大家说英语 第647期:新工作邀约

Conversation A

对话A

Alex: Hi, Rob¹. You seem kind of quiet today. Are you OK?

阿莱克斯：嗨，罗布。你今天好像有点安静。你还好吗？

Rob: Yes. I'm trying to make a big decision. It's a lot of pressure².

罗布：我没事。我只是想要做出一项重大决定，所以觉得压力很大。

Alex: What kind of decision?

阿莱克斯：什么样的决定？

Rob: Well... can you keep a secret?

罗布：这个嘛...你可以保守秘密吗？

Alex: Of course.

阿莱克斯：当然可以。

Rob: I was offered a new job in another city. It's an exciting job, but...

罗布：我收到另一座城市的一份新工作邀约。那是一份很令人兴奋的工作，可是...

Alex: You're not sure about leaving.

阿莱克斯：你不确定是不是该离开这里。

Rob: That's right.

罗布：没错。

Alex: That is a hard decision.

阿莱克斯：这真是一项困难的决定。

Conversation B

对话B

Rob: I really enjoy working here.

罗布：我非常喜欢在这里工作。

Alex: Me, too.

阿莱克斯：我也是。

Rob: And I really like my coworkers.

罗布：我也非常喜欢我的同事。

Alex: This job is a blessing³. So where is the new job?

阿莱克斯：能有这份工作真的是很幸福。那份新工作在哪里？

Rob: It's in Chicago. The station there is bigger than this one.

罗布：在芝加哥。那家电视台比这里大。

Alex: Would your position be the same?

阿莱克斯：你的职务会一样吗？

Rob: No, I would do different things. I'd like that.

罗布：不一样，我去那边会做不同的事情。我喜欢这样。

Alex: When do you have to decide?

阿莱克斯：你什么时候必须做出决定？

Rob: By next week.

罗布：下个星期前。

1 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

2 pressure   

n.压力，压迫，压强；vt.迫使，使增压，密封

参考例句：

• He changed his mind under the pressure from others.他在别人的逼迫之下改变了主意。
• This type of sheet steel could stand high pressure.这种薄钢板能抗高压。

3 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。