情景会话口袋书人际篇 第532期:工作交流(3)

 　　9. You should contact our foreign customers in several days.

　　你应该在几天内与我们的外国客户取得联系。

　　还能这样说：

　　You should get in touch with our foreign customers in several days.

　　You should communicate with our foreign customers in several days.

　　应用解析：

　　rum customer 怪人，难对付的家伙；

　　rough¹ customer 粗暴的人

　　10. You must complete it before next Friday.

　　你必须在下周五前完成它。

　　还能这样说：

　　You should have it finished before next Friday.

　　It must be done before next Friday.

　　谚语：

　　Pride goes before a fall.

　　骄必败。

　　11. I will report to you what we are doing at present.

　　我将向您汇报我们现在正在进行的工作。

　　还能这样说：

　　I will tell you the work we are engaging² in.

　　I will report you on my present work.

　　应用解析：

　　by report 据传闻，据报道；

　　make report 报告

　　12. I share the same view with you.

　　我与你有同感。

　　还能这样说：

　　I agree with you.

　　I can't agree with you any more.

　　应用解析：

　　bonus³ share 分红股；

　　transferable shares 可转让的股票

　　13. I cannot give my support to you.

　　我不能赞同您的观点。

　　还能这样说：

　　I disagree with you.

　　I hold opposite opinions against you.

　　应用解析：

　　support是常用词，指支撑，给某人/物以积极援助或支持；

　　sustain指支撑，维持；

　　maintain指使保持某种情况或状态而不受损害，使保持完整所给予的力量。

1 rough   

adj.粗糙的；粗略的，大致的；粗野的，粗暴的

参考例句：

• It's just a very rough translation.这只是一篇非常粗糙的译稿。
• His reply was a bit rough.他的答复过于粗鲁了一点。

2 engaging   

adj.动人的，迷人的

参考例句：

• The ancient Greeks sacrificed lambs or calves before engaging in battle. 古希腊人在打仗前用羊和小牛作祭品。
• Judges had been engaging in sexual orgies. 有些法官居然一直参加色情狂欢聚会。

3 bonus   

n.奖金，红利

参考例句：

• The workers expected to share out a year-end bonus.工人们期望年终分红。
• The staff got a a special bonus payment.员工得到一笔特别发放的奖金。