美国文化脱口秀 第141期:离职 Last Day at Work

 　　离职总是让人喜忧参半。无论你是另谋高就还是圆满退休都是一件光荣的事，但是这些可爱的同事你是舍不得的最大原因。今天我们有一位同事要离职，在离职之前她有些话想要对大家说…

　　课程词汇精选：

　　1. In the past 10 years, we've seen colleagues come and go, but today we say goodbye to a colleague that has made a significant difference at our company.

　　过去的十年间，我们看着同事们来了又走，但今天我们要和一位对公司影响非凡的同事告别。

　　2. colleague / coworker 同事

　　3. significant 意义重大的

　　4. She has led the creative team with determination, optimism and perseverance¹.

　　她带领的创意团队态度坚决、积极主动、坚持不懈。

　　5. She has brought an ample amount of innovative² ideas, and has always thought outside of the box for new ways of improving our products and services.

　　她带来了许多原创点子，总是可以跳出思维定势，用新的方法来提升我们产品和服务质量。

　　6. ample 很多

　　7. outside of the box 跳出思维定势

　　8. We'll truly miss her as a colleague, a friend, and an inspiration to us all.

　　我们会很想念她，作为同事、朋友及我们的灵感。

　　9. Thanks you so much Chris for the compliments! 谢谢你的夸奖Chris！

　　10. During my time at James and Morrison, I've worked with some of the most brilliant people I've ever met.

　　我在James and Morrison公司任职期间，我和许多最聪明的人一起共事。

　　11. These are people who love their jobs and have worked hard to get to where they are now.

　　这些人热爱自己的工作，为自己的目标不断奋斗，取得今天的成就。

　　12. These people are diligent³ and motivating, and I will miss them.

　　这些人睿智又有干劲，我会想念他们的。

　　13. I have a bittersweet feeling about leaving today. I have worked here for so long that I can't imagine working anywhere else.

　　今天我离开这里，心里感到五味陈杂。我在这里干了这么长时间，很难想象要到别的地方去工作的情形。

　　14. bittersweet 喜忧参半的

　　15. I'd also like to give a special thanks to Tim. You're a stellar director and the best mentor⁴ anyone could ever ask for.

　　我还想特别感谢一下Tim。你对任何人来说都是个优秀的总监和最好的导师。

　　16. All the advice you've given me has really helped me grow my skill sets and achieve the next stage of my career.

　　你给我的建议帮我提升了专业技能，登上事业的下一个高峰。

　　17. Thank you to Greg, Stacy and Janice for all their hard work and dedication⁵.

　　谢谢你Greg，Stacy，Janice，谢谢你们辛勤的工作和付出。

　　18. It has been a pleasure working with you guys! And of course I'd like to wish Tina all the luck in the world. She'll be taking over my work from now.

　　能和你们共事是我的荣幸！当然我要祝Tina一切顺利。她从今往后会接替我的工作。

　　19. put me on the spot 赶鸭子上架

　　20. get emotioanl 一下子情绪化了

1 perseverance   

n.坚持不懈，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• It may take some perseverance to find the right people.要找到合适的人也许需要有点锲而不舍的精神。
• Perseverance leads to success.有恒心就能胜利。

2 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

3 diligent   

adj.勤勉的，勤奋的

参考例句：

• He is the more diligent of the two boys.他是这两个男孩中较用功的一个。
• She is diligent and keeps herself busy all the time.她真勤快，一会儿也不闲着。

4 mentor   

n.指导者，良师益友；v.指导

参考例句：

• He fed on the great ideas of his mentor.他以他导师的伟大思想为支撑。
• He had mentored scores of younger doctors.他指导过许多更年轻的医生。

5 dedication   

n.奉献，献身，致力，题献，献辞

参考例句：

• We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
• Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。