第1课：能力与技能-7

A: I have had a hard time cutting the mustard at work. I feel like I just don’t have the right stuff.

B: You know, I feel the exact opposite. I feel like I’ve got what it takes to succeed in my current job.

A: Can you teach me how? I would really like to have the goods to perform well and succeed.

B: Well, I can try to teach you, but you will really have to work on your own because they can’t be taught. Once you know your stuff, you’ll look like an expert, too.

A: 这工作对我来说太难了，我感觉我能力不够。

B: 知道吗，我的感觉恰恰相反。我觉得我已经具备了在工作中成功的一切必要条件。

A: 你能教教我吗？我也想有那个本事，好好表现，取得成功。

B: 嗯，我可以试着教你，但是还得靠你自己去做，因为那些能力是教不会的。一旦你精通了自己的业务，你就会像个专家。

cut the mustard: 符合要求或条件；达到标准。

the right stuff: 口语中常用这个短语来指某物足够好。

the goods: 在口语中可以用来指information。这是一种比较不礼貌的俚语用法。

know one’s stuff: 指某人掌握了某一方面的信息或技巧，也可以指某人具备了做某事的知识或能力。

on one’s own: 靠自己。