办公司八卦

办公室八卦无外乎办公室恋情、职位升迁以及公司重大变动。看看这些话题在英文中的地道表达吧。

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关于感情：

1. fix someone up　撮合某人

I think Jane and Mark would make a perfect couple. Let's fix them up.

我想简和马克会是天造一对。我们来撮合他们吧。

 

2. take a shine to  有好感

He really likes Rose. There are very few people he takes a shine to right away.

他真的喜欢你，他很少对人一见面就有好感的。

 

3. third wheel 累赘，电灯泡

You two go on ahead. I don't want to be a third wheel.

你们两个去好了，我不想当电灯泡。

 

4. have it bad for 狂恋

He really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.

他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。

 

5. Dear John letter  分手信

Jack received a Dear John letter from his girlfriend because he has broken her heart.

杰克收到了女友的分手信，因为他伤了她的心。

 

6. to get dumped 被甩/ to split up 分手/ meet someone else  劈腿/ both see other people 互相向外发展

---I think Jack must got dumped because I saw his girlfriend Lily meet someone else.

杰克被甩了吧，我看到他的女朋友莉莉“劈腿”和别人约会。

---Really? But I know that Jack is after Judie.

真的吗？但是我知道杰克在追朱迪啊。

---So they must split up and both see other people.

那么他们可能和平分手了，两个都有了新的“方向”

 

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关于公司：

1. big changes in the office　公司大变动

The latest rumor going around is that there are going to be some big changes in the office.

最近的谣传是，公司将会有一些重大的变动。

 

2. quit 离职

I don't mean to gossip, but I heard that Donna is quitting.

我不是想八卦，不过听说唐娜要离职了。

 

3. to be named 被任命

My sources tell me that Harry is going to be named vice-president.

我的消息来源告诉我，哈利将被任命为副董事长。

 

4. to be fired 炒鱿鱼

The scuttlebutt in the office is that Tom is going to be fired.

公司里有谣言说汤姆要被炒鱿鱼了。

 

5. to be some layoffs  裁员

I heard through the grapevine that there are going to be some layoffs.

我听别人说公司要裁员。

 

6. get the promotion 升职

I have it on good authority that Kelly is the one getting that promotion.

我从可靠渠道得到的消息，要升职的是凯莉。

 

7. dish the dirt 　快来聊八卦

Come on. Dish the dirt.

快来，说说看有什么八卦。

 

8. give a raise 加薪

I'm not going to say where I heard it, but it is said that the board has agreed to give all the employees a raise.

我不会透露我从哪里听来的，不过据说董事会已经同意给所有员工加薪。