职场英语百科：说坏话(7)
<p>他常常抱怨。</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="complains">complains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>.</p><p>(他常常抱怨。)</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p>(我们得和他谈一谈。)</p><p><span word="complain">complain</span> “抱怨”。</p><p><span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="bellyaching">bellyaching</span>.</p><p><span word="bellyache">bellyache</span> “发牢骚”。</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="complains">complains</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>.</p><p>(他什么事都抱怨。)</p><p>他贪得无厌。</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="a">a</span> 10% <span word="discount">discount</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>?</p><p>(为什么九折对他来说还不够?)</p><p><span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="greedy">greedy</span>.</p><p>(他贪得无厌。)</p><p><span word="greedy">greedy</span> “贪婪的”。</p><p><span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="money">money</span>-<span word="hungry">hungry</span>.</p><p><span word="money">money</span>-<span word="hungry">hungry</span>=<span word="greedy">greedy</span>。</p><p><span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="mercenary">mercenary</span>.</p><p><span word="mercenary">mercenary</span> “惟利是图的”。</p><p>他很吝啬。</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="briefcase">briefcase</span>?</p><p>(他为什么不买一个新公文包?)</p><p><span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span>.</p><p>(他很吝啬。)</p><p><span word="briefcase">briefcase</span> “ (革制的)文件包”。</p><p><span word="cheap">cheap</span>除了表示“便宜的”， 还指“吝啬的”。</p><p><span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheapskate">cheapskate</span>.</p><p><span word="cheapskate">cheapskate</span> “小气鬼”。</p><p><span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stingy">stingy</span>.</p><p><span word="stingy">stingy</span> “小气的”。</p><p><span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="frugal">frugal</span>.</p><p>(他用钱很抠。)</p><p><span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="miser">miser</span>.</p><p>(他是个守财奴。)</p><p><span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p>
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