《即学即职场英语口语词典》是一本包含职场常用英语口语的用法和职场常用英语口语的技巧的词典。

好像你低估他了。

Looks like you underestimated him.
（好像你低估他了。）

You could be right.
（你可能说得对。）

underestimate “轻视”、 “低估”、 “过低评价”。“过高评价”是overestimate。“好像……”可用looks like
开头。

It looks like you underestimated him.
Seems like you underestimated him.

Seems like ... “好像……”。

Looks like you didn’t give him enough credit.

credit “功劳”、 “功绩”。give ... credit “承认……的优点”、 “信赖……”。

你没有方向感。

I keep getting lost.
（我总是迷路。）

You don’t have a sense of direction.
（你没有方向感。）

keep ...ing “继续做……”、 “总是做……”。get lost “迷（路）”。

a sense of direction “方向感”。

I got lost on the way to ABC Company.
（我在去ABC公司的路上迷路了。）

You have no sense of direction.
（你没有方向感。）

You are not good with directions.
Your sense of direction is poor.
You need to develop a sense of direction.
（你需要增强方向感。）

这是典型的日本商人。

He is really concerned about his employees.
（他非常关心他的雇员。）

That’s typical of a Japanese businessman.
（这是典型的日本商人。）

be concerned about ... “担心……”、 “关照……”。

typical “典型的”。Japanese businessman “ 日本商人”。

That’s standard for a Japanese businessman.

standard “基准的”、 “标准的”。

That is what a Japanese businessman is like.

what ... is like “……是什么样”。

他和那家公司有很深的交情。

Are you sending Mr. Jones to negotiate?
（你要派琼斯先生去谈判吗？）

Yes, he has a lot of pull with that company.
（是， 他和那家公司有很深的交情。）

send是“派”。negotiate “谈判”。

a lot of “大量的”。pull with ... “与……的关系”。关系也可以用connections， 但是用pull也能很
好地表达这个意思。

He has a lot of connections with that company.
He has a lot of clout with that company.
（他在那家公司有很大的影响力。）

clout “影响力”、 “敲击”。have a lot of clout with “在……有很大的影响力”。

她很傲气。

She refuses to do it.
（她拒绝那么做。）

She is full of pride.
（她很傲气。）

refuse “拒绝”。

表达“傲气十足”不用high pride而用full of pride。

She is puffed up with pride.

be puffed up with “得意”、 “ 自满”。比full of pride的说法更具贬义。

She’s as proud as a peacock.
（她非常高傲。）

俚语。peacock “孔雀”。

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