纯正地道美语 第72期(外教讲解):You Are Fired

Intermediate - You Are Fired! (C0072)
A: Hi Isabel! You wanted to see me?
B: Yes Anthony, come on in. Have a seat.
A: Is everything okay? You seem a bit preoccupied¹.
B: Well, Anthony, this is not going to be an easy conversation.The company has made some decisions which will have a direct impact on your employment.
A: Okay...
B: I don’t want to beat around the bush so I’m just gonna come out with it. We are going to have to
let you go.
A: What? Why? I mean... just like that? I’m fired?
B: I’m sorry but, to be honest, you are a terrible employee!
A: What! I resent that!
B: Anthony, you were caught making international calls from the office phone, you called in sick in eight times this month and you smell like alcohol!

1 preoccupied   

adj.全神贯注的，入神的；被抢先占有的；心事重重的v.占据（某人）思想，使对…全神贯注，使专心于( preoccupy的过去式)

参考例句：

• He was too preoccupied with his own thoughts to notice anything wrong. 他只顾想着心事，没注意到有什么不对。
• The question of going to the Mount Tai preoccupied his mind. 去游泰山的问题盘踞在他心头。 来自《简明英汉词典》