一中英惯用例句:
  • 虽然标题说的是时间管理的五个步骤，但总的说来只有一个规则，那就是：一次只做一件事情并且做好它。
    The headline promises five steps for time management, but they all come from a single principle: You can only do one thing at a time, so do it right.
  • 完成你开始了的事情。这一点至关重要：尽可能的完成一件任务更有效率。实际上，当你坐下来开始工作时，你需要几分钟来进入工作状态。如果你总是工作到一半又去做另外一件事情，那你会浪费很多作无用功的时间。
    Finish what you've started. This is the core idea: Where possible, working a single task to completion is more efficient. When you sit down to work, you spend a few minutes just getting "settled in" before you're productive. If you jump from task to half-finished task all the time, that's a lot of minutes lost to "rolling up your sleeves."
  • 从小处着想。不要总是认为应该花几个小时去解决一个大而艰巨的任务中。列一份工作清单，然后按照清单来一项项的完成工作。除非有十万火急的事情，否则执行时就不要间断。就拿求职者来说，不是说你今天下午要找很多份工作，而是应该检查以前投递的简历是否有了回复，浏览一些适合的工作网站，写几分求职信，并认真修改你的简历，使之切实可行。
    Think small. You can't always spend several hours working straight through on a single big job. Don't think in those terms. Use a simple to-do list, and take each item to completion without interruption, unless something's literally on fire. An example for the job-seeker: It's not "I'll look for jobs this afternoon, " it's checking email for replies to previous applications, scanning preferred job sites, writing cover letters, and tweaking your resume for each solid lead, etc.
  • 拒绝拖延。一旦将你的工作分割成几个小的部分，就更加容易完成任务。总所周知，在高潜水时需要做大量的热身工作，但进入高潜水之后，我们就不会再介意深入一点了。
    Quit stalling. Once you're organizing by simple components, it's easier to dive right into the small tasks. It takes a lot of warm up and deep breaths before you jump off a high-dive and we're less hesitant about walking down a flight of steps.
  • 与他人良好的合作。如果你在一个团队中的工作是做好一些重要的零件，那么你应该优先做好你的工作，以确保生产线能正常运转。没有比要其他人等着你的工作完成才能进入下个工序更糟糕的事情了。在找工作时，优先回答那些等待你答复的人
    hiring managers looking for self-starters (and who isn't?) will appreciate and remember your promptness.
  • 聘用经理时寻找那些能主动做事的人(谁不是呢？)，这样大家一定会明白并记住你的高效率。
    Play well with others. When you're working as part of a team, make sure you're prioritizing what you do to get the most important parts into the production line. Nothing's worse than having people stand around waiting for you to produce. In a job search, prioritize anyone who's waiting to hear from you
  • 聘用经理时寻找那些能主动做事的人(谁不是呢？)，这样大家一定会明白并记住你的高效率。
    hiring managers looking for self-starters (and who isn't?) will appreciate and remember your promptness.
  • 分析你的产出。怎么样才可以更有效的工作？你有多少时间是浪费在世俗的琐事上，而不是用来完成你所热爱的挑战或者你上司所赏识的工作上呢？求职者们，记录下你们在不同招工场所所花的时间，并计算下真正达到效果的时间是多少吧。如此一来，你便能重新努力去追求高价值的事情。如果一个就业局两年前就倒闭了，为什么你还在那里徘徊不前呢？
    Analyze your output. How could you have been more efficient? How much of your time goes to trivial, mundane work rather than the challenging stuff you enjoy and that your boss values? Job-seekers, log the time you spend at various job sites, and count how many real leads that effort yields. This way you can reprioritize your efforts for high value results. Why are you still lurking on that job board that dried up two years ago?
  • 这是一个多任务化的世界，这点是不会改变的。但是即使有很多事情摆在你面前，我们仍可以按我们的方式有效的处理好它们。
    It's a multitasking world, and there's no changing it. But when a dozen things are clamoring for your attention, you can still organize them on your terms.
  • 不要做一个“唯唯诺诺者/否定论者”，做一个“优秀的中尉”。
    Don't be a yes /no man, be a good lieutenant.
  • 永远专业着装、随身带薄荷糖和梳子，保持一个清洁并摆放整齐的工作场所。
    Dress professionally, keep a breath mint and comb handy, and make a clean and well-organized work station.
  • 每次开会时，尽力对正在进行的任务提出至少一点信息可取的意见。
    Try to have at least one well-informed opinion about the task at hand.
  • 藉由以上10项方针，你可以与你的上司建立一个健康的、有成效的关系。一旦你的上司对你有好的认同感，不久后他(她)将会对你的才能与良好态度提供更高的管理职位。如果有幸，会有另一个人遵循这十项方针并试着给你留下好印象。
    By following these 10 guidelines, you can build a healthy, productive relationship with your boss. And once you're on the boss's good side, it won't be long before he or she will tip off higher management about your talent and good attitude. And with any luck, it will be someone else following these 10 guidelines and trying to impress you.
  • 至于你方产品的品质低劣问题，我方要求你方赔偿一万美元。
    As regards inferior quality of your goods, we claim a compensation of U.S.$10, 000.
  • 考虑到我们之间长期的业务关系，我们愿意各让一半解决这项索赔。
    In view of the long business relations between us, we wish to meet you half way to settle the claim.
  • 我们希望这一不幸事件将不会影响到我们双方之间的关系。
    We hope this unfortunate incident will not affect the relationship between us.
  • 这是由休斯顿的一个著名实验室提供的一份检验报告，证据绝对可靠。
    Here's a survey report by a well-known lab in Houston, whose testimony is absolutely reliable.
  • 运动。如果你知道你的行程安排不允许你到健身室做运动，那想办法让你自己在一天里多动。与其是发电子邮件给你的同事，不如走到她的办公桌前。尽管你很累，但今天走走楼梯也是一个挺好的主意。但是尽量明天去健身室做做运动，经常做运动的人会比那些不常做的得到更多休息睡眠，而且感觉更有精力。
    Exercise. If you know that your schedule does not allow for a visit to the gym today, find a way to move around during your day. Instead of sending an email to your coworker, walk to her desk. It may be a good idea to take the stairs today, even though you're tired. But try to visit the gym tomorrow. People who exercise get more restful sleep and often feel more energized than those who don't.
  • 喝水。“水是关键”，佛罗里达洲Aventura的普林逖长寿中心医学主任Steven　Masley说，“如果你不喝水，你会感到疲劳”。你大部份的身体是由水分构成，甚至一点点的缺水都会让你精力溜走。
    Drink water. "Hydration is critical, " says Steven Masley, medical director of the Pritikin Longevity Center in Aventura, Florida. "If you don't hydrate, you're going to feel tired." The majority of your body is made of water, even a slight deficiency can rob you of your “oomph”!
  • 计划一次度假或在家休息。不管你是离家一天或者是一个星期，追求有趣的东西会让你兴奋并积累能量。还有，如果你正在看这篇文章，你很可能在你一天复一天的工作中得到休息。
    Plan a vacation or a staycation. Whether you leave town for a day or a week, having something fun to look forward to will excite you and stimulate energy. Plus, if you're reading this, you could probably use a break from your day-to-day routine.
  • 政治家们喜欢给问题定“框框”，这样当听到了一个问题时，他们就选择一个“谈话点”来回答这个问题。每个问题都是一个表达自己观点的机会。
    Politicians want to frame an issue, so they listen to a question and then decide which of their talking points they'll use to answer that question. In this way, each question they're asked is an opportunity to get their own points across.
  • 曾经有一位媒体培训老师教过我如何围绕谈话点谈话，这个办法在很多场合都管用－－包括面试。
    I once had a media trainer teach me how to stick to talking points, and it works for a wide range of situations -- including job interviews.
  • 你需要控制自己想讨论的五点主题。为此你要选择你想在面试中展示的关于自己的五个点，每个点都要配合一个故事或例子。每次被问到一个问题时，都要想想那一点最适合用来回答
    You control what five topics you want to discuss, so you should pick five things about yourself that you want to get across in an interview, and each point should come with some sort of story or example. You listen to each question and then figure out which point fits in well for a particular question.
  • 不过，你可不是总统，所以，对于没准备过的问题，你不能避而不谈。但是，你至少会碰到五个点中的一个，这个几率会大大出乎你的预料。这就是控制面试，确保面试集中在你的强项上的方法
    You're not George W. Bush, though, so you can't totally ignore questions that don't have pat answers. But you'd be surprised how often you can answer an interview question with one of the five answers about yourself that you've prepared. This is a way to control an interview and make sure the focus is on your strengths.
  • 这么说广告很成功，听到这个我很高兴。一旦我帮您走上正轨，您会成为亿万富翁的，而不知识我的小客户。
    So our advertisements have been successful. I'm glad to hear that. Once I help you start on the right foot, you will become a billionaire but not only a small account for my agency.
  • 现在为下一个阶段订个计划吧。
    Now let's make a plan for the next period.
  • 好吧。我们可以在一些收欢迎的报纸上登广告并且记录好从哪些地方得到的订单，这样咱们就可以知道那种广告最有效。
    Yes. We can make advertisements on some popular newspaper and remember to keep good records of where you are getting orders from, so we can know which advertisements are the most effective.
  • 如果你一定要去，那咱们就找一家吧。
    Well, in that case, let's go.
  • 肯定咱们能在电话薄上找到一家。
    I suppose we could find one in the telephone book.
  • 我想和你们的顾问谈谈，我需要一些有关如何销售我公司产品的建议。
    I'd like to talk with one of your consultants. I need some suggestions on how to market my product.
  • 我们是一家西装公司，经营各式各样的西服。
    We are a business suit company. We offer a variety of business suit.
  • 好吧。我同意。我刚想到一点，咱们还应该把产品目录和价目单寄给全市的各个批发商和零售商。
    All right, I agree. And it's just occurred to me that we should also send some of our catalogues and price lists to all the wholesalers and retailers in the city as well.