凯瑟琳升职记:入职篇之你得逆来顺受

毕竟是知名公司，规章制度很严格，对员工的要求也很高。Catherine虽然很用功，但还是难免有不尽人意而受屈挨骂之时，这天，她因为工作上的小差错遭到一个同事的当场奚落，心里非常难过，甚至萌发了辞职的念头。好朋友Jane劝她说：You have to roll with the punches if you want to survive in this business.凯瑟琳听后心想：”在打孔机上滚动？与打孔机打交道？莫非这是一门业内技术？“她把想法说出来后，弄得Jane哭笑不得。

Catherine: I have to roll with the punches? But I haven't seen any punches in our company, what can I do?
凯瑟琳：围着打孔机转悠？我没看到有什么打孔机啊，我又能做什么呢？

Tom: It's a metaphor¹, my dear! "Roll with the punches" means "to be able to deal with a series of difficult situations".
珍妮：亲爱的，这是个比喻好不好！roll with the punches这个俚语说的是能处理一系列困难局面。

Catherine: Got it! I have to adjust myself to the situation and manage to cope with it. Thank you for advice.
凯瑟琳：我懂了。我得调整自己以适应形势，并且要能合理处理它。谢谢你的建议哦。
You have to roll with the punches if you want to survive in this business.如果你想在这一行生存下去的话，你得逆来顺受。

punch这个词除了有”打孔机“的意思，还有”打击“之意；roll意思是”滚动，来回转悠“，roll with the punches从字面看，是说当遭受打击时，你得翻着身子来迎接。不难看出，这是没办法的办法，既然避免不了，那挨打也得会挨呀，尽量让疼痛减轻呗！所以，roll with the punches这个俚语的比喻义就是”逆来顺受，适应形势以使自己获得生存“。以后如果有朋友遇到类似难以避免的困境，你就可以安慰他说：You have to roll with the punches if you want to survive in this business.如果你想在这一行生存下去的话，你得逆来顺受。

【英语情景剧】

Carl：Amanda, I could hardly bear the prejudice of my boss on me.
卡尔：阿曼达,我几乎无法忍受老板对我的偏见了。

Amanda：I understand. But you have to roll with the punches if you want to survive in this business.
阿曼达：我明白，但你如果想在这一行生存的话，就得逆来顺受啊。
 

1 metaphor   

n.隐喻，暗喻

参考例句：

• Using metaphor,we say that computers have senses and a memory.打个比方，我们可以说计算机有感觉和记忆力。
• In poetry the rose is often a metaphor for love.玫瑰在诗中通常作为爱的象征。