this apartment sure is a step-up from the awful place you used to live in. 这间公寓跟你以前住的烂地方比起来,当然要高级些。
go to ones head 冲昏了头;使(人)沾沾自喜
这个俚语表示某件事闯入了某人的心中、脑袋中,冲昏了他的头,使得他沾沾自喜。that promotion just went to his head, and he never talked to his old friends again. 那次升迁冲昏了他的头;他从此不再理老朋友了。
句型总结
感谢上级
1. its a great honor to be following in your footsteps as overseas sales manager.
2. its a privilege for me to be following in your footsteps as overseas sales manager.
3. its both an honor and a great thrill to be following in your footsteps. 要对提拔你的人致谢;its a great honor (privilege) to ?是个很好的句型,to后面就接让你感到荣幸的事。
表示谦让
1. to be honest, this promotion came as quite a surprise.
2. truthfully, this promotion came as quite a surprise.
3. in all honesty, it was quite a surprise for me to get this promotion. 本段重点在于表示自己完全未曾预期升迁的谦虚心理。to be honest、truthfully或in all honesty是强调你说的都是“真心话”,quite a surprise,则是说“十分令人意外的惊喜”。
感谢同仁
由于在上段已感谢过上司及部门同仁,想再向其它同事致谢时,可用on that same note承接这个表示相同感谢的句