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Oh, uh, Joanna I was wondering if I could ask you something.

喔，Joanna，能不能请教你一点事？

There’s an opening for an assistant buyer in Junior Miss…

有一个将初级文员提升到助理采购人员的机会…

Okay, but that would actually be a big step down for me.

不错，但是好像对我来说是个退步。。。事实上，我是说我挺合适的。

Well, actually, I meant for me. The hiring committee¹ is meeting people all dayand…

招聘委员会将整天都接见有意向的人员，而且。。。

Oh. Well, I wish I could say no, but you can’t stay my assistant forever.

噢，我希望我能说不，但是我不能一辈子把你留在我助理的位置上。

Neither can you Sophie, but for different reasons.

Sophie你也不能去，但是原因就不是这个了

God, I am so glad you don’t have a problem with this,

天！我真高兴你这么宽容大量！

Because if you did, I wouldn’t even consider applying.

因为如果你稍有微辞的话，我就不会去报名了

Really? Well, in that case…

真的么？那么…

and that’s I’m so glad… there’s no problem.

我非常高兴你同意了…没什么问题了。

That’s fine; actually I’m on the hiring committee,

那好吧，其实我也是招聘委员会的一员，

so there’ll be at least one friendly face.

所以你去的时候至少可以看到张熟面孔

Ohh! That’s great!

噢！太好了！

You know, Junior Miss is where I started.

你知道，我也是从初级文员干起的。

Oh, I had to sleep with the ugliestguy to get that job.

噢，那时候我为了得到那份工作，不得不跟最丑的男人上床。

Really?!

真的？！

No-ho-ho! (Pause) Yeah. (Pause) I mean, no-no-no-no-no,

假～～嗯是真的。我是说－－－假的！

Don’t you worry, I’m sure with your qualifications² you won’t need to sleep with some guyto get that job.

别担心，我可以肯定，以你的资历，肯定不用跟男人上床来得到这份工作。

Although, I might need some convincing³.

虽然我对此并不十分信服。

Well, I, umm…

哦，我，呣…

Kidding! God, I feel wild today!

开玩笑的！天，我今天还真有点兴奋！

1 committee   

n.委员会，全体委员

参考例句：

• We referred the matter back to the Finance Committee.我们把这事转回给财政委员会处理。
• I am going to speak out against the committee's decision.我打算直言反对委员会的决定。

2 qualifications   

n.资格，条件；合格证书( qualification的名词复数 )；资格；条件；限制

参考例句：

• She was chosen for the job on the basis of her qualifications. 她因资历适合而获选担任这项工作。
• A lack of qualifications can be a major obstacle to finding a job. 学历不足可能成为谋职的主要障碍。

3 convincing   

adj.使人信服的，有力的，令人心悦诚服的

参考例句：

• The data you have collected is not enough to be convincing.你们收集的材料说服力不足。
• His version of the accident seemed most convincing.他对该事件的叙述似乎最令人信服。