影视剧中的职场美语 第48期:改进工作方式

　　Okay, so we got some more good rejections¹, lots of stuff to work on.
我们收到很多善意的拒绝，有很多地方要改进。
Okay, shoot.
好，说吧。
Okay, um, oh, the zoo commercial.
好，那个动物园广告。
I didn't get it?
我没得到那个角色？
No. They said you 'Weren't believable as a human being.' So, you can work on that.
他们说你简直不像个人类，所以你可以针对这一点改进。
Okay, what else?
很好，还有呢？
Um, the off-Broadway play people said 'You were pretty but dumb'.
那些小剧场的人说你很好看可是很笨。
Oh.
哦。
Oh no wait, I'm sorry, that's 'pretty dumb.'
等等，对不起他们是说你非常笨。
Look, it's okay, no, no, no, really, look um, I really appreciate this Pheebs, but I think I'mgonna have to go back to Estelle.
这没关系，真的，听我说，Pheebs，我很感谢你…但我还是找Estelle好吗？
Oh.
哦。
Yeah, well don't get me wrong, you're a better agent than she is, but at least with her I don'twant to blow my pretty dumb brains out.
别误会。你当经纪人当得比她好，但至少我跟着她，我这非常笨的脑袋还保得住。
Yeah, no, I understand.
是的，不，我能了解。
You do, thanks.
你可以吗？谢谢你。
Yeah. Sorry.
是的，我抱歉。

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拒绝( rejection的名词复数 )； 摒弃； 剔除物； 排斥

参考例句：

• Most writers endure a number of rejections before being published. 大部分作家经历无数次的退稿才守得云开，作品得到发表。
• Supervise workers and monitors production quality to minimize rejections. 管理工人，监控生产质量，减少退货。