公司的ux组纯白男,作为唯一的亚裔女,收获真的是不小!除了ux的专业技能外,还学习到了超级多地道的表达,专业职场沟通或与同事闲聊都派得上用场。因为同事都是土生土长的美国白人,不论口音还是说得那些俚语都超级地道,教科书里绝对学不到!🤓第四期分享🔥
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1. Err on the side of caution 宁愿过于谨慎也不想犯错
例句:The government appears to err on the side of caution when it comes to recommending minimum intake of vitamins.
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2. Nitpicking 吹毛求疵
3. Moving target 一直在变动的事情
例句:We always have to struggle to be competitive, and we are always chasing a moving target.
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4. Pet peeves 招人烦的小事
5. On the fence 犹豫不决
例句: You can't sit on the fence any longer - you have to decide whose side you're on.
6. Tap out (今天开会第一次听同事说,原来这个词组不止一个意思):
精疲力尽,疲惫的:I tapped out after months on the road.
花光所有的💰:Everybody here seems to be tapped out.
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7. standing/sitting ovation 起立/坐着鼓掌(speech结束的时候经常听到)
8. for the time being 暂时
9. to put off 推迟
10. fall on one’s sword 对某事负责任
11. get carried away/go overboard 过于激动,得意忘形
例句:Even if you have an awful day at work, you shouldn’t get carried away and quit your job.
12. once in a blue moon 少见的
例句:Once in a blue moon my wife and I eat at a very fancy restaurant.
13. see eye to eye 表示同意
例句:I’m glad that we see eye to eye on that matter.
14. bite off: take on more work or a bigger task than one can handle
例句:When I accept the position, I didn’t realize how much I was biting off.
15. get on one’s nerves 惹毛我了
例句:Her chatter really gets on my nerves.