轻松日记商务职场篇194:无风不起浪

 　　核心句型：

　　Where there's a smoke, there's fire.

　　无风不起浪。

　　Where there's a smoke, there's fire 直译过来就是：“哪里有烟就说明哪里有火”，这个短语的正确意思是：“无风不起浪”。因此，当美国人说"Where there's a smoke, there's fire."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"Everything happens for a reason."、"Nothing comes from nothing."、"Everything has its seed."。

　　情景对白：

　　Shirley: Everyone in our company is talking about her. Do you really think she stole those confidential¹ documents?

　　雪莉：公司里人人都在谈论她的事。你真的认为她偷了那些机密文件吗？

　　Jane: Where there's a smoke, there's fire. She's a strongly supported suspect.

　　简：无风不起浪啊。她的嫌疑非常大。

　　搭配句积累：

　　①Our executive is going to be dismissed, isn't he?

　　我们的主管要被解雇了，是真的吗？

　　②Do you know that our opponent has a financial problem?

　　你知道我们的对手公司出现了经济问题吗？

　　③Do you really think he has taken bribes³?

　　有会议说他收受贿赂，你觉得是不是真的？

　　④I could hardly believe that he has done that as it is said.

　　我不相信事情像大家说的那样，那是他做的。

　　单词：

　　bribe² n. 贿赂

　　He was being investigated for receiving bribes.

　　他因收受贿赂正在接受调查。

　　He demeant himself by accepting a bribe.

　　他接受了贿赂，辱没了自己。

　　He is so honest that he will not accept bribe.

　　他忠诚老实，不肯受贿。

1 confidential   

adj.秘（机）密的，表示信任的，担任机密工作的

参考例句：

• He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters.他不让秘书处理机密文件。
• We have a confidential exchange of views.我们推心置腹地交换意见。

2 bribe   

n.贿赂；v.向…行贿，买通

参考例句：

• He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。
• He resolutely refused their bribe.他坚决不接受他们的贿赂。

3 bribes   

n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏