轻松日记商务职场篇130:保持沉默

 　　核心句型：

　　Bite your tongue.

　　请保持沉默。

　　bite your tongue直译过来就是：“咬住你自己的舌头”，这个短语的正确意思是：“保持沉默，忍住不说”。因此，当美国人说"Bite your tongue."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"Keep silence."、"Don't speak out."、"Don't tattle about other people's business."。

　　情景对白：

　　Jane: Hey, what do you think of the tie that our boss is wearing?

　　简：嘿，你觉得我们老板今天戴的那条领带怎么样？

　　Shirley: Bite your tongue. The meeting is not over yet. The boss might hear you.

　　雪莉：请保持沉默，会议还没结束呢。老板会听到的。

　　搭配句积累：

　　①I don't agree with what the boss just said.

　　我不同意老板刚说的。

　　②Listen carefully to the speaker. Stop whispering!

　　仔细听，别再嘀咕了！

　　③It's not wise to say something inappropriate during the meeting.

　　会议上说些不合时宜的话，可是不明智哦。

　　④He is talking a lot of nonsense. I really want him to shup up.

　　他就是在大放厥词，我真想让他马上闭嘴。

　　单词：

　　1. tattle vi. 闲扯

　　I raise my children to be honest, but not to be tattle tales!

　　我希望我的孩子成为诚实的人, 而不是爱打小报告的人.

　　The two gossips, when coming together, would tittle-tattle to the slander¹ of others.

　　那两个长舌妇，碰到一起时总要喋喋不休地诽谤别人。

　　Well-directed tittle-tattle may easily causes its victim to lose his or her livelihood²

　　针对性很强的聊天，很容易使受害者丢掉饭碗。

　　2. nonsense n. 废话

　　Most orthodox doctors however dismiss this as complete nonsense.

　　但大多数传统的医生认为此说法完全是胡说八道。

　　Every ten things she says, eight are nonsense.

　　她说的话十之八九都是废话。

　　Amid all the rumor³, speculation⁴ and nonsense, only you know for certain what you think and feel.

　　在各种流言、猜测和无稽之谈中，只有你了解自己的真实想法和感受。

1 slander   

n./v.诽谤，污蔑

参考例句：

• The article is a slander on ordinary working people.那篇文章是对普通劳动大众的诋毁。
• He threatened to go public with the slander.他威胁要把丑闻宣扬出去。

2 livelihood   

n.生计，谋生之道

参考例句：

• Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。
• My father gained a bare livelihood of family by his own hands.父亲靠自己的双手勉强维持家计。

3 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

4 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。