迷你对话学地道口语第732期:有什么内幕?

 Subject: What is the catch?

迷你对话A: There is a vacancy¹ for manage assistant in our company. Do you want to apply for it?

我们公司经理一职空缺了，你打算申请这个职位吗？

B: Sure. What is the catch?

当然想啦，有什么内幕？

地道表达What is the catch?

解词释义当对方免费给你好处的时候，英美人会反问：“What is the catch?”这其中的catch是名词，意思是“诡计，潜在的困难或不利因素”。例如：The house is very cheap. There must be a catch somewhere.（这所房子非常便宜，这里面一定有蹊跷。）“What is the catch?”译为“有什么诡计？”也可翻译为“有什么内幕？”或“你这是什么意思？”

Ps 1: 表示“有职位空缺”，可以用下面的句型：There is a vacancy for sb.例如：

I would like to know if there is a vacancy for the sales manager in your hotel.

我想知道你们酒店缺销售部经理嘛。

Ps 2：apply for的意思是“申请......”。例如：

She graduated with high enough marks to apply for university.

她的毕业成绩足以申请上大学。

You can apply for citizenship² after five years' residency.

居住五年后可申请公民资格。

1 vacancy   

n.（旅馆的）空位，空房，（职务的）空缺

参考例句：

• Her going on maternity leave will create a temporary vacancy.她休产假时将会有一个临时空缺。
• The vacancy of her expression made me doubt if she was listening.她茫然的神情让我怀疑她是否在听。

2 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。