职场口语一学就会：常用的表扬话(4)没有人能赢得过你。
You’re a tough one to beat.
(没有人能赢得过你。
) That’s because I’ve been doing it so long.
(那是因为这份工作我已经干了很遥间了。
) 直译是“你这人很难对付”。
tough 指“不屈的”、 “难对付的”。
beat 指“打败”、 “打破”。
It isn’t easy to beat you.
You are hard to beat.
It’s difficult to beat you.
我输给你了。
You beat me.
(我输给你了。
) That’s because I work faster.
(那是因为遥得快些。
) beat “打败”、 “打破”。
You won.
(你赢了。
) I lost.
(我输了。
) 我希望能像他一样。
He is very successful professionally.
(他在事业上很遥。
) I want to be like him.
(我希望能像他一样。
) successful “遥的”。
professionally “职业上”。
I want to be the same kind of person he is.
the same kind of person “同类人”。
I want to emulate him.
emulate “同……竞争”、 “比得上”。
他的声誉提高了。
His reputation has improved.
(他的声誉提高了。
) Do you think he has really changed?
(你认为他真变了吗?
) reputation “评价”、 “名声”。
improve “好转”、 “变好”。
His reputation has gotten better.
get better “变好”。
He has a better reputation now.
时间正好!
I just finished the budget.
(我刚刚做完预算。
) Good timing!
(时间正好!
) You timed that just right!
这里的time是动词， 表示“算好(做某事的)时间”。
That was great timing!
你来得正好!
Am I late?
(我迟到了吗?
) You’re just in time!
(你来得正好!
) just in time “时间正好”。
in time带有“及时”的含义。
You made it on time!
(你真准时!
) on time “准时”。
You’re right on time!
(你来得正是时候!
) You got here just in time!
(你准时到了这儿!
)