职场英文口语 第259期:工作机会(5)

 Can I have some time to think about it?Well, yeah, I suppose. 你让我考虑一下行吗？好吧。

Well, while you think about that, I've got some good news. 你先想着，我要告诉大家一个好消息。

I've been offered a new job.That's fantastic news Paul.What is it? 我有新工作啦！太棒了，保罗。什么工作？

It's to be Head Taster at a company called Better Biscuits.That's fantastic news Paul. 美味饼干公司的首席品尝师。保罗，真是个好消息。

Yeah, well done Paul. That's right up your street. 是啊，保罗，干的不错。那工作正适合你。

So Anna, does that mean you'll do Paul's job now? 所以安娜，你现在要做保罗的工作了吗？

Don't answer that. Answer my proposal¹ first. 不，别回答她。先回答我的求婚。

No, I think she should sort out her work first. 不，我认为她该先解决工作

But I've been waiting to ask her for months. 我已经等着问她好几个月了。

Quiet! Look everyone, I can't decide what to say to you Tom, or Mr Socrates. 安静！大家听着。我不知道该怎样回答汤姆或苏格拉底先生。

So I've decided² I'm going to take a short holiday to have some time to think. 所以我决定短期休假，好好想想。

Good idea. Where shall we go?On my own Tom.When I return I will give you my answers. 好主意，我们去哪？我一个人去，汤姆。我回来后会告诉你答案。

Crumbs³. I think I'd better get a biscuit. 天啊。我还是吃口饼干吧。

A good idea Anna.But we're going to have to wait a while to find out what she decides. 好主意，安娜。但我们要等段时间才知道她的决定。

She needs a rest after learning⁴ so much during her year at Tip Top Trading. 这一年在Tip Top Trading学了这么多，她需要休息一下。

We hope you've enjoyed learning with her and now feel more confident in using English at work! 我们希望你们喜欢跟她学习的日子，并能自信使用职场英语！

That's all from me and the team at Tip Top Trading for now.Until we meet again, bye! 这就是我以及Tip Top Trading的全部希望。下次再见！

1 proposal   

n.提议，建议；求婚

参考例句：

• I feel that we ought to accept his proposal.我觉得我们应该接受他的建议。
• They could not gain over anyone to support their proposal.他们无法争取到支持他们建议的人。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 crumbs   

int. (表示惊讶)哎呀 n. 碎屑 名词crumb的复数形式

参考例句：

• She stood up and brushed the crumbs from her sweater. 她站起身掸掉了毛衣上的面包屑。
• Oh crumbs! Is that the time? 啊，天哪！都这会儿啦？

4 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。