轻松日记商务职场篇118:说说而已

 　　核心句型：

　　They just speak with tongue in cheek.

　　他们只不过是说说而已。

　　speak with tongue in cheek直译过来就是：“面颊上带着微笑说”，这个短语的正确意思是：“说说而已，假心假意地说”。因此，当美国人说"They just speak with tongue in cheek."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"They are just saying that."、"They just talk the talk."、"They just pay lip service."。

　　情景对白：

　　Benjamin: Why are you still looking so depressed¹ since we will finish the project tomorrow?

　　本杰明：明天项目就完工了，你怎么还这么沮丧啊？

　　Terry: They said they will perform agreement, but they just speak with tongue in cheek.

　　泰瑞：他们说会履行协议，其实只不过是说说而已。

　　搭配句积累：

　　①How can you fall for it?

　　你怎么能信以为真呢？

　　②It is the perfect expression of denial.

　　这是最好的拒绝方式了。

　　③You should be tactful in dealing² with everything.

　　你以后处事应该圆滑点。

　　④Learn how to discern and develop true friends.

　　学会辨别真假，交些真正的朋友吧。

　　单词：

　　1. fall for 信以为真

　　It's even easier to see how self-employed people fall for this happiness killer³.

　　自由职业者更容易上这种幸福杀手的当。

　　Only a credulous⁴ person would fall for that old trick.

　　只有轻信的人才会被那个陈旧的骗局骗倒。

　　2. tactful adj. 圆滑的，老练的

　　If you complain to the boss, be tactful. Don't lose your head.

　　如果你向老板抱怨的话，要圆滑点。别失去理智了。

　　She get them to accept these change by tactful management.

　　她以圆滑的手腕说服他们接受这些变动。

　　3. discern vt.识别，辨别

　　It is often difficult to discern the truth of an event from a newspaper report.

　　要从报纸的报道上去辨明一个事件的真实性很困难。

　　You need a long series of data to be able to discern such a trend.

　　你需要一长串的数据才能看出这一趋势。

1 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

2 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

3 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

4 credulous   

adj.轻信的，易信的

参考例句：

• You must be credulous if she fooled you with that story.连她那种话都能把你骗倒，你一定是太容易相信别人了。
• Credulous attitude will only make you take anything for granted.轻信的态度只会使你想当然。