跟艾米莉一起学口语 第571期:工作间隙的闲聊

 sarcastic¹
讽刺的；挖苦的
I was being sarcastic.
我刚刚在挖苦呢。
Was she being sarcastic?
她刚刚在讽刺吗？

intern²
实习生
She's the intern in the international travel department.
她是海外旅游部实习生。

genius
天才；天赋
She's a genius saleswoman.
她是天才女销售员。

have a genius for
有..天赋
That woman has a genius for organization.
那个女人有组织策划的天赋。


A: What a nice uniform!
多漂亮的制服啊。
B: Thanks. Do you like it?
谢谢，你喜欢吗？
A: Not really. I was being sarcastic. Does it come with the job?
不是太喜欢，我挖苦你呢，这是上班穿的吗？
B: Yes, everyone on the sales floor has to wear one. They're supposed to make us look more professional³ and I don't have to worry about what I'm going to wear every day.
是的，销售曾每人人手一件，想让我们穿上它，显得更职业。而且我也不用每天都发愁穿什么了。
A: So are you enjoying your new job?
那你喜欢你的新工作吗？
B: It's much better than my old one. My new boss is great.
比我以前那份工作好多了，我的新上司人很好。
A: How do you like working in sales?
你觉得干销售怎么样？
B: I like the fact that I get to work with people. It makes the day go by so much faster.
我喜欢跟很多人一起工作，这样能使我觉得时间过得很快。
A: That's good. Have you met Jane yet? She's the intern in the international travel department.
那很好呀，你见过珍妮了吗，她现在正在海外旅游部实习。
B: Yeah. I've met her. She's a genius saleswoman.
见过了，她简直是个天才售货员。
A: I know. She could sell fridges to Eskimos.
我知道！她能把冰箱卖给爱斯基摩人。
B: How do you know her?
你是怎么认识她的？
A: She's my cousin.
她是我表姐。
B: Why didn't you tell me about that before?
你以前怎么没跟我提过？
A: I don't know. I didn't think it was that interesting.
我不知道，我觉得这没什么可说的。
B: Well, now that I know that, maybe we should all go out for dinner sometime⁴.
既然我知道了，以后我们有时间应该去吃顿饭。
A: That's a good idea. Let's discuss it after work.
这是个好主意，下班之后咱们再商量。

1 sarcastic   

adj.讥讽的，讽刺的，嘲弄的

参考例句：

• I squashed him with a sarcastic remark.我说了一句讽刺的话把他给镇住了。
• She poked fun at people's shortcomings with sarcastic remarks.她冷嘲热讽地拿别人的缺点开玩笑。

2 intern   

v.拘禁，软禁；n.实习生

参考例句：

• I worked as an intern in that firm last summer.去年夏天我在那家商行实习。
• The intern bandaged the cut as the nurse looked on.这位实习生在护士的照看下给病人包扎伤口。

3 professional   

adj.专业的；职业的；n.专业人员；职业运动员

参考例句：

• He is a professional tennis player.他是一名职业网球运动员。
• I need a professional to sort out my finances.我需要专业人士为我管理财务。

4 sometime   

adv.将来某一时候；改天

参考例句：

• He came sometime last month.上个月某个时候他曾经来过。
• It will happen sometime and somewhere.有朝一日这总会在什么地方发生的。