Hi my name is Valen. Welcome to engvid.com. This is a lesson on common English expressions that you'll hear in the workplace.
大家好，我是Valen&K,(PD1+)3OWpaC。欢迎来到engvid.com,0EUUZECDVCLl|)5M。在这堂课上你讲学到职场中的一些常用短语2=Ec5)RWUZVV_@(。
Okay, so the first expression is "to bite off more than one can chew".
首先，第一个短语是“to bite off more than one can chew”da~35+Wa;wi6]。
So how this expression works is if you say something like --
该短语的使用方式通常是——
John is stressed. I think he's bitten off more than he can chew.
John 的压力很大2X~2mMo(Kln^7[Z*z。 我认为他是在做一些力不能及的事,r.Ao3*l60i!4m~yEv。
What this means is John has taken on more responsibility than he can handle.
这句话是说，John承担了许多他无力承担责任smF1%kUGXfE5。
So John is stressed. I think he's bitten off more than he can chew. John is taking on more responsibility than he's able to handle.
所以，John的压力很大JSLWsUBQB.@ZKh)Ye。我认为他是在做一些力不能及的事woS;Xm771EN]C3。指John承担了许多他力不能及的责任EN%DqGKAnt_-。
Our second expression is "to figure something out", which means to find a way to solve a problem.
第二个短语是“to figure something out”，表示找到解决问题的方法^KzM+Jr-+u+#y@。
So somebody asks you to figure something out, they're asking you to find a solution.
因此，当有人请你“figure something out”，他们是想请你来找出解决问题的方法Y&Q&k43a)za3olC。
Here's an example of that expression --
该短语的例句为——
I don't understand this problem, maybe you can figure it out.
我不太理解这个问题，或许你可以搞定它wAHImVInPeJMQKAJl。
So what this means: figure it out, I didn't understand this problem, maybe you can find the solution. So maybe you can figure it out.
这句话是指：我不太理解这个问题，或许你能找到解决这个问题的方法37w%])^,g&v~|U949y。或许你可以搞定它M|V@E9JDcPNhaHevVmCg。
Okay our next expression is "fill in for someone".
好了，下面学习下一个短语“fill in for someone”ze[3aY6mES7s~。
So somebody uses the expression -- He filled in for me. What they mean is that that person did your work while you were away.
常用句型为——He filled in for meWm6-e@YO]wk4Zzm%Jek。这句话是指当我不在的时候，那个人做了我的工作g84=shWEjRirhrjGR,E~。
Here's an example --
例句——
while I was on vacation, Mary filled in for me.
当我休假的时候，Mary顶替了我r8k4Pm=;B[)。

So what this means is while I was on vacation, Mary did my work or she took over my job.
这句话是指，当我休假的时候，Mary做了我的工作或Mary接管了我的位子|6HIuH^,4[SO)kX*c)。
So filled in for me; Mary filled in for me; Mary did my work; took on my responsibilities.
所以，filled in for me、Mary filled in for me、Mary did my work，都指Mary承担了我的职责，顶替了我的位子j0X3%#,04Np02。
Another common expression you will hear in the workplaces -- "in the black".
另一个常听到的短语是——“in the black”#(ZPGf[3JT^GDSY。
So for business is in the black this is a good thing. It refers to the business being profitable.
对于“in the black”的公司来说，这是一件好事aYbtNjUurR+AqPDyd。因为这意味着公司盈利Qn3^K,rqio97qT^。
This year business was great! We've been in the black all year. So in the black, um... is a good thing.
今年业绩非常棒！我们全年盈利k5;zoVL0mhC,QFr6v。所以“in the black”，是一件好事gLVfOV!R4t。
The business is profitable, it's making money. The opposite of in the black is in the red.
这是指公司在盈利、赚钱w@^EO&%p2jdpI7x7q。而其反义词是“in the red”CU5_;;&57+y5M!(9ct。
So someone says, "we're in the red." That means the business is not making money, it's losing money and it's in debt.
当某人说，“we're in the red.” 这是指公司没有赚钱而是在亏损，身背负债1hzCaR~Do#tsmV%@)f6。
So if...um.. if your boss says,"We've been in the red for the past three months."
因此，如果你的老板说，“在过去的三个月公司一直in the redN(U&QC%.fZ。”
That means the business is losing money and it's in debt. So in the black is a good thing and in the red is a bad thing.
这就表明公司在亏损、负债16bw0qJ_D1V91%_FgK5。因此，in the black是好事，而in the red 是坏事%COMJ8v)UV*HVu~|+f。
Another common English expression up here in the workplace is "I'll sleep on it."
另一个要提到的常用短语是“I'll sleep on it.”
So if someone says to you, "That sounds like a good idea. Let me sleep on it."
如果有人跟你说，“That sounds like a good idea. Let me sleep on it.”
What they mean is let me think about it and I'll get back to you with my decision. So "let me sleep on it" is a very common expression.
他们实际是在说，这是一个好主意，我会考虑一下，有情况我再通知你Hw_q|NXy9N。因此，“let me sleep on it”是一个非常常用的短语6^5e8VRDtaVN。
Okay, the last expression is "to get the ball rolling".
最后一个短语是“to get the ball rolling”A=7]_Yux;CAFNuMUy~[。
So someone who says to you, "Let's get the ball rolling." It means they want to get started on a project.
当有人跟你说，“Let's get the ball rolling.” 是指他们想着手开始一个项目6MGcOLS6~U0igh。
See, my here's someone says, "Let's get the ball rolling on this new project."
通常会说，“让我们开始着手这个新项目27t%a7w(!Yy。”
And what they mean is let's started with; let's get started; let's get moving; let's get the ball rolling.
他们指的是开始做某事s*#u@qbI(Bgm)。
So in this lesson we've covered seven common English expressions that you might hear in the workplace:
这节课上，我们学习了7种常在职场听到的英语短语：
to bite off more than one can chew, to figure something out to fill in for someone, in the black, in the red,
做力不能及的事、搞定某事、顶替某人、盈利、亏损、
I'll sleep on it and to get the ball rolling.
我会考虑这个以及开始着手某事jZ@=sblrBV。
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