輕松日記商務(wù)職場(chǎng)篇 第146期:吃力不討好

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He did the dirty work on that project.
    在那個(gè)項(xiàng)目中,他真是吃力不討好啊。
    the dirty work直譯過(guò)來(lái)就是:“臟活兒”,這個(gè)短語(yǔ)的正確意思是:“吃力不討好的活兒”。因此,當(dāng)美國(guó)人說(shuō)"He did the dirty work on that project."時(shí),他/她要表達(dá)的意思就是:"The work he did on that project was arduous but unrewarding."、"It is really a thankless task that he did on that project."。
    情景對(duì)白:
    Shirley: I hear their project is totally a success. So how much bonus could Terry get this time?
    雪莉:聽說(shuō)他們的項(xiàng)目大獲成功,那么泰瑞這次能拿到多少獎(jiǎng)金?。?BR>    Benjamin: Oh, don't mention it. He did the dirty work on that project.
    本杰明:哦,別提了,在那個(gè)項(xiàng)目中,他真是吃力不討好啊。
    搭配句積累:
    ①I am sorry to hear that.
    真為他感到遺憾。
    ②Did he just accept it?
    他就這么接受了嗎?
    ③I think he has the talent to do more important work.
    我覺得他有能力勝任更重要的工作。
    ④The supervisor is really bad to him.
    主管對(duì)他真苛刻。
    單詞:
    1. unrewarding adj. 無(wú)報(bào)酬的
    Listening to it in its entirety is also fairly unrewarding.
    把它完整地聽下來(lái)后還是沒多少收獲。
    Markets today would not tolerate unrewarding and risky investment on this scale.
    今天的市場(chǎng)不會(huì)容忍沒有回報(bào)又如此高風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的投資。
    Lectures often seem very formal and empty things; recitations generally prove very dull and unrewarding.
    講座給人的感覺常常是非常正式且言之無(wú)物;背誦總是非常的枯燥且徒勞無(wú)益。
    2. supervisor n. 主管
    Each student has a supervisor to advise on the writing of the dissertation.
    每個(gè)學(xué)生都有導(dǎo)師指導(dǎo)他們寫論文。
    A supervisor praised the employee for her good work.
    一位主管稱贊這位員工的工作做的不錯(cuò)。
    My supervisor is a spineless person. He never stands behind his decisions.
    我的主管是一個(gè)沒骨氣的人。他不敢為他做的決定負(fù)責(zé)。