职场英语:让你在办公室人气飙升的口语
<p>1. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span>? 你正在做什么?</p><p>假设你在办公室想跟同事沟通下工作情况,又怕耽误对方的工作,就可以先问同事"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span>?"(你在忙吗?)如果对方回答"<span word="Kind">Kind</span> <span word="of">of</span>."(算是吧。)这时你就可以继续你的谈话了,比如可以做一下谈话前的“热身”,问对方:"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span>?"(你最近在忙什么啊?),然后再展开你想沟通的话题。</p><p>另外美国人见面时常用的问候语"<span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="up">up</span>?"就与"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span>?"在意思方面很接近,都是问“你最近在做什么啊?”但是需要注意一点:语气的不同所表达的意思也不相同,比如你发现在未经你允许的情况下,别人正在你的办公桌上乱翻,就可以过去责问他"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span>?"(你正在搞什鬼?)。除此以外"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span>?"还有其他意思,比如你的同事正在完成某个项目,你就可以说"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span>?"(目前进展如何?)当然"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span>?"与"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>?"意思基本相同,可相互取代,但是多变的表达方式会令你在工作期间的交流中显得更加出彩。</p><p>2. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span>? 你正在忙吗?</p><p>在上面已经提到了<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span>? (你正在忙吗?)这句话,惯用的说法是"<span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>?",但是死啃一种说法显然过于单一化,把眼界放广一点,对于同一个概念要有不同的变化。如果你经常用"<span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>?",不妨换成"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span>?",因为这句话的意思更为准确,比较接近于"<span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>?"(现在是不是正在忙?)而"<span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>?"的含意不仅可以解释为“现在是不是正在忙?”也可指“最近忙不忙?”。如果你除了"<span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>?"之外,还懂得用"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span>?"相信别人一定不会小看你的英文能力。</p>
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