职场英文口语 第267期:开始工作(3)

 Where can I find him?Hey Anna. You looking for Tom?Yes Mr Ingle, I am. 我去哪找他？安娜。你在找汤姆吗？是的，英格尔先生，我在找他。

I saw him a while ago, in a real rage, getting into a taxi. 我刚看到他了，他非常愤怒，上了一辆出租车。

He told me he'd booked a flight to Australia and was heading for the airport. 他告诉我，他预定了一趟去澳大利亚的航班，现在正在去往飞机场的路上。

He said something about being a 'free spirit'. 他说了一些话，关于做一个“无拘无束的人”。

Struth! Tom really is going too far – to the other end of the world in fact. 天啊！汤姆真的要走远了，实际上是去往世界的另一边。

Does this mean we'll never hear from Tom again? 这意味着我们将永远听不到汤姆的消息了吗？

For now, let's remind ourselves of some of the phrases Anna used to deal with a difficult situation. 现在，让我们回忆一下安娜处理困境时用到的一些短语。

I'll be advertising¹ for a replacement² for Tom today.I want to make some changes in the office. 我今天要登广告招聘替换汤姆的人。我想对办公室做出一些改变。

I need to turn this business round.I'm keen to hear your ideas. 我需要使业务扭转过来。我希望听到你的意见。

…but work can wait.I've got to get to the airport quickly before Tom gets on that flight.Taxi! Taxi! 但是工作可以延迟一下。我要在汤姆登上那趟航班之前快点赶到机场。出租车！出租车！

This is going to be interesting! 这将会很有趣！

1 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

2 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。