《丑女贝蒂》精讲 07初到米得公司

Amanda: Oh, my god. Hi. You the "before"？

我……的……天！嗨，你是“化妆前”？

Before and after…the photo shoot. Are you delivering something?

化妆前，化妆后拍照的时候。你是来送东西的？

Betty: Oh, no! No. I…I work here.

不! 不是！我……我来工作的。

Amanda: For?

替谁工作？

Betty: For the new editor in chief.

新任总编。

Amanda: So everyone's in the conference¹ room,

所有人都在会议室。Daniel马上要召开他的第一次职员会议。

and Daniel's about to start his first staff meeting. I’m Amanda, by the way.

顺便说下, 我是Amanda。

Betty: Betty.

我是Betty。

Amanda: Okay，F.Y.I. , Betty, assistants are usually here before their bosses.

好的, 跟你说一下, Betsy，助理们通常应该比上司先到。

Betty: Oh, well, I was filling out paperwork in H.R.

我刚才在人力资源部填表格。

Amanda: Yeah, just don't let it happen again. So, uh, where do you come from?

是吗，以后不能这样了。那你打哪儿来的？

Betty: Queens.

皇后区。

Amanda: What job did you have?

以前干过什么?

Betty: Oh, actually, apart from internships and part-time jobs to pay for school, this is my first real job.

实际上，除了实习和做兼职挣学费这是我第一份真正的工作。

Amanda: That's funny.I was told I didn't have enough experience for the position.

很有意思。他们跟我说，对于这个职位我的经验还不够。

Amanda: It's over there.

在那边。

Betty: You are an attractive², intelligent, confident businesswoman.

你是一个有魅力，聪明，自信的职业女性。

1 conference   

n.（正式的）会议；讨论

参考例句：

• We're having a conference and we'd like you to sit in.我们将举行一次会议，希望你来旁听。
• The conference will come to a close this afternoon.今天下午会议闭幕。

2 attractive   

adj.有吸引力的；引起注意的

参考例句：

• Bright colours are attractive to children.鲜艳的颜色对儿童有吸引力。
• The food has an attractive taste.这食品的味道很诱人。