轻松日记职场篇01:不要为丢掉的工作白白难过

 　　cry over spilled milk 直译为“为打翻的牛奶流泪”，这个短语正确的意思是：覆水难收，为做错事或过去的失败而感到沮丧。因此当美国人说:"Don't cry over spilled milk."时候，他要表达的意思就是："What's done is done and cannot be undone","It is useless to feel chagrined¹ at something that has already happened."

　　情景对白：

　　Shirley: Ben, I feel miserable². My boss fired me this morning.

　　雪莉： 本，我好难过。今天早上老板炒我鱿鱼了。

　　Benjamin:Don't cry over spilled milk, honey!I'm always on your side.

　　本杰明：亲爱的，过去的事就让它过去吧，别难过了！我会永远支持你的。

　　搭配句积累：

　　①The company I applied³ for last week didn't employ me.

　　我上周申请的那家公司没有雇用我。

　　② I lost my job yesterday.

　　我昨天丢了工作。

　　③ Due to my mistake, the company has suffered huge losses, so I have to quit.

　　由于我的失误，公司损失惨重，所以我只好辞职。

　　④ The manager scolded me for my low work efficiency and fired me.

　　经理把我臭骂一顿，说我工作效率低，把我开除了。

　　生词：

　　spill vt. 洒，溢出

　　chagrined adj. 失望的，灰心的

　　miserable adj. 痛苦的，难受的

1 chagrined   

adj.懊恼的，苦恼的v.使懊恼，使懊丧，使悔恨( chagrin的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I was most chagrined when I heard that he had got the job instead of me. 当我听说是他而不是我得到了那份工作时懊恼极了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was [felt] chagrined at his failure [at losing his pen]. 他为自己的失败 [遗失钢笔] 而感到懊恼。 来自辞典例句

2 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

3 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。