【职场学英语】—女强人来了

第六期 —— 女强人来了……

- What do you know about Darcy McGuire ?

- Oh, hey, l heard on the whisper¹ she just left B.B.D. & O. I never met the woman, but I hear she's a real man-eater. She won that Cleo last year we should have won for the ad about--

- Oh, yeah, right. That was her ? I forgot about that.

- Yeah, I wish I had. Oh, boy, I hear she is a bitch on wheels.

- That's very funny.

- Yeah, why ?

- 'Cause I just hired her.

- To do what ?

- You know I love you, Nick, but it's a woman's world out there. Getting into a women's psyche² is not exactly your strong suit. You can get into their pants better than anybody on Earth, but their psyche is a whole other ball game.

- You made her creative director³, didn't you ?

- Sorry. This isn't easy, but I got the board breathing down my neck. She's coming in this afternoon. You'll meet her. Come on. Roll with this. Work with her because she's got what I need to keep this place afloat.

重点句型和词组：

1. l heard on the whisper... 听传闻说……
   
2. 在这段对话中，使用了两个不同的恶评来形容女强人，分别是：
①man-eater
②a bitch on wheels

3. (Oh)boy
    感叹词，用于表示惊奇、颂扬或厌恶。

4. That's very funny.
    那就好玩了。非常有趣。

5. one's strong suit 特长, 优点

6. You can ....... better than anybody on Earth, but ........ is a whole other ball game.
    你比谁都擅长……，但……是另一回事。

7. breathe down (someone's) neck
    监视别人工作；紧逼，盯人

8. Roll with this.
    委屈点。

1 whisper   

n.耳语，密谈，谣传，飒飒的声音；vi.耳语，密谈，飒飒地响；vt.低声说

参考例句：

• Their voices fell to a whisper.他们的话音低到成了耳语。
• I've heard a whisper that he's going to resign.我听到了一个传闻说他准备辞职。

2 psyche   

n.精神；灵魂

参考例句：

• His exploration of the myth brings insight into the American psyche.他对这个神话的探讨揭示了美国人的心理。
• She spent her life plumbing the mysteries of the human psyche.她毕生探索人类心灵的奥秘。

3 director   

n.主管，导演；主任；理事；董事；处长

参考例句：

• The director has taken the visitors off to his office.经理把客人带到他办公室去了。
• The new director is easy to get along with.新来的主任很好处。