轻松日记商务职场篇99:祝你好运

 　　核心句型：

　　Keep your fingers crossed.

　　祝你好运！

　　Keep your fingers crossed.直译过来就是：“使你的手指保持交叉的状态”，因为手指交叉会形成X形，与十字架的形状特别相像。美国人信奉基督教，十字架是基督教耶稣救世的象征，他们认为十字架可以躲避厄运、带来好运。所以这个短语的正确意思也就是：“祝你好运”。因此，当美国人说"Keep your fingers crossed."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"Good luck to you."、"I wish you knocked on wood."、"Break a leg!"。

　　情景对白：

　　Terry: Oh my god. Ben, I'm going to negotiate with that ticklish¹ client again.

　　泰瑞：噢，天哪！本，我又要去跟那个难对付的客户谈判了。

　　Benjamin: Keep your fingers crossed, my friend.

　　本杰明：祝你好运，朋友！

　　搭配句积累：

　　①I'll ask my boss for a day off to attend my son's graduation ceremony.

　　我准备请老板批准我一天假，去参加儿子的毕业典礼。

　　②I have a big client to deal with tomorrow.

　　明天我得与一个大客户交涉。

　　③I'll negotiate with a foreigner this Wednesday.

　　这周三我得和一个外商谈生意。

　　④I have to persuade the client to accept our offer.

　　我得说服客户接受我们的报价。

　　单词：

　　1. knock on wood 祈求好运

　　We should have the job finished by Thursday - knock on wood!

　　我们应该在星期四前完成这工作，但愿好运。

　　I'll have a test tomorrow. Knock on wood.

　　我明天有考试。上帝保佑！

　　2. break a leg 祝某人好运、大获成功

　　I know you're going to be great in the play tonight. Break a leg!

　　我知道你今晚的演出会很顺利的。祝你好运！

　　I just heard that your acting² audition³ is today. I hope you get the part. Break a leg!

　　我刚听说你的试镜在今天，我希望你能得到那个角色，祝你好运！

1 ticklish   

adj.怕痒的；问题棘手的；adv.怕痒地；n.怕痒，小心处理

参考例句：

• This massage method is not recommended for anyone who is very ticklish.这种按摩法不推荐给怕痒的人使用。
• The news is quite ticklish to the ear,这消息听起来使人觉得有些难办。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 audition   

n.(对志愿艺人等的)面试(指试读、试唱等)

参考例句：

• I'm going to the audition but I don't expect I'll get a part.我去试音，可并不指望会给我个角色演出。
• At first,they said he was too young,but later they called him for an audition.起初，他们说他太小，但后来他们叫他去试听。