职场英文口语 第15期:提建议可以很容易(4)

 　　Ah - Stop right there! I'm sure everybody would like to know if Anna's got the job

　　停在这里！我肯定大家都想知道安娜是否得了到这份工作，

　　but everybody's going to have to wait until we've heard her helpful phrases¹ once again.

　　但是我们要等一等，再来听听那些对她有帮助的表达。

　　Can I make a suggestion?

　　我能提个建议吗？

　　Why don't you try looking in your recycle bin²?

　　为什么你不看看你的回收站？

　　Have you tried asking your colleagues³ if they've seen the memory stick?

　　你有没有问过你的同事看见U盘了吗？

　　How about...?

　　……怎么样？

　　Maybe I could do a big office search for you...?

　　也许我可以在办公室给你找找？

　　How about looking through your rubbish bin...?

　　翻翻你的垃圾桶怎么样？

　　I have an idea!

　　我有一个主意！

　　Anna, we need someone who can think on her feet and who is a first-rate people person.

　　安娜，我们需要的是思想敏捷的人，并且十分善于和人打交道。

　　Someone who sees solutions, not problems...someone like you!

　　可以看到解决办法，而不是问题的人，像你这样的人！

　　So if you want the job, it's yours!

　　所以如果你想要这份工作的话，那么它是你的了！

　　Ah, now think carefully Anna – do you really want to work for these people?

　　现在仔细想想吧，安娜。你真的愿意和这些人一起工作吗？

　　They seem a bit...disorganised.

　　他们似乎有点没有条理。

　　I would definitely⁴ like the job! Thank you!

　　我当然想要这份工作，谢谢！

　　So be it. Join us again next week for Anna's first day as a sales executive⁵ at Tip Top Trading.

　　就这样吧。下周和我们一起看看安娜在Tip Top Trading第一天当销售主管的工作经历。

1 phrases   

n.短语( phrase的名词复数 )；成语；说法；乐句

参考例句：

• Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
• Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

3 colleagues   

n.同事，同僚( colleague的名词复数 )；同人

参考例句：

• He wanted to confer with his colleagues before reaching a decision. 他想与他的同事先商议一下再作出决定。
• She is held in high esteem by her colleagues. 她深受同事的敬重。

4 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

5 executive   

adj.执行的，行政的；n.执行者，行政官，经理

参考例句：

• A good executive usually gets on well with people.一个好的高级管理人员通常与人们相处得很好。
• He is a man of great executive ability.他是个具有极高管理能力的人。