职场口语一学就会：关于担心的事和不满(2)让我们都冷静一点吧。
OK, Let's cool off for a few minutes.
(好， 让我们都冷静一点吧。
) I can't.
I'm too upset!
(我做不到。
我太生气了!
) 对吵架或发生口角的人可以遥。
cool off “冷静”、 “使安静”、 “使镇静”。
upset “愤怒的”。
Let's take a break for a couple of minutes.
(让我们休息几分钟吧。
) a couple of “两三个”、 “几个”。
Let's cool down for a few minutes.
cool down “冷静”、 “安静”、 “使镇静”。
我是不会在意这种事的。
I was late for work.
(我上班迟到了。
) I wouldn't worry about it.
(我是不会在意这种事的。
) worry about .
.
.
“担心……”、 “在意……”。
The report is due tomorrow.
(报告要在明天提交。
) Don't worry about it.
(别担心。
) I wouldn't let it bother you.
Try not to let it concern you.
这里的concern指“记挂”。
I don't think it's a big deal.
(我不认为这是什么大不了的事。
) big deal “大的事情(物或人)”。
如果我们不仔细， 就可能弄得一团糟。
If we're not careful, we may mess up.
(如果我们不仔细， 就可能弄得一团糟。
) We can't let that happen.
(我们不能让这种事发生。
) careful “仔细的”。
mess up “ (工作或计划等)泡汤”、 “一团糟”。
We could mess up if we're not careful.
We have to be careful not to mess up.
not to .
.
.
“为了不……”。
恐怕只是嘴上说说而已。
Do you think they'll really do it?
(你认为他们真的会这样做吗?
) It could be only lip service.
(恐怕只是嘴上说说而已。
) lip service “嘴上的话(支持或约定)”。
They could be saying one thing, but doing another.
(他们嘴上说的是一套， 做的又是另一套。
) It could be all talk.
(也许不过是说说而已。
) 不要光想着你自己。
I don't gain anything doing that.
(那样做对我没一点好处。
) Don't think only of yourself.
(不要光想着你自己。
) gain “得到(有利的东西)”。
think only of .
.
.
“只考虑……”。
Think of someone else for a change.
(偶尔也想想别人。
) for a change “换换心情”、 “偶尔”。
You're not the only one who matters.
(重要的不光是你自己。
) matter “重要”。
Don't be self-centered.
(别自私。
) self-centered “以自我为中心的”、 “ 自私的”。
事情不会那么简单。
That's not going to be easy.
(事情不会那么简单。
) I am confident you can handle it.
(我相信你能处理好。
) handle “很好地处理”。
That's going to take some doing.
这里的take指“需要”。
That'll be tough.
tough “艰辛的”、 “困难的”。
要在一年之内掌握英语很难。
I'm frustrated with my English.
(我为自己的英语能力感到头疼。
) It's difficult to master English in a year.
(要在一年之内掌握英语很难。
) master “掌握”、 “精通”。
说“在一年之内”时要用in。
It's very hard to learn English in one year.
One year is not long enough to master English.
(要掌握英语一年时间是不够的。
)