时间:2019-01-28 作者:英语课 分类:英语小达人


英语课

   I'm Not a Quitter


  我不是轻易放弃的人
  A young lady came in for her interview with the human resources department of a large company and handed the executive her application.
  一位年轻的女士到一家大公司应聘面试,她把自己的材料递给人力资源部总监。
  At the executive began to scan her resume, he noticed that she had been fired from every job she'd ever held.
  总监检视她的材料时发现之前她做的每份工作都以被解雇告终。
  "I must say," said the executive, "your work history is terrible. You've been fired from every job."
  “我不是不说,”总监说,“你的履历实在是太差了,每次都是你被解雇。”
  "Yes," said the lady.
  “是这样的,”她说。
  "Well," continued the executive, "there's not much positive in that."
  “呃,”总监继续说,“这其中实在没什么积极的因素。”
  "Well," said the woman as she poked 1 the application. "At least I'm not a quitter!"
  “可是,”也戳着申请材料说,“至少我不是轻易放弃的人!”
  重点讲解:
  1. begin to do sth.
  开始;着手做某事;
  eg. He stood up and began to move around the room.
  他起身开始在屋里来回走动。
  eg. The weight loss began to look more serious.
  体重下降眼看开始变得愈发厉害了。
  2. at least
  至少,起码
  eg. She may be slow but at least she's reliable.
  她迟钝是迟钝,但无论如何她很可靠。
  eg. Most households now own at least one car.
  大多数家庭现在至少有一辆汽车。

v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 );戳出;拨弄;与(某人)性交
  • She poked him in the ribs with her elbow. 她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。
  • His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve. 他的胳膊从衬衫的破袖子中露了出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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