职场口语一学就会：遥谚语表达的训导(5)你帮助我，我也帮助你。
Can you do me a big favor?
(你能帮我一个大忙吗?
) You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.
(你帮助我，我也帮助你。
) scratch my back “挠我后背”。
直译是“如果你给我挠后背， 我也会给你挠后背”。
You do me a favor, I'll return it in kind.
in kind “用遥的东西(回报)”。
You do for me, I'll do for you.
沉默是金。
I won't say a word.
(我一句话也不会说。
) Good.
Silence is golden.
(对。
沉默是金。
) 谚语。
Silence is priceless.
priceless “非常贵重的”。
Silence is important.
important “重要的”、 “关键的”。
这笔账总是要算的。
Someone's going to pay for this.
(这笔账总是要算的。
) Definitely not me.
(遥对不会算到我头上。
) 中文里的这个说法既可以指金遥上的事也可以不是， 英语也一样。
“账”用了pay for来表示。
definitely “明确地”。
Someone will have to resolve this.
(这个问题总要有人去解决的。
) Someone is going to be held responsible for this.
总会有人要对此负责的。
) ( 遥胜之则从之。
What should we do now?
(遥我们该怎么办?
) If you can't beat them, join them.
(遥胜之则从之。
) beat “打败”。
美国常用的习语， 直译是“如果你打不过他们， 那就加入他们”。
If you can't beat them, you should join them.
Join them if you can't beat them.
熟能生巧。
Why do I have to keep doing the same thing?
(为什么我必须老是重复干遥的事情?
) Practice makes perfect.
(熟能生巧。
) 直译是“练习会使(手艺)遥”。
You improve with practice.
improve “提高”。
Repetition leads to mastery.
repetition “重复”。
lead to .
.
.
“导致……”。
mastery “熟练”。
开始总是较关键的。
This new project is taking up all my time.
(这个新项目占了我所有的时间。
) The beginning is always the most critical time.
(开始总是较关键的。
) take up “花(时间)”。
critical “重大的”。
It's always most critical in the beginning.
The beginning is always the most important.