凱瑟琳升職記:入職篇之與大家接觸很重要
剛到公司的凱瑟琳對環(huán)境不太熟悉，跟同事接觸也不多。同事們談笑時，她總是在一旁默默做事。一個友好的同事勸他：“it's important for you to rub elbows with everyone."凱瑟琳聽后很疑惑，為什么要和同事交流還要接觸他們的手肘呢，她決定問一問同事
Colleague：I think you should communicate with all the colleges. It's important for you to rub elbows with everyone.
同事：我覺得你應(yīng)該跟同事們都交流一下。與大家接觸接觸是很重要的
Catherine：what do you mean?do i have to touch others' elbows in order to communicate with them?
凱瑟琳：什么意思啊 ？難道要和同事交流我還要接觸他們的手肘么？
Colleague：no.“It's important for you to rub elbows with everyone”simply means that it's important for you to communicate with others.
同事：不是啊 。“it's important for you to rub elbows with everyone”就是指跟同事交流很重要的
Catherine: Oh I see.thank you for your advice.
凱瑟琳：我明白了。謝謝你的建議。
It's important for you to rub elbows with everyone. 與大家接觸接觸是很重要的
rub是“摩擦”的意思 elbow是“手肘”的意思。從字面上看，rub elbows with sb.是“摩擦別人的手肘”的意思 它的引申義是“與某人挨很近”那也就是說出去和別人多多接觸和交際。所以It's important for you to rub elbows with everyone的意思就是與大家接觸接觸是很重要的。這句話的用法很廣泛，比如對于剛剛?cè)肼毜男峦拢憔涂梢詫λf這句話，說不定會消除他們的緊張與拘束呢。
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Carl：it is difficult for me to communicate with my colleagues.i'm too shy.
卡爾：與同事交流對我來講好難啊 。我太害羞了。
Amanda：It's important for you to rub elbows with everyone.that's how contacts are made.
阿曼達(dá)：與大家接觸接觸是很重要的，關(guān)系就是這樣建立起來的
