跟艾米莉一起学口语 第420期:我之前因为她放弃了很多机会

 I turned down quite a few offers before for her sake¹.
我之前因为她放弃了很多机会。

1.turn down
拒绝（请求；提议等）
I turned down the offer.
我拒绝了那个提议。
关小
Could you please turn down the music?
你可以把音乐声调小吗？
2.sake
缘故；理由；目的
for sb's sake/for the sake of sb
为了某人起见；因为某人的缘故
You can do it,please,for my sake.
你可以做到的，求你了，就算是为了我。

A:Why are you so upset today,Maria?Cheer up!
玛利亚，你今天情绪怎么这么低落？振作点！
B:Alice,it's about the job with the PR company.
艾瑞斯，是因为那个公共公司的实习机会。
A:It's a great opportunity.You should be happy with the offer.
这可是个好机会，你应该高兴才对。
B:But my mother won't allow me to accept any part-time job.I'm afraid she will say no again.
但是我妈妈老是不让我做兼职。我担心这次她还是不同意。
A:Why?It's unfair.You can learn a lot from it.
为什么啊？这样不公平。你可以从实习中学到很多东西的。
B:She says a part-time job takes so much time and energy that I won't be able to focus² on my study.
她总是说兼职要花很多时间和精力。我就不能专心学习了。
A:That may be true.But I'm sure you're able to find a balance between them.Why not try it?
有道理。但是我相信你能在兼职和学习之间找到平衡。为什么不试试呢？
B:I turned down quite a few offers before for her sake.But I'm a senior³ now.I don't want to miss the chance this time.
我之前因为我妈妈放弃了很多机会。可是我现在大四了。我不想再错过这次机会了。
A:I agree with you,but I think you really need to talk to your mother and tell her what's on your mind.
我支持你。我觉得你应该和你妈妈好好谈谈，告诉她你的想法。

1 sake   

n.缘故，理由

参考例句：

• He loves poetry for beauty's sake.他因为爱美而喜欢诗歌。
• We can't risk big things for the sake of small ones.我们不能因小失大。

2 focus   

n.焦点，焦距；vi.聚焦，注视；vt.使聚焦，调焦，集中

参考例句：

• She was the focus of everyone's attention.她是大家注意的焦点。
• The noise made it hard for me to focus on work.噪音让我无法集中注意力工作。

3 senior   

adj.年长的；资格较老的，地位较高的；n.年长者，前辈；大学高年级学生

参考例句：

• My brother is senior to me by two years.我哥哥比我年长两岁。
• They are senior students.他们是高年级学生。