轻松日记商务职场篇208:不讲信誉

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　　The staff are sick of succession of fly-by-night leaders.

　　职员们对一连串不讲信誉的领导深恶痛绝。

　　fly-by-night 直译过来就是：“趁着黑夜逃走”，19世纪早期，fly by night 被用来形容“赖账的房客”。因为没钱付房租，他们只好半夜偷偷逃走，fly 在这里表示“逃离，逃跑”。这个短语的正确意思是：“不可靠的，失去信誉的”。因此，当美国人说"The staff are sick of a succession of fly-by-night leaders."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"The staff hate those leaders who have lost reputation."、"The staff are fed up with leaders who have lost their credibility."。

　　情景对白：

　　Shirley: I can't bear it any more! The boss has promised to give me a raise but he never fulfills¹ it!

　　雪莉：我真是受够了，老板承诺给我加薪，但是一直没兑现。

　　Jane: This really sucks. The staff are sick of a succession of fly-by-night leaders.

　　简：真可恶！职员们对一连串不讲信誉的领导深恶痛绝。

　　搭配句积累：

　　①They will pay for this!

　　他们会为此付出代价的！

　　②Complaints in the office are piling up.

　　办公室里的抱怨声日益增多。

　　③The company's prospect² also looks pretty bleak³.

　　公司的前景也异常暗淡。

　　④Their passion for work is waning⁴.

　　他们的工作热情开始下降。

　　单词：

　　1. credibility n. 信誉

　　The police have lost their credibility.

　　警方已经失去了公众的信任。

　　The president will have to work hard to restore his credibility.

　　总统将不得不努力使公众恢复对他的信任。

　　2. prospect n. 前景，前途

　　I chose to work abroad to improve my career prospects⁵.

　　我选择出国工作以求在事业上有更好的发展。

　　A formidable prospect lies ahead of him.

　　他的前景令人忧惧。

　　3. bleak adj. 无希望的，暗淡的

　　The outlook for survival is bleak.

　　存活希望极微。

　　Many predicted a bleak future.

　　很多人都预测前景暗淡。

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