美语怎么说：073 短板用英语怎么说

 　　Jessica 在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是Lulu要问的：短板。

　　Jessica: Hi, Lulu, how's your new job treating you?

　　LL: 唉，还可以吧。不过我觉得同事们都很强势，弄得我不敢说话。这种内向害羞，真是我的短板!

　　Jessica: 短板？

　　LL: 短板就是我的弱点，缺点。哎？这用美语该怎么说呢？

　　Jessica: I see. It is your weak point, or shortcoming.

　　LL: 哦，短板在美语中就是 weak point, 或者 shortcoming. I think being shy is my weakest point. I really should be more aggressive¹.

　　Jessica: Don't worry. Sometimes it takes me time to open up to people too. You should stick to your strengths by showing your co-workers what you're good at.

　　LL: 你是说，让我多向同事展示自己拿手的方面，stick to my strengths, 就是扬长避短，对么？

　　Jessica: 没错!

　　LL: 说是这么说，可是现在，我们组我资历最浅，好像觉得插不上嘴，好象局外人。

　　Jessica: As I said, you just need some time to warm up. It's natural to find it a bit challenging² to fit in at the beginning, but you'll be fine very soon! Talk to your co-workers! Ask them stupid questions! They won't see you as a poor fit.

　　LL: a poor fit? 这又是什么意思啊？

　　Jessica: You find people or things a poor fit if they don't suit you, or don't get along with you. For example, if someone is a poor fit in a team, he is not working well with other team members.

　　LL: 明白了，a poor fit 就是不合适，如果一个团队里有个人不合群，他就是 a poor fit for the team.

　　Jessica: That's right. Lulu, I'm sure you're a good fit for the team. Now let's see what you've learned³ today!

　　LL: 今天我们学了，短板是 weak point, 或者 shortcoming; 扬长避短是 stick to your strengths； 不合适，不合群是 a poor fit.

1 aggressive   

adj.侵略的，好斗的；敢作敢为的

参考例句：

• You'd better keep the two aggressive boys apart.你最好把那两个好斗的男孩分开。
• These fish are very aggressive.这些鱼极具攻击性。

2 challenging   

adj.大胆的(复杂的，有前途的，挑战的)；n.复杂(有前途，大胆，挑战)

参考例句：

• She performed the most challenging task without a mistake.她毫无差错地完成了这一最富有挑战性的任务。
• We have changed the course to make it more challenging.我们改了课程以使其更具挑战性。

3 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。