职场英语百科：关于担心的事和不满(1)你总担心些芝麻小事。
This dress is too old-fashioned.
(这条裙子太过时了。
) You look beautiful.
You worry about insignificant things.
(你看起来很漂亮。
你总担心些芝麻小事。
) worry about .
.
.
“担心……”、 “在意……”。
insignificant “细微的”、 “不值一提的”、 “无聊的”。
You worry about unimportant things.
unimportant “不重要的”、 “无聊的”。
You worry about little things.
恐怕没有用的。
I'm going to complain.
(我要去投诉。
) I'm afraid it's no use.
(恐怕没有用的。
) 这里的no use指“没有用”。
You won't get anywhere.
这里的get指“得到(结果)”。
It won't make any difference.
difference “不同”。
你在犹豫什么?
What's holding you back?
(你在犹豫什么?
) I need to consider my family.
(我得考虑我的家庭。
) hold .
.
.
back “使……犹豫”。
consider “认真考虑”。
Why aren't you going for it?
(你为什么不做做看?
) go for .
.
.
“努力做……”。
Why wouldn't you do it?
你过虑了。
I'm really worried about the economy.
(我真的很担心经济问题。
) You think too much.
(你过虑了。
) economy “经济”。
You need to take it easy.
(你必须放松。
) You take things too seriously.
(你太认真了。
) seriously “认真地”。
你好像有点坐立不安。
You seem kind of restless.
What's wrong?
(你好像有点坐立不安。
怎么啦?
) I'm nervous about my big meeting.
(要开一个大会， 我很紧张。
) kind of是避遥主观， 较为温和的一种说法， 意思是“有点”、 “某种程度上”。
restless指“无法镇静的”、 “不安的”。
You seem kind of nervous.
You seem like something's troubling you.