轻松日记商务职场篇115:不要轻视不如你的人

 　　核心句型：

　　Never look down on people less superior to you.

　　不要轻视不如你的人。

　　look down on sb./sth. 直译过来就是：“向下看某人或某物”，这个短语的正确意思是：“轻视某些人或事”。因此，当美国人说"Never look down on people less superior to you."时，他/要表达的意思就是:"Never despise those people who are inferior to you."、"Never look down on those who are not so outstanding as you."。

　　情景对白：

　　Benjamin: Jane, you should not look down on people less superior to you. Men are born equal! Your words may hurt that cleaner's self-esteem.

　　本杰明：简，你不要轻视不如你的人。人人生而平等，你刚才的话可能伤害到那位清洁工人的自尊心了。

　　Jane: I'm sorry. I, I'm just...a little angry at her carelessness.

　　简：我也感到很抱歉。我，我只是对她的粗心大意感到有些生气。

　　搭配句积累：

　　①Yes, I will keep it in my mind.

　　是的，我会记住的。

　　②You'd better mind your own business.

　　你最好少管闲事。

　　③It is none of your business. What makes you say that?

　　又不关你的事，你凭什么这么说？

　　④Maybe they would be stronger than you some day.

　　或许将来有一天，他们将会比你强。

　　单词：

　　despise vt. 轻视

　　I can never, ever forgive him. I despise him.

　　我永远不会原谅他。我鄙视他。

　　She secretly despises his work.

　　她暗地里瞧不起他的工作。

　　How I despised myself for my cowardice¹!

　　我是多么鄙视自己的怯懦啊！

1 cowardice   

n.胆小，怯懦

参考例句：

• His cowardice reflects on his character.他的胆怯对他的性格带来不良影响。
• His refusal to help simply pinpointed his cowardice.他拒绝帮助正显示他的胆小。