影视剧中的职场美语 第9期:应聘助理

　　Who are you?
你是谁？
Uh, my name is Andy Sachs.
恩，我叫安迪赛克斯，
I recently graduated from Northwestern University.
刚从西北大学毕业。
And what are you doing here?
那你在这里做什么？
Well, I think I could do a good job as yourassistant.And, um...
呃，我想我可以胜任你的助理。还有，
Yeah, I came to New York to be a journalist and sent lettersout everywhere...
恩…我来纽约想成为一名记者，发了不少简历。
and then finally got a call fromElias-Clarke...and met with Sherry up at Human Resources.
最终，艾丽雅克拉克给了我一个电话，让我和人力部的谢瑞见面。
Basically¹, it's this or Auto² Universe.
反正，不是这里就是《汽车宇宙》。
So you don't read Runway?Uh, no.
那么，你有没有看过《天桥》？没有。
And before today, you had never heard of me.No.
直到今天，你从没听说我这个人？是的。
And you have no style or sense of fashion?
你对时尚既不追求，也没见解？
Well, um, I think that depends on whatyou're...
这个，嗯，我认为这取决于你是什么…
No, no. That wasn't a question.
不，不，我没在问你。
Um, I was editor in chief of the DailyNorthwestern.
呃，我曾是西北日报的主编，
I also, um, won a national competition forcollege journalists... with my series on the janitors'union, which exposed theexploitation...
我还获得过全国大学记者竞赛的头名，连续揭露了校工图的不法剥削…
That's all.
行了。
Yeah. You know, okay.You're right. I don't fit in here.
好的，你知道，好吧。没错，我不适合这里，
I am not skinny or glamorous³...and I don't know that much about fashion.
我不够苗条也不够漂亮，也不懂时尚，
But I'm smart.I learn fast and I will work very hard.
但我很聪明。我学得很快，我会努力工作的。

1 basically   

adv.基本上，从根本上说

参考例句：

• His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
• Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。

2 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

3 glamorous   

adj.富有魅力的；美丽动人的；令人向往的

参考例句：

• The south coast is less glamorous but full of clean and attractive hotels.南海岸魅力稍逊，但却有很多干净漂亮的宾馆。
• It is hard work and not a glamorous job as portrayed by the media.这是份苦差，并非像媒体描绘的那般令人向往。