轻松日记商务职场篇122:脑袋进水

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　　Do you have rocks in your head?

　　你脑袋进水了吗？

　　have rocks in one's head字面意思是：“脑袋里有石头，”想想看脑袋被石头堵住了，人的思路就不清晰，脑袋就不好使了吧。这也就是汉语里面所说的：“缺心眼儿，脑袋进水了”，形容人傻乎乎的，缺乏判断力，思路不清晰。因此，当美国人说"Do you have rocks in your head?"时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"You are so stupid."、"You are such an idiot."、"How can you be so silly?"。

　　情景对白：

　　Assistant: What do you think if I put Jenny and Jessie together in charge of the ad campaign?

　　助理：你觉得我安排珍妮和杰西两人负责广告宣传怎么样？

　　Benjamin: Do you have rocks in your head? There is bad blood between them. Don't you realize?

　　本杰明：你脑袋进水了吗？她俩之间有嫌隙，你不知道吗？

　　搭配句积累：

　　①I think one super star is better than many unfamous models to endorse¹ our product.

　　我觉得一位超级巨星比一堆没名气的模特做产品代言要好。

　　②Why couldn't we give our clients the lowest price to keep them?

　　为什么我们不给客户最低价格来留住他们呢？

　　③I have asked the manager to carry out the plan.

　　我已经向经理申请执行这个项目。

　　④I suggest increasing loan to relieve financial pressures.

　　我建议增加银行贷款以缓解公司紧张的资金压力。

　　单词：

　　1. silly adj. 愚蠢的

　　My best friend tells me that I am silly to be upset about this.

　　我最好的朋友说我要是为这事而沮丧难过就真够傻的。

　　I thought it would be silly to be too rude at that stage.

　　我原本觉得在那个时候太粗鲁会很愚蠢。

　　2. endorse vt. 代言

　　The twins endorsed² a line of household cleaning products.

　　那对双胞胎为一系列家用清洁产品做广告。

　　So I hear you are looking for a celebrity³ to endorse your product.

　　听说你准备找一位明星作产品代言人。

　　3. relieve vt. 减轻，缓解

　　Drugs can relieve much of the pain.

　　药物能够大大地缓解病痛。

　　This should save her from boredom⁴ and will also relieve the pressure on you to keep her entertained.

　　这能使她不会感到厌倦，而且也会减轻你的压力，不必总想着逗她开心。

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