the other people
- 与the other people相关的情景对话
- 衣食住行/服饰
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A:
Do you know what we’re supposed to wear to the party this evening?
你知道今晚我们应该穿什么衣服去参加聚会吗?
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B:
I don’t know. I was just going to go in a pair of shorts and my blue Hawaiian shirt. What were you going to wear?
我不知道。我原来打算穿一条短裤和我的蓝色夏威夷衬衣。你准备穿什么呀?
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A:
I was going to wear my new suit that I bought last week.
我原打算穿上星期买的套装。
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B:
That’s a little dressy, isn’t it?
那太正式了吧?
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A:
Your outfit is a little too casual, isn’t it?
你的衣服太过休闲吧?
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B:
I don’t know. I thought it was an outdoor barbeque.
我不知道。我想这是一次户外烧烤。
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A:
Well, it is, but it’s for a special occasion.
是的,但是个特别场合。
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B:
Surely they wouldn’t expect us to dress up if we were going to be outside.
既然我们是在户外,他们当然不会要求我们穿得太正式。
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A:
I think it’s a catered barbeque though. I think it’s going to be quite fancy.
我想尽管这是个事先定制好的烤肉晚餐,我认为它仍然会很特别。
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B:
Well, if you think we should dress up, I’ll dress up.
如果你认为我们应该打扮,我就打扮。
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A:
I don’t know. I don’t want to be overdressed.
我不知道。我也不想穿得过于正式。
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B:
Do you think we should call to ask about the dress code?
你认为我们是不是应该打电话问一下着装的要求呢?
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A:
I don’t want to bother them with our silly questions.
我不想用这些愚蠢的问题去打搅他们。
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B:
Why don’t we call some of the other people who are going? We can ask them what they’re going to wear.
为什么我们不问一下去参加聚会的其他人呢?我们可以问问他们穿什么去。
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A:
Ok. You talk to the guys and I’ll talk to the women.
好。你问男士,我问女士。
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B:
How about you talk to the women for both of us and I’ll go take a quick nap?
你问女士我们俩个要穿什么,我打个盹怎么样?
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A:
OK!
好吧。
- 职场英语/工作
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A:
Did you get the job?
你得到那份工作了吗?
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B:
Yes, I’ll be working in the development department.
是的,我将在发展部工作。
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A:
Did you meet your boss?
你见过老板了吗?
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B:
Just briefly. She seemed nice.
只是简单地见了一面。她看上去不错。
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A:
Will you have to work overtime?
你需要加班吗?
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B:
Sometimes. They said I should expect to work overtime once or twice a month.
有时需要,他们说我一个月可能会加一俩次班。
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A:
Is it paid or unpaid?
有加班费吗?
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B:
It’s unpaid, but I can then take an extra day off. So, if I work an extra 8 hours on a Thursday night, I can take Friday off.
没有。但是我可以调休一天,也就是说,如果我周四晚上多工作了八个小时,周五就可以休息一天。
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A:
That’s alright. It might be tiring, but then you can at least have a three-day holiday.
那还好,可能会比较疲劳,但之后就可以享受至少三天的假期了。
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B:
I think it’s great.
我觉得这样也挺好的。
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A:
How about your daily office hours?
你白天的工作时间是怎样的?
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B:
It’s just a 9-5 job, with a 30 minute lunch break.
朝九晚五,中午有30 分钟的午休时间。
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A:
Did you meet your other colleagues?
你见过其他同事了吗?
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B:
I met the people from my department. They all seemed nice.
见过我这个部门的了,他们看上去都很好。
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A:
Do you have an office?
你有自己的办公室吗?
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B:
Not yet. For now, I have to sit in a cubicle.
还没有,现在只能坐在格子间里。
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A:
How do you feel about that?
感觉怎么样?
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B:
I’m not ecstatic about it, but if nothing else, it will motivate me to work harder so I can get an office!
不是太满意,但是如果没有其它选择,这倒可以激励我努力工作,那样就能有自己的办公室了。
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A:
You’re always looking on the bright side of things!
你总是看到事物好的一面。
- 热门背单词