职场友谊可能吗？ Is It Possible to Make Friends with Your Co-workers?(2)

　　Smart Sentences
　　
　　① Same old same old. 老样子。
　　same old same old: used to express a condition or a situation which is the same as usual without any changes or anything special, usu. used as a response(用以表达环境或情况如旧,没有特别情况或变化,通常用于回答)。例如:
　　-Haven't seen you for a while. How is everything?
　　好久不见了,各事如何?
　　-Oh, same old same old.
　　哦,一切照旧。
　　
　　② A real breath of fresh air for our group. 好像给我们团队带来了一缕清风。
　　a breath of fresh air: sth. new or different makes a situation or a place more interesting or exciting(让人耳目一新的,新鲜感)。例如:
　　Her unusual way of handling the problem was a breath of fresh air.
　　她不同寻常的处理方式令人耳目一新。
　　
　　③ Good fences make good neighbours. 保持距离,友谊常青。
　　good fences make good neighbours: one can get along better with people if everyone stays out of each others' business(不干涉他人事务才能更好地相处)。例如:
　　Good fences make good neighbours, and you can't always get involved in April's affairs.
　　不干涉他人事务才能更好地相处,你不能老是掺和爱波儿的事儿。
　　
　　④ Nothing's going to go down the tubes. 就不会有什么会被弄糟的。
　　go down the tubes: sth. fails or collapses completely(完全失败)。例如:
　　Six months' worth of work went down the tubes just because the big boss wanted to change the color of the design at the last minute.
　　大老板最后一刻改变了设计的颜色,我们半年的努力就付诸东流。
　　
　　⑤ I'll give the girl the heebie jeebies. 我会让这个女孩儿感到紧张的。
　　heebie jeebies: a feeling of uneasiness or nervousness(神经过敏, 紧张)。例如:
　　I always get the heebie jeebies whenever Mr. Anderson smiles at me.
　　每次安德森先生对我笑,我就会很紧张。
　　
　　⑥ I get where you're coming from. 我懂你的意思。
　　come from: result from, used to indicate the reason for sth.(来自,源自)。例如:
　　I knew nothing would come from our talk with the management.
　　我知道与管理层的沟通不会有什么结果的。
　　
　　⑦ It won't look like you're singling her out. 这样就不会显得你特别在意她。
　　single sb. out: give sb. special attention or treatment(挑选,特别对待)。例如:
　　We want to single the team out for honourable mention at the conference.
　　我们打算在会上特别表扬这个组。

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