职场英文口语 第256期:工作机会(2)

 It means you'd be his most trusted and invaluable¹ assistant.I see. 意思是他最信任、最宝贵的助手。我懂了。

Anna, if you need time to think you could say "thank you for your kind words" and, "could I have time to consider your offer?" 安娜，如果你需要时间考虑，你可以说“谢谢您的夸赞”，“我可以考虑下您的提议吗？”

Erm, Mr Socrates. This news has come as a bit of a shock. 苏格拉底先生。这条消息让我有点吃惊。

Thank you for your kind words but please could I have some time to consider your offer? 谢谢您的夸赞，请给我时间考虑下好吗？

Oh… OK Anna. But please don't leave it too long.I have a habit of changing my mind. 好吧，安娜。不过别想太久。我有改变主意的习惯。

OK, Mr Socrates… I mean Brad… I'll call you back soon. Bye. 好的，苏格拉底先生。不是，是布拉特。我会尽快给你回电话的，再见。

Oh… has Mr S offered you Paul's job by any chance?Yes!And you said you'd think about it? 苏格拉底先生让你做保罗的工作了吗？是啊！而你说要考虑下？

Yes. I'm not sure if I can take on that much responsibility. 没错。我不确定能否承担那么多责任。

It's easy peasy. I could do it standing² on my head. 容易极了，我可以不费吹灰之力就做好。

But he's not offering- you the job Tom. 可他又没提供给你工作，汤姆。

Please don't mention this to Paul… not yet… he's very upset. 千万别和保罗说这事，至少现在，毕竟他很伤心。

1 invaluable   

adj.无价的，非常宝贵的，极为贵重的

参考例句：

• A computer would have been invaluable for this job.一台计算机对这个工作的作用会是无法估计的。
• This information was invaluable to him.这个消息对他来说是非常宝贵的。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。