职场英语百科：各种评价方式(4)我老板虽然上了年纪可是却很有活力。
My boss is very active for his age.
(我老板虽然上了年纪可是却很有活力。
) That’s because he exercises daily.
(那是因为他每天都锻炼。
) active “活动的”、 “有活力的”。
for .
.
.
“虽然……”。
Despite his age, my boss is quite active.
(我老板虽然上了年纪， 可是精力却很好。
) despite .
.
.
“虽然……”。
My boss is in good shape for his age.
be in good shape “健康状态好的”。
我能读懂他的心思。
How did you know he would do that?
(你怎么知道他会那么做?
) I can read his mind.
(我能读懂他的心思。
) read “理解”。
I know what he is thinking.
I can read his thoughts.
thought “思考”、 “想法”。
全写在你的脸上了。
I’m so angry.
(我很生气。
) It’s written all over your face.
(全写在你的脸上了。
) written是write的过去分词。
all over 指“到处”、 “全都”。
It’s obvious.
(显而易见。
) obvious “遥的”、 “显然的”。
You show it.
(我看出来了。
) 【点菜的方法】 在饭店就餐时的点菜从饭前的饮料开始。
下面我们就来举一些美国饭店服务员常说的话。
Good evening.
My name is John, and I’ll be your waiter this evening.
Would you like something from the bar?
(晚上好。
我叫约翰， 遥晚上由我来为您服务。
您想喝点什么?
) 如果服务员这么问你， 你就可以向他要鸡尾酒、葡萄酒或啤酒等。
接下来就是点菜。
点菜时服务员会问你 各种各样的问题， 让你感到意外和难以回答。
请看例句： (1)How would you like your steak?
(您要烤到什么程度的牛排?
) (2)Would you like soup or salad?
(您是要汤还是遥拉?
) (3)What kind of dressing would you like?
(您要什么样的调料?
) (4)How would you like your eggs?
(您要什么样的鸡蛋?
) 主要是早餐。
(5)What kind of potato would you like?
(您要什么样的土豆?
) 例如， 有“baked”、 “french fries”、 “mashed”等等。