“you excel me”别翻译成“你表格我”,真正的意思差远了!

现在，各类办公软件已经成为我们工作学习中不可缺少的工具。找工作求职的时候，熟悉办公软件的运用也是最基本的要求之一。

一提到“Word”，很多人的第一反应都是“文档”。而说到“Excel”，大多数人都只知道它的意思是“表格”。大写的“Word”和“Excel”是专有名词，但是如果小写，这两个单词的本义都很丰富。

如果有人跟你说“you excel me”，千万不要一头雾水以为对方是在说“你表格我”，其实是在夸你！“excel”的英文释义是“to be extremely good at something”，它作为动词的意思是“擅长，善于；突出”。

She excels everyone else in sports.

她在体育运动方面胜过了其他人。

所以，这个“you excel me”真正的意思是“你比我厉害”。

She really excelled herself [=she did much better than usual] in her last race!

她在上一场比赛中真正超越了自己。

How do you spell that word?  

你怎么拼写那个单词？

“Please” is a useful word.  

please是个很有用的词。

Our teacher often used words I didn't know. 

我们的老师常使用一些我不认识的单词。

Tips:

如果想说以某个字母开头的单词，可以写成“字母-word”。通常是粗鲁或令人难堪的词，只说出该词的第一个字母来指代。

So how's the diet going - or would you rather I didn't mention the d-word?

节食进行得怎么样——也许你不愿意让我提那个以D开头的词。

You can't believe a word (of what) she says. [=you can't believe anything she says]

她说的话，你一句都不能信。

Could I have a word with you? [=could I talk with you briefly?]

我能和您谈一下吗？

Words were exchanged [=people said angry things to each other] and a fight broke out.

人们互相争吵，随后就打了起来。

He had words [=had an argument] with his boss.

他和老板争执了起来。

Spread the word [=tell the others] that we're leaving in five minutes.

告诉大家我们五分钟后离开。

They sent word [=sent a message] that they'd be late.

他们捎信来说会晚一点到。

接下来，我们一起解锁 word 的常见短语。

1. good word  好评；赞美之言

(US, informal) I haven't seen you in ages! What's the good word? [=how's it going?; how are you?]

我好长时间没见你了！现在过得怎么样？

2. in other words   换句话说；换言之

“She said the movie was a bit predictable.” “In other words, she didn't like it.”

“她说这部电影有点老套。”“也就是说，她不喜欢这部电影。”

So, in other words, you're saying that you forgot to do it.

所以，换句话说，你是说你忘记做了。

3. in so many words  一字不差地；原原本本地 （通常用于否定句）

“Did he say he wouldn't do it?” “Not in so many words, but that was the impression I got.”

“他说了他不会去干这事吗？”“没那么直截了当，但是我感觉出来了。”

4. word for word  一字不差地；逐字逐句地

He gave the same speech word for word [=verbatim] yesterday.

他昨天把演讲一字不差地又重复了一遍。

5. eat your words  收回前言；承认错误

She said she would eat her words if the wedding wasn't called off.

她说如果婚礼取消，她会收回前言。

They promised success, but if things don't get better soon, they may have to eat their words.

他们曾保证成功，但如果情况不能很快好转，他们或许只能认错了。