職場社交英語 Lesson 24:我們會(huì)熬過去的

SCENE④ C  吉娜和戴夫在隔間里 

【我們會(huì)熬過去的】

Zina:  Talk about distractions. Vince wants to see us all again this afternoon.

吉娜：         說到分心。文斯今天下午又要召見大家了。

Dave:  Another 1) pep talk?  That'll make three this week.

戴夫：         又要來精神講話嗎？那就會(huì)是這個(gè)星期的第三次了。

Zina:  He's worried that our team is going to 2) tire out and that WebTracker is going to beat us.

吉娜：         他擔(dān)心我們團(tuán)隊(duì)會(huì)氣力放盡，而“網(wǎng)路搜尋家”會(huì)打敗我們。

Dave:          I don't 3) blame him. People are starting to 4) grumble about working 5) twenty-four seven.

戴夫：         我不怪他。大家都在抱怨日夜無休地上班。

Zina:  They need to suck it up. We're going to pull this off. I'll make sure of that.

吉娜：         他們得要含辛茹苦。我們會(huì)熬過去的。我一定會(huì)確保戰(zhàn)果。

語言詳解

A: You always blame me for everything!

    你總把每件事都怪在我頭上！

B: That's because it's your fault!

     因?yàn)槟鞘悄愕腻e(cuò)！

【That'll make three times this week. 那就會(huì)是這星期的第三次了?！?/p>

make在這里的意思是“加總起來”，可以用來表達(dá)沮喪或是失望的負(fù)面情緒：

A: The computer has crashed again.

     電腦又死機(jī)了。

B: That makes the fifth time tonight.

     這是今晚第五次了。

【pull something off 完成難題】

pull something off 可以用來表示“完成一份艱難的工作”。

A:  This project has to be finished next week.

     這個(gè)企劃案在下星期之前得要完成。

B:  If we pull this off, we'll all get promotions.

     若我們闖過這一關(guān)，我們就升官了。

1) pep talk  精神講話。用以提振士氣，凝聚共識(shí)的談話。

2) tire out  精疲力竭

3) blame  (v.) 責(zé)怪

4) grumble (v.) 抱怨

5) twenty-four seven  意指“一周七天，一天二十四小時(shí)”。