影视剧中的职场美语 第76期:谈论老板

　　Elsa:What sort of business brings you to Berlin?
艾尔莎:你来柏林有何贵干？
Sayid:I'm a headhunter. A corporate¹ recruiter. What do you do?
萨义德:我是个猎头。就是招聘专员。你做什么工作？
Elsa:My employer is an economist². He works in emerging markets.
艾尔莎:我的老板是个经济学家。他专门研究新兴市场。
Actually, I…7I don't really understand what he does, which doesn't matter since all I do is shop for him.
事实上，我不太了解他的工作。不过这没关系，因为我只是帮他购物就行了。
And if this goes off, I'm at his side instantly, which is wonderful since he's only in Berlin once or twice a year.
如果这东西响了，我就得马上出现在他面前。不过他一年只来柏林一两次，所以其实这差事很棒。
Sayid:Which is why you're enjoying a luxuriously³ long midday coffee.
萨义德:所以你才能在这里享受奢侈的午间咖啡。
Elsa:Yes.
艾尔莎:是啊。
Sayid:Thank you.
萨义德:谢谢。
Elsa:Do I... know you from somewhere?
艾尔莎:我是不是在哪见过你？
Sayid:I'll tell you exactly where you know me from... if you let me take you to dinner.
萨义德:我可以告诉你在哪里见过我,如果你允许我请你吃晚饭的话。
Elsa:This is the restaurant you're taking me to tonight. 8 o'clock.
艾尔莎:这是今晚请我吃饭的餐馆。8 点。
Well... if you can find it.
当然,如果你能找的到。

1 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

2 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

3 luxuriously   

adv.奢侈地，豪华地

参考例句：

• She put her nose luxuriously buried in heliotrope and tea roses. 她把自己的鼻子惬意地埋在天芥菜和庚申蔷薇花簇中。 来自辞典例句
• To be well dressed doesn't mean to be luxuriously dressed. 穿得好不一定衣着豪华。 来自辞典例句