【口语版】“察言观色”英语怎么说？

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A: Why did you suddenly suggest a weekend party during the meeting when everyone looked serious?

B: I just wanted to lighten the mood, didn't think much.

A: You need to read the room — the boss was announcing layoffs at that moment.

B: I see, I completely failed to pick up on the vibe.

参考翻译：

A: 刚才开会时，大家都表情严肃，你为何突然提议周末开派对？

B: 我只是想活跃气氛，没想太多。

A: 你需要察言观色——那时老板正宣布裁员消息。

B: 原来如此，我没有察觉到当时的氛围。

⭐read the room

察言观色；有眼力见儿；看清形势 / 识时务；别不会看脸色；懂得看气氛

例句：

He just can't read the room.

他就是不会察言观色。

He is bad at reading the room.

他不擅长察言观色。

He kept talking about money when everyone was sad. He just can't read the room.

大家都很悲伤时，他还不停谈钱。他真不会看脸色。

He kept talking about his promotion at the funeral. He really doesn’t know how to read the room.

他在葬礼上不停地谈论自己升职的事。真是一点也不会看场合。

Before you make that joke, read the room. Everyone is in a bad mood today.

在开玩笑之前，先看看气氛。今天大家情绪都不好。

⭐lighten the mood

缓和气氛

例句：

He told a joke to lighten the mood after the tense discussion.

在紧张的讨论后，他讲了个笑话来缓和气氛。

Let's put on some music to lighten the mood.

我们放点音乐让气氛轻松些吧。

I tried to lighten the mood by changing the subject.

我试着换个话题来让气氛轻松起来。

⭐layoff

（因公司重组、效益不佳等非员工个人表现原因导致的）裁员、解雇。

例句：

The company announced layoffs last week.

公司上周宣布了裁员。

Many people fear layoffs this year.

很多人担心今年的裁员。

⭐pick up on the vibe

察觉到/感知到氛围

例句：

She's really good at picking up on the vibe in any situation.

她非常擅长在任何情况下感知氛围。

I picked up on a strange vibe as soon as I walked into the room.

我一走进房间就感觉到一种奇怪的氛围。

You need to pick up on the vibe before making a joke.

你在开玩笑前需要先感知一下气氛。