时间:2018-12-31 作者:英语课 分类:职场社交


英语课


SCENE
B  戴夫由上方探头,进吉娜的隔间 


【你要知道动机何在吗?】


 


Zina:     Do you want to know what really 1) motivates Vince to be nice to me?


吉娜:     你要知道文斯对我好的动机何在吗?


 


Dave:     OK. What?


戴夫:     好啊。是什么?


 


Zina:              It isn't 2) gratitude 1. It's fear. Vince is afraid I'll 3) jump to a 4) competitor.


吉娜:     那不是感激。是恐惧。文斯怕我会跳出去帮竞争对手。


 


Dave:     You wouldn't do that. Would you?


戴夫:     你不会这么做,对吧?


 


Zina:              I might. Vince knows he needs to keep me happy.


吉娜:     我或许会喔。文斯知道他得让我保持快乐。


 


Dave:     What about your 5) accounts?


戴夫:     那你的客户呢?


 


语言详解


 


A: Man, that guy was a really good boxer 2.


    天啊,那家伙真是个好拳手。


 


B: You fought a good fight. But your next competitor will be even tougher.


     你打了场好拳。但是你的下个对手将会更强。


 


nice to me 对我好】


 


nice to 后面接时,表示友善、随和的意思,例如:


 


Grandma was nice to me when I visited her.


我去探望祖母时她对我很友善。


We should all be nice to the new-comer.


我们应该对那位新来的人客气些。


 


I might. 我可能会】


 


在英文中谈论"可能"的情态助动词(modals)有好几个,包括might, could, may, must。大致上,might表示的"可能"是最低,而must最高。


Tina might be sick.(少于50%可能)


Tina could be sick.(约50%可能)


Tina may be sick.  (约50%可能)


Tina must be sick. (约90%可能)


 


1) motivate  (v.) 给……动机


2) gratitude  (n.) 感激


3) jump to... 换(公司),尤指违反合约的情况。


4) competitor  (n.)竞争者


5) account (n.) 客户,尤指生意上往来的客户。



adj.感激,感谢
  • I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
  • She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。
n.制箱者,拳击手
  • The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
  • He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。
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