情景会话口袋书人际篇 第527期:升职加薪(3)

 　　9. Let me think about it, and tell you later.

　　让我考虑一下，一会儿答复你。

　　还能这样说：

　　Let me think for a moment and tell you later.

　　I'll think it over and get back to you later.

　　谚语：

　　Let every man praise the bridge he goes over.

　　过桥不忘造桥人。

　　10. Working so hard for so little, it just isn't worth it.

　　工作这么辛苦却拿这么少的钱，实在不值得。

　　还能这样说：

　　Working so hard doesn't match so little money.

　　Working so hard deserves not so little.

　　谚语：

　　We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

　　井干方知水可贵。

　　11. You have the seniority and I know you can do the job.

　　你具备应有的资历，你会把工作做好的。

　　应用解析：

　　You have the qualifications and I believe you can do the job.

　　You have the seniority and I think you're qualified¹ to this job.

　　谚语：

　　Know something of everything and everything of something.

　　通百艺而精于一。

　　12. We've decided² to promote you to a Program Manager.

　　我们决定提拔你做项目经理。

　　还能这样说：

　　We've decided to give you a promotion³ as a Program Manager.

　　You could get promoted to be a Program Manager.

　　谚语：

　　A snow year, a rich year.

　　瑞雪兆丰年。

1 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 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。