主题:超简单,却传递复杂意思的词
#1. Okay能当动词用
Okay is probably one of the most commonly spoken words in the world: Okay也许是世界上最常用的词
it can be used as a verb: okay可以当动词用
It means to okay=give permission: 意思是许可、准许、通过
例句:
The boss needs to okay this project: 老板得点头通过这个项目
Did your wife okay your trip to Beijing? 你老婆同意你去北京旅游吗?
So either your boss or your wife needs to okay something: 通常要么是老板、要么是老婆okay一件事
I guess your wife is kind of like your boss: 我觉得某种意义上,老婆就像老板
2. Do的意思好精妙
If something is "doing it for you", it means it's effective for you. You respond to it: 如果什么东西"doing it for you"意思是你觉得它很有效,你对它有反应、有共鸣
If something "not doing it for you", it means you are not responding to it: 如果一个东西"not doing it for you", 意思是对你没用,你对它没感觉
例句:
Modern art is not doing it for me: 现代艺术,我看了一点没感觉
Do还能加able,变成Doable doable ['du:əbl] adj. 可做的
Doable: 能不能做到、能不能办到
It's a great word for making appointments,set time and checking work status: 这个词用来约时间、约聚会、协调工作进度都很好
例句:
Is tomorrow at 7 doable=convenient? 明天晚上7点行吗?
Is dinner doable? 我们吃晚饭方便吗?
Is the project doable? 这个项目可以做吗?
回答:
Can do: 行,可以
Sorry, can't do: 不行、不方便
Undo: Ctrl + Z,撤销 (在电脑键盘上使用的)
Undoable: 能撤销
You can add –able to a lot of words: 很多词后面都可以加 –able
#3 Work:手机、电脑常常不work
If something is broken or not functioning: you can say "It's not working":如果什么东西坏了或者没用了,你可以说"It's not working"
You can also use it in a positive way: 也可以是肯定的用法,代表有用、运作正常的意思
例句:
My phone/my computer isn't working: 我电话/电脑坏了
This approach isn't working: 这个方法不行、没用
My phone/my computer works:我电话/电脑没问题
This approach works: 这个方法有用
恋爱也不work
"Work" is also used a lot in relationships: work在人际关系里也很常用
You could say, "It's just not working out": 可以说 "It's just not working out",意思是"这段关系走不下去、发展不下去"
It's commonly said before a breakup: 分手之前很常用
It's not working out. It's not you, it's me: 我们走不下去,问题不是你,是我
Not just for romantic relationships, but also in terms of work: 不只是谈恋爱,工作中也能用
For example, before you end a professional relationship, you can say "this is not working out": 比如,结束一段工作关系时,也可以说"this is not working out"
It means you are not a good fit: 意思是你不适合这个工作
突然想到:
Work也能加able=workable, 意思是可行、行得通
例句:
Is this solution workable? 这个解决方法可行吗?