《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。

我们跑题了。

Great game last night.
（昨晚的比赛太精彩了。）

We're getting off the subject.
（我们跑题了。）

great “精彩的”、 “出色的”。

get off ... “离开……”。subject “话题”、 “主题”。

We need to stay on the subject.

stay on ... “停留在……”、 “不离开……”。

We're drifting away from the subject.

drift “漂流”、 “漂浮”。

我肯定你会后悔的。

I spoke harshly to Mr. Smith today.
（我今天对史密斯先生说的话太重了。）

I'm sure you'll come to regret it.
（我肯定你会后悔的。）

harshly “严格地”、 “严厉地”。

regret “后悔”、 “懊恼”。有逐渐后悔的语义。

You're sure to regret it.
You'll be sorry you did it.
太得意忘形， 最后你会失败的。

When you're too excited, you end up failing.
（太得意忘形， 最后你会失败的。）

You could be right. I'll think it over more carefully.
（你说的也许对。我会考虑得更仔细一些。）

be excited “兴奋”。end up ... “最后会……”。fail “失败”。

You end up failing when you get too excited.
If you get too excited, you'll end up failing.
那么做你会重蹈他的覆辙。

Doing so may result in repeating his mistake.
（那么做你会重蹈他的覆辙。）

That's a chance I have to take.
（我别无选择。）

result in ... “致使……”。repeat “重复”。

You'll probably repeat his mistake if you do that.
If you do that you might end up repeating his mistake.
警察会找我们麻烦的。

We'll get in trouble with the police.
（警察会找我们麻烦的。）

It's a risk I'm willing to take.
（我愿意冒这个风险。）

get in trouble with ... “跟……产生麻烦”。

We'll get caught by the police.
（我们会被警察抓住的。）

We'll have a run-in with the law.
（我们会和警察发生口角的。）

run-in “ 口角”、 “争论”。law除了“法律”的意思外， 还有“警察”的意思。

你下决心了吗？

Did you make up your mind?
（你下决心了吗？）

No, I didn't.
（没有。）

make up one's mind “下决心”。

Did you come to a decision?

decision “决定”、 “决心”。come to a decision “得出结论”。

Have you decided?

decide “决定”。

那条领带和你的衬衫不搭配。

That tie does not match your shirt.
（那条领带和你的衬衫不搭配。）

I'll have to change it then.
（那我只好换了它。）

match “协调”、 “搭配”。

Your tie and shirt don't match.
Your tie and shirt clash.

这里的clash指“不协调”。

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