reason ['ri:zn]

reason的基本解释

n.

原因, 理由, 理智, 理性, 前提

• The reason for her absence was that she was ill.
• 她之所以缺席是因为她病了。

• There's a great deal of reason in his advice.
• 他的忠告极有道理。

• We have reason to believe that he was lying.
• 我们有理由相信他是在撒谎。

• The reason she was ill was that she had eaten bad meat.
• 她生病的原因是她吃了变质的肉。

vi.

推论, 劝说, 思考

vt.

说服, 推论, 辩论

• I reasoned him out of selling his house.
• 我说服他不把房子卖掉。

reason的同义词

n. ground · explanation · justification · cause · sense · motive · logic

reason的反义词

n. passion

与reason相关的词组

with reason：有道理, 合理

as reason was：根据情理

by reason of：由于, 因为

for no other reason than that：只是因为

by reason that：因为

out of all reason：全然无理的

与reason相关的情景对话

商务外贸/做生意

A:

We’re looking for a manager to run the new branch office.

我们正在找一位经理来管理新的分公司。

B:

Where is the branch office?

分公司在哪里？

A:

It happens to be very close to your home. We were actually hoping that you might want to fill the position.

真巧，它离你家特别近。我们真的希望你能担任这个职务。

B:

I’d have to think about it. How many people would I be managing?

我得考虑一下，我将会管理几名员工呢？

A:

It will start off small, with only about 10 employees.

公司刚开始运营时规模比较小，大概有10 名员工。

B:

That is quite small.

那确实很小。

A:

Are you interested?

你感兴趣吗？

B:

I guess. I do like the office I’m working in now, but it would be nice to work closer to my home.

我想是的。我很喜欢现在工作的地方，但如果能离家近些也不错。

A:

Your salary would remain the same, but if you do a good job, I think there’s a possibility of a promotion down the road.

你的薪水保持不变，如果工作业绩好，还有升职的可能。

B:

Really?

真的吗？

A:

Yes. The reason we chose you is because you’re the best manager we have. We need someone who can organize the new office and make it run well.

是的，我们之所以选择你，就因为你是现在的最好的经理。我们需要一位有很好的组织能力并且能使公司良好运营的人。

B:

So this isn’t a demotion?

这不是降职吧？

A:

Oh, no, it’s quite the opposite!

不是，恰恰相反。

B:

Well then, when should I start?

那好吧，什么时候开始上班？

A:

So you’ll do it?

你决定做了吗？

B:

Sure.

当然。

A:

Great! We’ll send some people over to move your things tomorrow. You can have a long weekend and then start at your new office on Monday.

太好了！我们明天就派人给你搬东西。你可以休息一个长周末然后周一就在新的地方上班了。