職場口語一學就會：對別人的能力評價較低
他閑逛蕩浪費了太多的時間。
Why can’t he ever complete his work?
(為什么他從來完不成工作?)
He spends too much time fooling around.
(他閑逛蕩浪費了太多的時間。)
fool around “閑蕩”、 “混日子”。
He spends too many hours clowning around.
(他浪費了太多的時間去胡鬧。)
clown around “說笑話”、 “胡鬧”。
He wastes a lot of time.
(他浪費了很多時間。)
我們不喜歡他是因為他不守時。
We don’t like him because he’s not punctual.
(我們不喜歡他是因為他不守時。)
Will you keep him on or replace him?
(你們想繼續用他還是換了他?)
punctual “守時的”、 “準時的”。
replace “換”、 “使替換”。
We don’t care for him because he’s always late.
(因為他老遲到所以我們都不喜歡他。)
We’d like him better if he were punctual.
(如果他守時的話， 也許我們會更喜歡他一點。)
他不愿意工作。
He’s unwilling to work.
(他不愿意工作。)
You have to find a way to make him work.
(你必須找個辦法讓他工作。)
be unwilling to ... “不愿意做……”。
He isn’t willing to work.
be willing to ... “樂意做……”、 “喜歡做……”。
He’s slow to act.
(他行動遲緩。)
He doesn’t work hard enough.
(他工作不夠勤奮。)
He’s not eager to work.
eager “熱切的”。
他不善交際。
Mr. Smith seems like a nice man.
(史密斯先生像是一個好人。)
He’s not sociable enough.
(他不善交際。)
sociable “好交際的”、 “合群的”。enough “十分”、 “足夠”。
He’s too much of a loner.
(他太孤僻了。)
loner “孤僻的人”、 “討厭和別人交往的人”。
He lacks sociability.
(他缺乏社交。)
lack “缺乏”、 “不具備”。
他就一直低著頭。
How did he react when you confronted him?
(你和他爭執的時候， 他什么反應?)
He kept looking down.
(他就一直低著頭。)
confront “對抗”。
keep ...ing “持續做……”。look down “向下看”、 “低頭”。
He continued to look down.
He wouldn’t look up.
(他不肯抬頭。)
look up “朝上看”。
我討厭不誠實的人。
I don’t like dishonest people.
(我討厭不誠實的人。)
I never lied to you.
(我從來沒有對你撒過慌。)
dishonest “不正直的”、 “不誠實的”。
I don’t like liars.
(我不喜歡撒謊的人。)
liar “撒謊者”。
I don’t like crooked people.
crooked “不老實的”。
他閑逛蕩浪費了太多的時間。
Why can’t he ever complete his work?
(為什么他從來完不成工作?)
He spends too much time fooling around.
(他閑逛蕩浪費了太多的時間。)
fool around “閑蕩”、 “混日子”。
He spends too many hours clowning around.
(他浪費了太多的時間去胡鬧。)
clown around “說笑話”、 “胡鬧”。
He wastes a lot of time.
(他浪費了很多時間。)
我們不喜歡他是因為他不守時。
We don’t like him because he’s not punctual.
(我們不喜歡他是因為他不守時。)
Will you keep him on or replace him?
(你們想繼續用他還是換了他?)
punctual “守時的”、 “準時的”。
replace “換”、 “使替換”。
We don’t care for him because he’s always late.
(因為他老遲到所以我們都不喜歡他。)
We’d like him better if he were punctual.
(如果他守時的話， 也許我們會更喜歡他一點。)
他不愿意工作。
He’s unwilling to work.
(他不愿意工作。)
You have to find a way to make him work.
(你必須找個辦法讓他工作。)
be unwilling to ... “不愿意做……”。
He isn’t willing to work.
be willing to ... “樂意做……”、 “喜歡做……”。
He’s slow to act.
(他行動遲緩。)
He doesn’t work hard enough.
(他工作不夠勤奮。)
He’s not eager to work.
eager “熱切的”。
他不善交際。
Mr. Smith seems like a nice man.
(史密斯先生像是一個好人。)
He’s not sociable enough.
(他不善交際。)
sociable “好交際的”、 “合群的”。enough “十分”、 “足夠”。
He’s too much of a loner.
(他太孤僻了。)
loner “孤僻的人”、 “討厭和別人交往的人”。
He lacks sociability.
(他缺乏社交。)
lack “缺乏”、 “不具備”。
他就一直低著頭。
How did he react when you confronted him?
(你和他爭執的時候， 他什么反應?)
He kept looking down.
(他就一直低著頭。)
confront “對抗”。
keep ...ing “持續做……”。look down “向下看”、 “低頭”。
He continued to look down.
He wouldn’t look up.
(他不肯抬頭。)
look up “朝上看”。
我討厭不誠實的人。
I don’t like dishonest people.
(我討厭不誠實的人。)
I never lied to you.
(我從來沒有對你撒過慌。)
dishonest “不正直的”、 “不誠實的”。
I don’t like liars.
(我不喜歡撒謊的人。)
liar “撒謊者”。
I don’t like crooked people.
crooked “不老實的”。
