凯瑟琳升职记:提建议之我要是你的话...

【情景再现】

Tom在公司已经两年了，刚进公司时主管就承诺，先从基层做起，干得好一般半年就可以升值。他工作兢兢业业，业绩可嘉，但直到现在薪水各方面没有任何改观。一位美国朋友得知后就建议说：If I were in your shoes, I'd be looking for another job instead of staying here.

If I were in your shoes, I'd be looking for another job. 如果我是你，我就换工作了。

in one's shoes是习语，字面义为“穿某人的鞋子”，引申义即：在某人的立场上，站在某人的角度看问题。比如当与朋友或家人有些意见不合，或是对事情的理解发生分歧时，不妨对他们说：If you were in my shoes, what would you do?（要换做你，你会怎么做？）

【英语情景剧】

Tom: I have been working here for two years, and I've been doing well. But no promotion¹, no salary raise.

汤姆：我在这工作两年了，做得一直很好。但既没有升值也没有加薪。

Shirley: Well, that's something worth considering. If I were in your shoes, I'd be looking for another job.

雪莉：哎，是个值得考虑的问题。我要是你就早换工作了。

1 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。