绝望主妇 Desperate HousewivesBree: Lynette, you are a great mother, but let's face it, your kids are a challenge. Lynette,你是个很棒的妈妈,但是我们面对现实吧,你的孩子们真的不好管教啊。Lynette: Thank you. That's the nicest way you could have said that. 谢谢你。这是你能用的最委婉的语言了。她想说Lynette的孩子很调皮,但是没直说,而是用了欲抑先扬的说法2. 再说Let’s face it,你的孩子真的不好管教啊。就连这里也没直接用调皮这个词,而是用a challenge这种表达,真是充分给Lynette留了面子We’ve been walking in circles for the last 20 minutes. Let’s face it, we’re not gonna find the place. 我们都绕了20分钟的圈了。面对现实吧,我们肯定找不到了。你同事的工作遇到了难题,他很想独自完成,这个时候你想劝他这个问题他无法独自解决。你该怎么说呢?That's the nicest way you could have said that. 这是你能用的最委婉的语言了。Don’t be upset. Reporting him to HR was the only thing you could have done. Otherwise he’d never leave you alone. 别不开心,向人力资源汇报他是你唯一能做的了。不然他永远不会放过你的。
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