轻松日记商务职场篇215:你错怪我了

 　　核心句型：

　　You're barking up the wrong tree!

　　你错怪我了。

　　bark up the wrong tree 源于美国西部拓荒时期，拓荒者训练狗将猎物叼回来，动物为了逃命往往会爬到树上去。狗有时会一时糊涂，没看清楚猎物上了哪颗树，对着一棵没有动物的树乱叫。这个俚语比喻：“错怪某人，攻击错了目标”。因此，当美国人说"You're barking up the wrong tree!"时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"You are accusing me wrongly!"、"You are waking up the wrong passenger!"。

　　情景对白：

　　Boss: If you readily admit your mistake, I'll consider giving you a light punishment.

　　老板：如果你立刻承认错误，我会考虑从轻处罚。

　　Benjamin: If you think I was the guy who damaged the projector¹, you're barking up the wrong tree! I didn't enter the meeting room at all.

　　本杰明：要是你认为是我弄坏了投影仪，那你就错怪我了。我根本就没进过会议室。

　　搭配句积累：

　　①You are getting between my boss and me.

　　你在挑拨我和我老板之间的关系。

　　②You want to peep at my design, don't you?

　　你想偷看我的设计，是不是？

　　③You must have spoken ill of me in front of the boss.

　　你肯定是在老板面前说我坏话了。

　　④What are you doing here? Do you want to have a good laugh at me?

　　你在这里干吗？你是想看我的笑话吗？

　　单词：

　　accuse vt. 指责

　　He was accused of incompetence².

　　他被指责为不称职。

　　Talk things through in stages. Do not accuse or apportion³ blame.

　　把事情按部就班地讲清楚。不要责难或归罪于人。

　　As long as you do what you can, no one will accuse you even if you fail it in the future.

　　只要你尽力而为，即使将来失败也没有人会指责你。

1 projector   

n.投影机，放映机，幻灯机

参考例句：

• There is a new projector in my office.我的办公室里有一架新的幻灯机。
• How long will it take to set up the projector?把这个放映机安放好需要多长时间？

2 incompetence   

n.不胜任，不称职

参考例句：

• He was dismissed for incompetence. 他因不称职而被解雇。
• She felt she had been made a scapegoat for her boss's incompetence. 她觉得，本是老板无能，但她却成了替罪羊。

3 apportion   

vt.（按比例或计划）分配

参考例句：

• It's already been agreed in principle to apportion the value of the patents.原则上已经同意根据专利的价值按比例来分配。
• It was difficult to apportion the blame for the accident.很难分清这次事故的责任。