一中英惯用例句:
  • 不论美国经济是否在消退，如今有一件事是明朗的：不确定性弥漫。而且它几乎影响到了每个经济领域，包括就业市场。
    Whether or not the US economy has hit a recession, one thing is clear these days: Uncertainty is in the air, and it affects nearly every economic sector, including the job market.
  • 企业那些事，学校教不了一书作者AlexandraLevit建议求职者在面临经济不确定时改变找工作的策略。
    Alexandra Levit, author of "They Don't Teach Corporate in College, " suggests job seekers may want to alter their approach due to economic uncertainties.
  • 职业教练、《你想要我在哪家公司工作》一书作者JulieJansen说："列出一张目标公司清单”，将这张清单发送给25个人，并问问他们是否能让你和所列出公司的一位雇员取得联系。
    "Create a target list of companies, " says career coach Julie Jansen, author of "You Want Me to Work with Who?" She suggests sending the list to 25 people, asking them if they can put you in touch with an employee at one of the listed companies.
  • Jansen说：”组建一个由聪明、善解人意的人们组成的顾问团，定期和他们商讨找工作的事宜。“
    "Create an advisory board of smart and empathetic people and confer with them regularly about your job search, " says Jansen.
  • 虽然大约有1300万的美国人现在没有工作，不过那些有工作的人现在可能要去担心一件奇怪的事情：根据一项新的研究显示，升职可能对你有害。
    While some 13 million Americans are out of work these days, those still with jobs might have a strange new thing to worry about--getting a promotion can be bad for you, a new study suggests.
  • 工作应该目标明确、重点突出。确定你的公司或部门中5个急需改进的关键领域，并着手调整，紧抓不放，直到一切改好为止。或许你的清单上应列有诸如成本控制、产品质量、客户满意程度等内容。为每一项改进制定硬指标，并派专人负责。你必须及时考核、监督并审查工作的进程，并对取得成果者给予奖励。
    Keep it simple and focused. Identify five key areas that need improvement in your company or division and keep at them until you get them right. Your list might include such things as cost containment, quality, or customer satisfaction. Set tough targets for each one, and hold people accountable for results. Measure, monitor, and review progress on a timely basis and reward results.
  • 培养未来的领导人。每年挑选出25名最优秀的员工，给他们4到5个月的时间像下地狱一样去完成一些非常艰苦的具体任务。
    Groom future leaders. Select 25 of your best people each year and put them through hell together on specific projects for four or five months.
  • 以身作则。坚持自己的道德准则，特别是面临困难抉择的时候。你应该建立一个可以完全信任和尊重的管理小组。有这么一条金科玉律：只要你能照顾好自己的客户以及那些照顾客户的员工，那么，公司的成长和利润就会自然而然照顾到你。
    Lead by example. Keep your moral compass at all times especially when you need to make a difficult decision. Make sure you also have a management team that you trust and respect. Operate on the credo: Take care of your customers and the people who take care of your customers and the growth and profit will take care of themselves.
  • 如果你能做到所有这些，你就一定会拥有一个引以为豪的企业。
    Do all of that, and you'll have an organization that will make you proud.
  • 只要想想你最近的不愉快对话–无论是与朋友、家人或陌生人：刚开始一切都很顺利，直到对方跨过界线开始刺探财务状况、性生活或健康问题。不管怎麼努力，你对过分分享者已永远改观。
    Just think back to a recent uncomfortable conversation you had with someone -- a friend, family member or total stranger. Things were going well until the other person just laid it all out there: an unnecessary peek into his or her financial situation, sex life or health problems. No matter what you do, your view of an oversharer is forever changed.
  • 在火车上痛苦的閒聊是一回事，工作上的TMI却是个可怕怪兽。工作时，过分分享会损坏名声，让同事在走廊避开你，甚至有害职涯。
    Painful chitchat on a train is one thing, but workplace TMI is its own monster. At work, oversharing can damage your reputation, make your co-workers avoid you in the hallway and even damage your career.
  • 可能结果：当真的离职前，你已经被炒，或是无声无息地被排斥–朗恩就曾有过类似经验。他向同事提及他与妻子正考虑是否其中一人需要离职
    Possible outcomes: you're let go before you're ready or you're quietly pushed out, which is what happened to Ron Doyle. He mentioned to some co-workers that he and his wife were deciding if one of them needed to quit. Doyle was just thinking aloud and had no intention of turning in his resignation letter quite yet.
  • 金钱在我们文化中是一个相当奇特的话题。我们渴望打听到别人赚多少钱，本身却没洩漏的打算。薪资与身价有关，当你的薪资被公开，大家就会开始臆测你的身价到底被高估还是低估，以及为什麼你有资格领的比相同能力的人多。
    Salary information: Money's a weird topic in our culture. As eager as we are to find out what other people make, we're not as ready to divulge our earnings. Salary is associated with worth, and when your salary's known, it invites speculation of whether you're being over- or undercompensated. Why are you getting paid that much when another person with the same qualification earns much less?
  • 私人生活：当玛西担任职业介绍所的招募人员时，她碰到一名永生难忘的求职者。这位女士一进门就开始解释因为她没车而她男友和小孩又正在外面等她，所以面试必须速战速决。接著又说，她儿子的父亲其实另有其人。
    The Rubik's Cube that is your personal life: When Marci Diehl worked as a recruiter, she encountered a job seeker who came in to register with the staffing agency -- and she still remembers her over a decade later. The woman came in and explained that her boyfriend was waiting outside with her child because she didn't have a car and that speed was of the essence. Also, her son was not the boyfriend's child.
  • “她还说她男友并不快乐，因为她6岁大的儿子每晚都跟他们一起睡，而且他们只交往几个礼拜而已。”玛西回忆道。想当然尔，介绍所为找到一个可以安顿她的职位而大费苦心，因为她是一位不懂如何藏起私人想法的高风险雇员
    "Somehow in this tale about the boyfriend, she told us that the boyfriend was not a happy camper, because her 6 year old slept with them every night -- and they'd only been going together for a few weeks, " Diehl remembers. Naturally, the agency had a difficult time placing her because she was a risky employee who didn't know when to keep her thoughts to herself.
  • 流言蜚语：你想要保密重要资讯的原因之一，就是避开伤人的流言蜚语。当然也不要主动散播对职涯无益的谣言或秘密。
    One of the big reasons you want to keep important information to yourself is to avoid the gossip it can spur. Well, don't play the gossip game either. Spreading rumors or secrets that you'd want kept secret isn't going to help your career.
  • 最后.不雅言论：影集「办公室」中有一集，主角麦克史考特因不断重复充满种族歧视的言论与脏话而惹祸上身。剧中演员因尖锐、大胆和冒犯性的话语而付出代价，但你却会因此被炒
    Last. Your Chris Rock routine: In an episode of "The Office, " Michael Scott gets in trouble for repeating, verbatim, a Chris Rock stand-up routine full of racially charged jokes and cuss words. Comedians get paid to be edgy, daring and even offensive. You get fired for it.
  • 现在，随着科学的进步，它们能减少与焦虑有关的荷尔蒙含量，甚至能影响大脑活动。所有这些方法的共同点：保持控制，并认识到担心只是我们对我们所生活的这个世界的一种自然反应。
    You may find the lotus pose hopelessly warm and fuzzy in the face of terror. But there are a host of activities, from working out to going for a massage, that can temper the anxiety. Many of these techniques have been used for decades, if not centuries
  • 现在，随着科学的进步，它们能减少与焦虑有关的荷尔蒙含量，甚至能影响大脑活动。所有这些方法的共同点：保持控制，并认识到担心只是我们对我们所生活的这个世界的一种自然反应。
    now advances in science are showing they can reduce the hormones associated with stress and even affect brain activity. The common trait among all: maintaining control and recognizing that our concerns are a natural response to the world we live in.
  • 要明白恐惧是压力的一个组成部分，它是一种与穴居时代俱来的“要么对抗，要么逃跑”的复杂反应。当我们遭遇危险时，肾上腺素就会大量分泌，心跳加速，血压升高，呼吸变快。
    Understand that fear is a component of stress, the complex fight-or-flight response ingrained in us since the cave days. When we're confronted with danger, epinephrine (adrenaline) starts pumping, the heart speeds up, blood pressure increases, breathing quickens.
  • 减轻压力最有效的办法之一就是将注意力集中到我们可以有效控制的东西上－－我们自己的呼吸。在头脑－身体医学院，参加者通过呼气时反复轻声默念一个单词（任何单词，可以是"om"或"HailMary"），来达到一个“放松的反应”。通过许多次研究，Benson发现该练习可以使参加者血压降低，呼吸变缓，从而达到全身的平静。
    One of the most efficient ways to reduce stress is to focus inward on one thing we can effectively control: our own breath. At the Mind/Body Medical Institute, participants elicit a "relaxation response, " repeating a word - anything from "om" to "Hail Mary"--silently as they exhale. In numerous studies, Benson has found that the practice leads to lower blood pressure, slower breathing and an overall calm.
  • 最近，Wisconsin－Madison大学的RichardDavidson发现由心神贯注研究中心首创的一种冥想呼吸法能够对大脑产生影响。在一个小范围进行并即将发表的研究中，Davidson对一家生物技术公司的25名员工的大脑进行了成像，这些员工每周练习冥想6天，共练习了8周。他发现他们大脑额叶前部的左侧激活的情况有所增加，而这一部位与较低的焦虑水平、积极的情绪和大脑恐惧中心扁桃核的抑制相关。
    Richard Davidson at the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently found that a form of meditative breathing pioneered at the Center for Mindfulness can affect the brain. In a small, soon-to-be-published study, Davidson took brain images of 25 members of a biotech firm who practiced meditation six days a week for eight weeks. He found increased activation in the left side of the prefrontal part of the brain, an area associated with lower anxiety, positive emotion and inhibition of the amygdala, the brain's fear center.
  • 如果你无法做到保持一种姿势坐5分钟以上，那么你可以试一试瑜伽。《瑜伽学报》医学编辑TimothyMcCall博士说，集中注意力于不同姿态的身体的复杂之处可以迫使你过滤掉那些“如磁带卷一般无休止的战颤和恐惧”，从而使你回到现实中来。这样，你就开始从脑海中清除对未来的担心。
    If sitting in one position for more than five minutes sounds impossible, you might try yoga. Concentrating on the physical intricacies of different poses forces you to filter out the "endless tape loops of chatter and fear, " says Dr. Timothy McCall, medical editor of Yoga Journal, allowing you to be present in the moment. In so doing, you begin to clear the mind of future worries.
  • 科学家发现彻底不考虑这些问题很有帮助。迈阿密大学触觉研究所所长TiffanyField在对由于安德鲁飓风而受到心理创伤的60名在校儿童的研究中发现，连续一个月、每周接受两次30分钟按摩的孩子其忧郁情况有所下降，而那些看放松内容的录像片的孩子则没有什么改观。作为人的压力标记的皮质醇水平在接受按摩的一组中也出现了相当程度的下降。如果你不喜欢按摩，那也可以出去好好走一走、游游泳或骑骑车。锻炼不仅有利于保持身体健康，而且能减少焦虑和忧郁。
    Scientists are finding that it can help to get outside your head completely. In a study of 60 schoolchildren traumatized by Hurricane Andrew, Tiffany Field, director of the University of Miami's Touch Research Institute, found that depression dropped in kids who received 30 minutes of massage twice a week for a month，kids who watched a relaxing video showed no improvement. And cortisol levels, the body's marker for stress, declined significantly in the massage group. If massage isn't your thing, go for a vigorous walk, swim or bike ride. Exercise is not only good at keeping you fit，it reduces anxiety and depression, too.
  • 研究者们说，尽管做起来很难，但是在多事之秋，人们需要从生活的最简单的快乐中获取安慰。在Rochester大学医学院进行的一次小范围调查中，O.J.Sahler博士发现在骨髓移植病人中，那些听音乐的反应感到的疼痛和恶心程度比较轻，而且他们移植的骨髓也更早就开始工作。另外，笑可能确实是良药。LomaLinda大学公共卫生学院的LeeBerk博士发现一组看了一小时喜剧录像的学生其肾上腺素和皮质醇水平都出现了显著下降。“如果你非常害怕，”Berk说，“那就看小丑表演吧。”这才是值得我们好好考虑的东西。
    It may be difficult, but in troubled times, researchers say, people need to take comfort from life' s simplest pleasures.In a small study at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, Dr. O. J. Sahler found that bone-marrow transplant patients who listened to music reported less pain and nausea, and their transplants took less time to become functional. And, yes, laughter may be good medicine, too. Dr. Lee Berk, of the Loma Linda University School of Public Health, discovered that a group of students who watched a comic video for an hour had marked reductions in epinephrine and cortisol levels. "If fear is too great, " says Berk, "send in the clowns." Now that's something we can all meditate on.
  • 当前的不景气给职场人给工作打上了很多问号。但有一件事是确定的：改变。经济情况对你的公司来说很可能意味着经历一次转变，不管是新的经理、新生意的优先权、人手减少或者是工作量加大。你如何驾驭这股改变之风将意味着顺风顺水和惊涛骇浪的差别。
    The current recession has left workers with many questions about their jobs. But one thing is certain: change. Economic conditions likely mean your firm is undergoing a transition, whether it's new management, emerging business priorities, a reduction in personnel or an increase in workload. How you pilot the winds of change can mean the difference between smooth sailing and rough waters.
  • 多想想“如果”。变化可能突如其来，不给你留一点时间来适应。如果你明天就有一个新老板了怎么办？如果你得到了晋升怎么办？如果一名同事离开了，你被要求承担额外的任务怎么办？仔细考虑你会如何处理这些情况会有助于做好准备迎接改变
    Think through the "what ifs." Change can come without notice, leaving you little time to adapt. What would happen if you got a new boss tomorrow? If you were offered a promotion? If a colleague left, and you were asked to assume additional tasks? Considering how you would handle these types of scenarios will help you prepare for them.
  • 了解实情。在你的部门、公司或者职位上发生的变化你是第一个还是最后一个知道的？理想情况是，你想要靠近信息源，为了能处于那个位置，加强你和同事的人际关系吧。认识各个部门的人能帮助你了解公司内部的新发展。阅读行业刊物能让你知道雇主寻求的技能中那些是你应该掌握的技术，还能知道你工作的领域里在经济下滑中行情怎么样
    Be in the know. Are you the first or last to learn what is happening in your department, company, or profession? Ideally, you want to be near the front of the pack. To be in that position, work on strengthening your relationships with coworkers. Getting to know others throughout your organization can help you stay apprised of new developments within the company. Reading industry publications can help you determine the skills employers seek, which technologies you may need to learn and how your field is weathering the current downturn.
  • 跟最好的人学习。你公司里最处变不惊的人是谁？请这个人喝杯咖啡或者吃顿午餐，学习一下他或者她是怎么在压力下保持优雅的
    Learn from the best. Who in your organization is unflappable amid change? Invite this person for coffee or lunch to learn how he or she maintains grace under pressure.
  • 保持开放的思想。现在雇主们寻找的都是适应性强有开放的头脑的。让你的老板知道你愿意学习新的技能或者承担一些可能超出你职责的项目
    Keep an open mind. Employers today seek professionals who are adaptable and open-minded. Let your boss know that you're willing to learn new skills or take on projects that might fall outside your normal duties.
  • 最后，记住一个强有力的支持网络能帮助你在职场中战胜变化。相信你的同事、朋友和你的家人能为你的挫折和担心提供一个出口。同时，很有可能一些人自己经历过类似的情况，能够提出一些建议帮你度过这段时期。
    Finally, keep in mind that a strong network of support can help you manage changes at work. Trusted colleagues, friends, and family can provide you with an outlet for expressing frustration or worries. At the same time, chances are good that some of these individuals will have faced similar situations themselves and can provide advice for handling it.
  • 哪一天都行夕
    Any day will do.