轻松日记商务职场篇103:讨老板欢心

 　　核心句型：

　　Only the blue-eyed boys could be promoted quickly.

　　只有讨领导欢心的员工才能快速升职。

　　blue-eyed boys直译过来就是：“蓝眼睛的男孩们”，这个短语的正确意思是：“受到领导宠爱和特别照顾的员工”。因此，当美国人说"Only the blue-eyed boys could be promoted quickly."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"Those who play up to the boss can be promoted quickly."、"Only the employees who please the leader can be promoted."。

　　情景对白：

　　Jane: She is always bringing the boss's daughter some gifts when she comes back on business.

　　简：她出差回来总是会给老板的女儿带些礼物。

　　Shirley: Only the blue-eyed boys could be promoted quickly.

　　雪莉：只有讨领导欢心的员工才能快速升职。

　　搭配句积累：

　　①I have been working hard for so many years but never have any promotion¹.

　　我努力工作了这么多年也没被提拔。

　　②Don't be that honest.

　　不要那么老实巴交。

　　③How dare you conflict with your boss?

　　你怎么敢顶撞你的老板？

　　④No pains, no gains. But working hard not always gets a promotion.

　　虽然说不劳不获，但努力工作也未必可以升职。

　　单词：

　　play up to sb. 迎合、讨好某人

　　He wanted a raise, so he tried to play up to his boss.

　　他想长工资，所以尽力向老板谄媚。

　　Some students play up to their teachers to get good marks.

　　有些学生讨好老师以获得好评语。

　　Students who too obviously² play up to their teachers are usually disliked by their classmates.

　　过分明显向老师献殷勤的学生通常为其同窗所憎恶。

1 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

2 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。