职场英语百科：对工作的不满(3)你想说什么?
I'm kind of busy.
(我有些忙。
) What are you trying to say?
(你想说什么?
) What are you really saying?
What are you getting at?
get at “试图说明”、 “暗示”。
你没把意思说清楚。
You aren't making any sense.
(你没把意思说清楚。
) What don't you understand?
(你什么不明白?
) make sense “合理”、 “意思清楚”。
You don't make any sense.
I don't understand what you're saying.
他们在说什么?
What are they talking about?
(他们在说什么?
) I have no idea.
(我不知道。
) What are they discussing?
(他们在谈论什么?
) discuss “谈论”。
What's the topic of discussion?
(讨论的是什么话题?
) topic “话题”。
没听明白。
That's not clear.
(没听明白。
) Then let me explain it again.
(那我再解释一遍。
) 这里的clear指“明白的”、 “明确的”。
That's unclear.
unclear “不明确的”。
That's vague.
vague “模糊的”。
我不太懂。
I can't quite understand.
(我不太懂。
) OK, let's go over it again.
(好， 那么我们再过一遍。
) go over “重复”、 “检查”。
I'm not sure I understand.
I don't quite get it.
我们需要一个明确的回答。
Maybe I'll be able to come.
(也许我能来。
) We need a definite answer.
(我们需要一个明确的回答。
) maybe “也许”、 “可能”。
definite “明确的”、 “确切的”。
answer “回答”、 “答复”。
We need something more definite.
“Maybe” isn't definite enough.
(“也许”并不够。
) enough “足够的”。