職場(chǎng)社交英語(yǔ) Lesson 24:我們會(huì)熬過(guò)去的

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職場(chǎng)社交英語(yǔ) Lesson 24:我們會(huì)熬過(guò)去的
    SCENE④ C 吉娜和戴夫在隔間里
    【我們會(huì)熬過(guò)去的】
    Zina: Talk about distractions. Vince wants to see us all again this afternoon.
    吉娜: 說(shuō)到分心。文斯今天下午又要召見(jiàn)大家了。
    Dave: Another 1) pep talk? That'll make three this week.
    戴夫: 又要來(lái)精神講話嗎?那就會(huì)是這個(gè)星期的第三次了。
    Zina: He's worried that our team is going to 2) tire out and that WebTracker is going to beat us.
    吉娜: 他擔(dān)心我們團(tuán)隊(duì)會(huì)氣力放盡,而“網(wǎng)路搜尋家”會(huì)打敗我們。
    Dave: I don't 3) blame him. People are starting to 4) grumble about working 5) twenty-four seven.
    戴夫: 我不怪他。大家都在抱怨日夜無(wú)休地上班。
    Zina: They need to suck it up. We're going to pull this off. I'll make sure of that.
    吉娜: 他們得要含辛茹苦。我們會(huì)熬過(guò)去的。我一定會(huì)確保戰(zhàn)果。
    語(yǔ)言詳解
    A: You always blame me for everything!
    你總把每件事都怪在我頭上!
    B: That's because it's your fault!
    因?yàn)槟鞘悄愕腻e(cuò)!
    【That'll make three times this week. 那就會(huì)是這星期的第三次了?!?BR>    make在這里的意思是“加總起來(lái)”,可以用來(lái)表達(dá)沮喪或是失望的負(fù)面情緒:
    A: The computer has crashed again.
    電腦又死機(jī)了。
    B: That makes the fifth time tonight.
    這是今晚第五次了。
    【pull something off 完成難題】
    pull something off 可以用來(lái)表示“完成一份艱難的工作”。
    A: This project has to be finished next week.
    這個(gè)企劃案在下星期之前得要完成。
    B: If we pull this off, we'll all get promotions.
    若我們闖過(guò)這一關(guān),我們就升官了。
    1) pep talk 精神講話。用以提振士氣,凝聚共識(shí)的談話。
    2) tire out 精疲力竭
    3) blame (v.) 責(zé)怪
    4) grumble (v.) 抱怨
    5) twenty-four seven 意指“一周七天,一天二十四小時(shí)”。