轻松日记商务职场篇239:这山望着那山高

 　　核心句型：

　　The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill.

　　这山望着那山高。

　　The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. 本义是：“山丘另一侧的草总是绿一些”，那么它的引申意义也就是我们汉语里常说的一句谚语：“这山望着那山高”，比喻对目前的工作或环境不满意，老认为别的工作、别的环境更好。因此，当美国人说"The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill."时，他/她要表达的意思就是"People never feel satisfied¹ with what they've already got."、"Man is always dissatisfied² with his present condition."。

　　情景对白：

　　Terry: Hi, Ben, I intend to give up this dead-end job and seek a promising³ one.

　　泰瑞：嗨，本，我打算放弃这份没有出路的工作，寻找一份更有前途的。

　　Benjamin: The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. Tomorrow is promised to nobody. You'd better think twice before you act.

　　本杰明：这山望着那山高，谁也不能保证明天会怎样。你最好三思而后行。

　　搭配句积累：

　　①Wise men don't care for what they can't have.

　　聪明人不会在乎得不到的东西。

　　②I advice you to think carefully before quitting.

　　我建议你在辞职之前要想清楚。

　　③But they do provide a higher salary.

　　但是他们确实提供的薪水更高些啊。

　　④Striving to do your job is the most important thing.

　　做好你自己的本职工作才最重要。

　　单词：

　　dead-end adj. 无出路的

　　But educated⁴ women are often shunted into dead-end jobs.

　　但是受过教育的女性更容易被引入无出路的工作。

　　The front is a dead end, hope is in the corner, the light shine.

　　前方是绝路，希望就在转角，曙光依旧灿烂。

1 satisfied   

adj.满意的，满足的；清偿过的；确信的，毫无疑问的v.使满意( satisfy的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• She's never satisfied with what she's got. 她对自己的所得从不感到满足。
• He had a self-satisfied smirk on his face. 他脸上挂着得意扬扬的笑容。

2 dissatisfied   

a.不满的

参考例句：

• If you are dissatisfied with our service, please write to the manager. 对我们的服务如有不满，请函告经理。
• There was a dissatisfied look in the magager's eyes. 经理的眼睛里露出不满的神色。

3 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

4 educated   

adj.受过教育的，有教养的

参考例句：

• She was well educated in literature at a university.她在大学里受到良好的文学方面的教育。
• Children should be educated in a correct way.教育孩子要得法。