职场口语一学就会：使用谚语表达的训导(6)
<p>穷人无假日。</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>.</p><p>(我总是很忙。)</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wicked">wicked</span>.</p><p>(穷人无假日。)</p><p><span word="rest">rest</span> “休息”。<span word="wicked">wicked</span> “坏人”。原来的意思是“坏人没有好日子过”， 后来也用于表示“穷人没有闲暇”。</p><p>这也是英语中较常听到的习惯用语。</p><p><span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wicked">wicked</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="wicked">wicked</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="rest">rest</span>.</p><p>我喜欢少说话多干活。</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="action">action</span>.</p><p>(你是一个实干家。)</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fuss">fuss</span>.</p><p>(我喜欢少说话多干活。)</p><p><span word="like">like</span> ...<span word="ing">ing</span> “喜欢做……”。<span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fuss">fuss</span> “大吵大闹”。直译是“我喜欢不声不响地干事情”。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="fuss">fuss</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="things">things</span>.</p><p>有失才有得。</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="risky">risky</span>.</p><p>(太冒险了。)</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="omelet">omelet</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span>.</p><p>(有失才有得。)</p><p>谚语。直译是“不把鸡蛋打破就做不了蛋卷”， 比喻“不作出努力和牺牲就想得到什么是不可能的”。</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span>.</p><p>(没有牺牲就不可能成功。)</p><p><span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span> “牺牲”。</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>.</p>
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