手。她才是高手。


 


 


语言详解


 


A: Here's a demo of our product.


   这是我们产品的样品。


 


B: Thank you. I'll take a look at it and get back in touch with you.


   谢谢。我看过之后再联络你。


 


like nobody's business 如入无人之境】


 


like nobody's business可以用来表达无人能出其右,形容此人相当有一手:


 


A: They play the blues 5 like nobody's business.


    他们演奏蓝调的技巧无人能敌。


B: I have to go and see them.


    我一定要去看看他们。


 


take the credit居功】


 


credit功劳,赞扬的意思,take the credit就是指因为功劳而接受赞扬,可以用在正面的居功


 


A: Josh, you are amazing!


    乔许,你真是令人不可思议!


B: I can't take the credit for this job. We all worked hard on it.


    这工作我不能居功。大家都很努力。


 


1) admire  (v.) 仰慕,钦羡;名词是admiration


2) mutual  (a.) 互相的


3) subscription  (n.) 订阅


4) demo  (n.) (商品的)样品,demonstration的略缩。


5) pro  (n.) 专家,系professional 的略缩



n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
  • He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
  • We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的
  • We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
  • Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。
n.(报刊等的)订阅费( subscription的名词复数 );捐款;(俱乐部的)会员费;捐助
  • Subscriptions to these magazines can be paid in at the post office. 这些杂志的订阅费可以在邮局缴纳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Payment of subscriptions should be made to the club secretary. 会费应交给俱乐部秘书。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.赞成,赞成的意见,赞成者
  • The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
  • Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军?
n.抑郁,沮丧;布鲁斯音乐
  • She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
  • He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。
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