轻松日记商务职场篇 第151期:无法告知准确消息

 　　核心句型：

　　I can't tell you the information off the top of my head.

　　我没办法立刻告诉你准确消息。

　　off the top of one's head直译过来就是：“不在某人的头顶”，这个短语的正确意思是：“没有经过仔细考虑或仔细计算”。因此，当美国人说"I can't tell you the information off the top of my head."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"I can't tell you the exact information because I don't know whether the news is true or not."、"I can't tell you the information because I can't make it for sure right now."。

　　情景对白：

　　Terry: Someone says that we will be sent to Japan for business next Friday, and we will stay there for a week. I s that true?

　　泰瑞：据说我们下周五将被派到日本出差，还会在那儿待上一周，是真的吗？

　　Benjamin: I can't tell you the information off the top of my head. I'll have to check it.

　　本杰明：我没办法立刻告诉你准确消息，我得核实一下。

　　搭配句积累：

　　①The boss will come to inspect our work, right?

　　老板要来视察我们的工作了，是吗？

　　②Will our boss come back from the business next week?

　　我们老板是不是下周出差回来啊？

　　③When will the negotiation¹ be held?

　　谈判什么时候举行啊？

　　④It is said that the opening ceremony will be held in two days.

　　据说开幕式两天后举行。

　　单词：

　　ceremony n. 仪式

　　I have to say that this opening ceremony was the most impressive I have EVER seen.

　　我必须说,这是我迄今为止看过的最令人深刻的开幕式。

　　There are many people who should be thanked today, as it is due to their hard work and dedication² that this graduation ceremony is possible.

　　没有他们辛勤的工作和无私的奉献,就没有今天的这场毕业典礼。

　　Among all societies legal marriage is usually accompanied by some kind of ceremony that expresses group approval of the union.

　　在所有社会中,合法婚姻通常伴有某种表示大家认可的仪式。

1 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

2 dedication   

n.奉献，献身，致力，题献，献辞

参考例句：

• We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
• Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。