职场英文口语 第165期:做消费者调查(1)

 　　Hello again. 又见面了。

　　Last time on English at Work, we heard Anna leaving Tom crying into his cold pizza. 上次在“职场英语”中，我们听到安娜留下伤心的汤姆和他冷掉的披萨。

　　He may not have had the evening he was expecting, but for Anna it was a huge success. 他可能没有度过一个预期的夜晚，但对安娜来说却是成功的一晚。

　　She came up with an idea for a new plastic vegetable and now she needs to pitch¹ it to Paul, the boss². 她想到了一个新型塑料蔬菜的点子，现在她要去说服老板保罗。

　　… so I think I'll go for the blue, Marge, it matches my eyes… well almost…Morning Denise!Oh, hello Anna. 我想我会选蓝色，玛吉，更配我眼睛的颜色。早上好，丹尼斯！你好，安娜。

　　…yes, Anna, bright girl, what she sees in Tom I'll never know… what? ! 是的，安娜，那个聪明的女孩，真不知道她到底看上汤姆什么了……什么？！

　　...ha, ha, I'm sure you would… 我肯定你会的……

　　Oh hi Tom. You're in early. 你好，汤姆，你来的很早。

　　Uh? Oh yeah, couldn't sleep after you'd left. 是的，你走后我就睡不着了。

　　Tom, it was a fantastic night – unforgettable³ in fact. 汤姆，真是美妙的一晚，事实上，太难忘了。

　　Thanks so much. 太感谢了。

1 pitch   

n.球场；声音的高低度；沥青；程度；v.投掷

参考例句：

• The pitch is too small to play football on.球场太小了，无法踢足球。
• People just pitch their rubbish over the wall.人们径直把垃圾扔过墙去。

2 boss   

n.老板，上司；v.指挥，控制

参考例句：

• When the boss gets mad, leave him alone.当老板生气时，不要理他。
• I'm my own boss.我自己当自己的老板。

3 unforgettable   

adj.难忘的

参考例句：

• The trip had been unforgettable experience for both of us.那趟旅行是我们两人难以忘怀的经历。
• He created many unforgettable characters in his novels.他在他的小说中创造了很多令人难忘的人物。