轻松日记商务职场篇164:说到点子上了

 　　核心句型：

　　You have put your finger on it.

　　你说到点子上了。

　　put your finger on it 直译过来就是：“把你的指头放在这上面”，这个短语的正确意思是：“你说到点子上了”，通常用来肯定对方所说的话。因此，当美国人说"You have put your finger on it."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"You have hit the mark with a single comment."、"You have come to the point."。

　　情景对白：

　　Jane: Wilson gets promoted again for his hard working. He works until 10 p.m. everyday.

　　简：威尔逊这次因为工作努力又得到晋升了。他每天都工作到晚上十点。

　　Shirley: You have put your finger on it. After all he has dedicated¹ much more time and energy than us.

　　雪莉：你说到点子上了，毕竟他在工作上花的时间和精力比我们多。

　　搭配句积累：

　　①He is a far-sighted man with high ambition.

　　他是个远见卓识、雄心勃勃的人。

　　②Attitude is no less important than aptitude².

　　态度和能力同等重要。

　　③A task can not be done perfectly³ without passion.

　　没有热情，就没法很好地完成一项任务。

　　④Contribution to the company is the key factor to promotion⁴.

　　对公司做出贡献是晋升的关键因素。

　　单词：

　　1. hit the mark 打中目标

　　Your answer just hit the mark.

　　你的答案正好击中要害。

　　So dare to be quiet, allow the audience enough time to respond and your humor will hit the mark.

　　所以要敢于沉默，给观众们充足的时间让他们反应，这样你的幽默才能击中目标。

　　2. dedicate vt. 奉献

　　Bessie has dedicated her life to caring for others.

　　贝茜一生都致力于照顾他人。

　　This book is dedicated to the memory of my mother.

　　谨以此书献给我已故的母亲。

　　3. aptitude n. 才能

　　An aptitude for computing⁵ is beneficial for students taking this degree.

　　计算才能对于攻读这个学位的学生有益处。

　　Some students have more aptitude for academic work than others.

　　一些学生比其他学生更有学术才能。

1 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

2 aptitude   

n.(学习方面的)才能，资质，天资

参考例句：

• That student has an aptitude for mathematics.那个学生有数学方面的天赋。
• As a child,he showed an aptitude for the piano.在孩提时代，他显露出对于钢琴的天赋。

3 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

4 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。

5 computing   

n.计算

参考例句：

• to work in computing 从事信息处理
• Back in the dark ages of computing, in about 1980, they started a software company. 早在计算机尚未普及的时代（约1980年），他们就创办了软件公司。