职场英文口语 第279期:特殊的圣诞节(7)

 Give me your contact details and we’ll ring you first thing in the morning. 你只需要给我联系详情，明早我们第一件事就给你打电话。

Things have worked out well for the team at Tip Top Trading. Tip Top Trading小组现在进展很顺利了。

Now it’s time to enjoy the ball and let their hair down… I mean enjoy themselves. 现在是时候来享受舞会，让他们把头发放下来...我的意思是玩的开心。

It’s amazing. I can’t believe it’s you, Denise. 真是惊人。我不敢相信这就是你，Denise。

Do you fancy¹ dinner later so we can catch up on old times?Oh lovely. 你喜欢晚餐后我们追忆旧时光吗？Oh很好啊。

So Tom, it looks like we’ll get our bonuses² after all. 所以啊Tom，看起来我们会拿到奖金了。

It means³ you can spend yours on buying us a new washing machine to wash your socks! 我的意思是你可以拿你的奖金来买一台洗衣机洗你的袜子了！

Great.Let’s drink to that!(Tom is sick)That’s my wedding dress! 太好了。让我们为此干杯！（Tom在呕吐）那是我的婚纱!

Oh well. Tom has certainly made his mark at the Christmas ball! 好的。Tom肯定在圣诞舞会上留下他的印记！

I wonder what challenges⁴ next year will bring for the team at Tip Top Trading. 我想知道下一年的挑战会给 Tip Top Trading的小组带来什么。

Thanks for listening and happy Christmas!Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! 谢谢收听，圣诞快乐！圣诞节快乐，新年好！

1 fancy   

n.想像力，幻想；喜好，爱；adj.想像的，时髦的，华丽装饰的，奢侈的；技巧的；vt.想象，自认为，喜好

参考例句：

• He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。
• I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。

2 bonuses   

n.奖金，红利( bonus的名词复数 )；额外令人高兴的事情

参考例句：

• He threw out a hint regarding bonuses at the end of the year. 他暗示了有关年终奖的事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Then all additional spare time is so many bonuses. 这样所有其它的空闲时间就都是额外收获了。 来自辞典例句

3 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

4 challenges   

n.挑战( challenge的名词复数 )；要求；（警卫等）查问口令；怀疑

参考例句：

• Many challenges, abroad and at home, have arrived in a single season. 国内和国外的众多挑战出现在同一个时刻。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• The new democracies face tough challenges. 这些新兴的民主国家面临着严峻挑战。 来自辞典例句