轻松日记商务职场篇167:我会一直支持你

 　　核心句型：

　　I will back you up all the way.

　　我会一直支持你。

　　back sb. up 直译过来就是：“用背扛起某人”，很容易联想到这个短语的正确意思：“支持某人”。因此，当美国人说"I will back you up all the way."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"I will always stand by your side."、"I will always be there for you."。

　　情景对白：

　　Benjamin: I'm not on the layoff¹ list. And my boss plans to send me to Paris for further training for about a month. Honey, do you think I should go?

　　本杰明：我不在裁员名单之列，而且老板打算送我去巴黎深造一个月。亲爱的，你觉得我应该去吗？

　　Shirley: Of course you should go. Just do whatever you want. I will back you up all the way.

　　雪莉：当然应该去啊！想做什么就放开了做！我会一直支持你的。

　　搭配句积累：

　　①Will you back me up if I give up this opportunity?

　　如果我放弃这次机会，你会支持我吗？

　　②Choose what you like and love what you choose.

　　选你所爱，爱你所选。

　　③You don't have to worry about me.

　　你不必担心我。

　　④We're a team!

　　我们是一个团队！

　　单词：

　　1. stand by 支持

　　I'll stand by you whatever happens.

　　无论如何，我都支持你。

　　He had the guts² to stand by his friend when he was in trouble.

　　当他处在困境的时候，他仍有勇气支持他的朋友。

　　If you have once made a decision, stand by it, don't allow yourself to be argued round.

　　一旦做出了决定, 就要坚持下去, 不要因别人说服而动摇.

　　2. layoff n. 解雇

　　It will close more than 200 stores nationwide resulting in the layoffs³ of an estimated 2,000 employees.

　　它将关闭全国200多家店铺，估计会有2，000名员工因此失业。

　　Stock prices broke when the firm suddenly announced layoffs.

　　当公司突然宣布裁员时，股票价格便大跌。

　　The brutal⁴ truth of the mass layoff really shook everyone.

　　大批裁员的残酷事实让大家都很震惊。

1 layoff   

n.临时解雇，操作停止，活动停止期间，失业期

参考例句：

• Finally, prepare an explanation about what led to your layoff.最后，要准备好一套说辞来解释你被解雇的原因。
• Workers were re-employed after the layoff.在暂时解雇不久后工人们又被再度雇用了。

2 guts   

v.狼吞虎咽，贪婪地吃，飞碟游戏（比赛双方每组5人，相距15码，互相掷接飞碟）；毁坏（建筑物等）的内部( gut的第三人称单数 )；取出…的内脏n.勇气( gut的名词复数 )；内脏；消化道的下段；肠

参考例句：

• I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed. 鱼若已收拾干净，我只需烧一下即可。
• Barbara hasn't got the guts to leave her mother. 巴巴拉没有勇气离开她妈妈。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 layoffs   

临时解雇( layoff的名词复数 )； 停工，停止活动

参考例句：

• Textile companies announced 2000 fresh layoffs last week. 各纺织公司上周宣布再次裁员两千人。
• Stock prices broke when the firm suddenly announced layoffs. 当公司突然宣布裁员时，股票价格便大跌

4 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。