办公室里必须掌握的简单英语口语句子

I find it challenging. It requires a lot of concentration and determination.

我觉得这份工作很有挑战性,需要充分的专注和很大的决断力.

Concentration: (U) [对工作等的] 集中力,注意力,专心[on, upon]
Too much ~ on one aspect of a problem is dangerous.
过度专注于问题的一 面是危险的

Determination
a. 决心,决意; 决断力
carry out a plan with ~
断然实行计画
with an air of fixed ~
表现出坚定的决意
a man of great ~
决心坚定的人
b. <想做…的>决心,决意
his ~ to master English
他要彻底学会英语的决心


My working hours are not fixed.

我的工作时间不固定.

Fixed: 确定的;不变的;不动的
He has a fixed pattern of behavior.
他有一套不变的行为方式.
The date is fixed now.
日子已确定了.
~ capital
固定资本
a ~ deposit
定期存款
a ~ loan
定期贷款
a ~ price
定价,不变的价格


I heard that five people are going to be laid off next month.

我听说公司下个月要裁掉5个员工.

Lay sb off: dismiss temporarily, generally because of lack of work解雇(临时性的)
If business continues to be slow, we may have to lay off ten people.
如果生意继续萧条,我们可能得暂时辞退10个人.
Bill hasn't lost his job. His firm laid him off for two weeks.
比尔没有失业,他的公司临时解雇他两个星期.
The work there was seasonal, and there was a great deal of hardship among the employees when they were laid off each winter.
那里的工作带有季节性,所以每年冬天雇工们被解雇时,日子是很难过的.


In the middle of something?

在忙吗?

in the middle of sth:正忙与...
I was in the middle of my work when he called.
他打电话来的时候,我正在忙.


You should give him a piece of your mind.

你应该像他表达你的不满.

give sb a piece of your mind: to tell someone that you are very angry with them 坦诚相告(尤指不满对方行为),表达不满


I refuse to work overtime during the weekend.

我拒绝在周末加班.

Overtime(adj.) 在规定时间外,额外地
work ~
额外工作,加班


He never arrives late and he always finishes his work on time.

他从不迟到,而且总是按时完成工作.


Really busy! I had to work right through my lunch break.

太忙了!我午休的时候都在干活.


Today is terrible. It's been one thing after another.

今天真是太可怕了,事情一件接着一件.


I don't have to take work home with me.

我不用把工作带回家做.


I am only a regular 9-to-5er.

我只是一个平凡的朝九晚五的上班族.