职场口语一学就会：对别人的能力评价较低
他闲逛荡浪费了太多的时间。
Why can’t he ever complete his work?
(为什么他从来完不成工作?)
He spends too much time fooling around.
(他闲逛荡浪费了太多的时间。)
fool around “闲荡”、 “混日子”。
He spends too many hours clowning around.
(他浪费了太多的时间去胡闹。)
clown around “说笑话”、 “胡闹”。
He wastes a lot of time.
(他浪费了很多时间。)
我们不喜欢他是因为他不守时。
We don’t like him because he’s not punctual.
(我们不喜欢他是因为他不守时。)
Will you keep him on or replace him?
(你们想继续用他还是换了他?)
punctual “守时的”、 “准时的”。
replace “换”、 “使替换”。
We don’t care for him because he’s always late.
(因为他老迟到所以我们都不喜欢他。)
We’d like him better if he were punctual.
(如果他守时的话， 也许我们会更喜欢他一点。)
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.
(你必须找个办法让他工作。)
be unwilling to ... “不愿意做……”。
He isn’t willing to work.
be willing to ... “乐意做……”、 “喜欢做……”。
He’s slow to act.
(他行动迟缓。)
He doesn’t work hard enough.
(他工作不够勤奋。)
He’s not eager to work.
eager “热切的”。
他不善交际。
Mr. Smith seems like a nice man.
(史密斯先生像是一个好人。)
He’s not sociable enough.
(他不善交际。)
sociable “好交际的”、 “合群的”。enough “十分”、 “足够”。
He’s too much of a loner.
(他太孤僻了。)
loner “孤僻的人”、 “讨厌和别人交往的人”。
He lacks sociability.
(他缺乏社交。)
lack “缺乏”、 “不具备”。
他就一直低着头。
How did he react when you confronted him?
(你和他争执的时候， 他什么反应?)
He kept looking down.
(他就一直低着头。)
confront “对抗”。
keep ...ing “持续做……”。look down “向下看”、 “低头”。
He continued to look down.
He wouldn’t look up.
(他不肯抬头。)
look up “朝上看”。
我讨厌不诚实的人。
I don’t like dishonest people.
(我讨厌不诚实的人。)
I never lied to you.
(我从来没有对你撒过慌。)
dishonest “不正直的”、 “不诚实的”。
I don’t like liars.
(我不喜欢撒谎的人。)
liar “撒谎者”。
I don’t like crooked people.
crooked “不老实的”。
他闲逛荡浪费了太多的时间。
Why can’t he ever complete his work?
(为什么他从来完不成工作?)
He spends too much time fooling around.
(他闲逛荡浪费了太多的时间。)
fool around “闲荡”、 “混日子”。
He spends too many hours clowning around.
(他浪费了太多的时间去胡闹。)
clown around “说笑话”、 “胡闹”。
He wastes a lot of time.
(他浪费了很多时间。)
我们不喜欢他是因为他不守时。
We don’t like him because he’s not punctual.
(我们不喜欢他是因为他不守时。)
Will you keep him on or replace him?
(你们想继续用他还是换了他?)
punctual “守时的”、 “准时的”。
replace “换”、 “使替换”。
We don’t care for him because he’s always late.
(因为他老迟到所以我们都不喜欢他。)
We’d like him better if he were punctual.
(如果他守时的话， 也许我们会更喜欢他一点。)
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.
(你必须找个办法让他工作。)
be unwilling to ... “不愿意做……”。
He isn’t willing to work.
be willing to ... “乐意做……”、 “喜欢做……”。
He’s slow to act.
(他行动迟缓。)
He doesn’t work hard enough.
(他工作不够勤奋。)
He’s not eager to work.
eager “热切的”。
他不善交际。
Mr. Smith seems like a nice man.
(史密斯先生像是一个好人。)
He’s not sociable enough.
(他不善交际。)
sociable “好交际的”、 “合群的”。enough “十分”、 “足够”。
He’s too much of a loner.
(他太孤僻了。)
loner “孤僻的人”、 “讨厌和别人交往的人”。
He lacks sociability.
(他缺乏社交。)
lack “缺乏”、 “不具备”。
他就一直低着头。
How did he react when you confronted him?
(你和他争执的时候， 他什么反应?)
He kept looking down.
(他就一直低着头。)
confront “对抗”。
keep ...ing “持续做……”。look down “向下看”、 “低头”。
He continued to look down.
He wouldn’t look up.
(他不肯抬头。)
look up “朝上看”。
我讨厌不诚实的人。
I don’t like dishonest people.
(我讨厌不诚实的人。)
I never lied to you.
(我从来没有对你撒过慌。)
dishonest “不正直的”、 “不诚实的”。
I don’t like liars.
(我不喜欢撒谎的人。)
liar “撒谎者”。
I don’t like crooked people.
crooked “不老实的”。
