影视剧中的职场美语 第26期:升职

　　I'm in a bind¹.
我很困扰。
Yeah,but I'm a reporter.I'm not a columnist².
我知道，但我是记者，不是专栏作家。
John,you get better pay…you can pick your own hours and choose your own topics.Why are you hesitating?
约翰，你会有更高的工资…你可以自由选择工作时间及报道话题，为什么你还要犹豫?
No,I'm thinking.
不，我只是在思考。
No,you're hesitating.I'm offering you a promotion³,and you're hesitating.
不是，你在犹豫。我让你升职，但是你却在犹豫。
I never saw myself as a columinst.
我从来没想过自己会成为专栏作家。
Well,think of I as one of those times when you surprise yourself.
那就想想你之前是如何让自己都大吃一惊的。
Okay.
好吧。
John,it's only a couple of times a week…till I get a replacement⁴ for Jerry.
约翰，一个星期只有几次…直到我找到人接替杰瑞。
Then you can go back to doing whatever the hell it was you are doing.
然后你就回到原位，继续做你之前的工作。
What were you doing?
你之前的工作是什么。
Obituaries,methane leaks.
讣闻，天然气泄漏。
Are you okay with this?
你应付的来这些吗?
Yes.
可以。
You don't seem very thrilled.
你好像并不激动。
No,it's a promotion.
不，这可是一次升职。
We could take away the raise in pay if you like.
如果你喜欢，我们可以取消工资的提高。
No,no.I'm-Thank you.
不，不要，谢谢你。
All right.Now you're talking.Go on.Get to work.
好吧，现在才是正常的答复。走吧，去工作吧。

1 bind   

vt.捆，包扎；装订；约束；使凝固；vi.变硬

参考例句：

• I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you.我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
• He wants a shirt that does not bind him.他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。

2 columnist   

n.专栏作家

参考例句：

• The host was interviewing a local columnist.节目主持人正在同一位当地的专栏作家交谈。
• She's a columnist for USA Today.她是《今日美国报》的专栏作家。

3 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

4 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。