说话要留神。
Watch your tongue. *直译是“看看你的舌头”,即“说话要小心”。
Hey, you, asshole! (你这个混蛋!)
Watch your tongue. (嘿,说话留点神儿。)
Watch your language.
Watch your mouth.
Be careful of what you say.
Don't use bad language. (不要说脏话。)
要遵守规则。
Follow the rules. *follow “遵守,服从(规则、命令、劝说等等)”。
Follow the rules. (要遵守规则。)
You're the one not following the rules. (你就没有遵守规则。)
Don't violate rules. (不许违反规则。)
Don't violate regulations. (不许违反章程。)
Don't break the rules. (不许破坏规则。)
别偷懒!
Stop goofing2 off! *这是一句俚语,用于针对在工作、学习或练习中偷懒、耍滑的人。 goof1 off是口语表达方式,意为“懒惰”、“偷懒”。
Get a life!
You should make something out of yourself!
Don't be a bum3!
Get a job! (去找个工作。)
Grow up! (该长大成人了!/你什么时候才能长大!)
照我说的做!
Do as I said!
Do what I said.
Do what I tell you to do!
不要说别人的坏话。
Don't say bad things about others.
Don't speak ill of others.
Don't speak bad about other people.
别食言。
Don't go back on your word!
I'm sorry, I can't do that. (对不起,我做不了。)
Don't go back on your word! (别食言。)
Don't break your promise. (不能说话不算数。)
You should keep your word.
做你能做的。
Don't take on more than you can. *“不要承担自己处理不了的工作,不要承担超过自己能力的事情”。
Don't take on more than you can handle.
别那么粗鲁!
Don't be rude!
Don't be impolite!
你被开除了。
You're fired!
Man, you're out of here. *严厉的说法。
I have to sack you. *温和的说法。
I have to let you go. *温和的说法。
你得像个男子汉!
Be a man!
I don't want to be a leader. (我不想当头儿。)
Be a man! (你得像个男子汉!)
Be strong! (坚强些!)
Don't be a wimp4! (别那么窝囊!)
Don't be a chicken! (别当胆小鬼。)
别自吹自擂。
Don't talk boastfully. *boastfully “夸耀的”、“自吹自擂的”。
Japan is a very rich country. (日本是一个富裕的国家。)
Don't talk boastfully. (别自吹自擂。)
Don't brag5.
Don't boast.
You should be more modest. (你该谦虚一些。)
请别让我失望。
Please don't disappoint me. *disappoint “让……失望”、 “辜负……期望”。
Please don't let me down.
别挑逗女孩/男孩!
Don't flirt6 with girls/boys! *flirt with “对异性半开玩笑的引诱”、“男女之间的调情”。
Don't flirt with girls! (别挑逗女孩!)
I was just being friendly. (我只是表示友好。)
Don't make eyes at her/him! (别跟她/他眉来眼去的。) *make eyes at... “向……送秋波”。
别抱怨,叫你怎么做,就怎么做。
Don't complain and do as you are told.
Do what I tell you to do without complaining.
干脆点!(赶快!)
Make it snappy! *这是一个惯用句, “快!”、“干脆点儿!”
Hurry it up!
Look snappy. *英式英语。
麻利点!/利索点!
Step on it! *step on it 原意是“坐火车飞跑”现在常表示“赶紧”的意思。
Be quick!
Get a move on!
Move it!
Snap to it.