影视剧中的职场美语 第109期:溜须拍马

　　Oh, and I have your first recipe…apple Brownoafie Betty.
哦，我想到了你的第一个食谱…拍马屁苹果派,
That's, uh, Sam'specialty.
那是，呃，萨姆的拿手菜。
Since when is hard woik brownnosing?
从什么时候努力工作变成拍马屁了？
That young man is the first one here every morning.
那个年轻人每天早上是第一个来这儿的，
And the last one to leave at night.
并且晚上也是最后走的。
Yeah, well,it takes a lot of time to turn all that water into wine.
嗯，是啊，把水变成葡萄酒，的确会花费很多时间。
Well, I am sorryy you don't appreciate him.
那么，我很抱歉你不欣赏他。
I think he's tremendous.
我觉得他非常了不起。
In fact,I have decided¹ to give him a promotion².
事实上，我决定給他升职。
A promotion to what?
升到什么职位？
Vice³ president
副总裁。
Hey, check my stationery⁴, I'm vice president.
嘿，看看我的信笺，我才是副总裁。
Well, a company can have more than one.
呃，一个公司也可以有好几个。
There's plenty of work to go around.
这还有很多工作要做。
I don't believe this.
我真不敢相信。
You barely know the guy. I'm your son.
你只是才认识这个家伙，我是你的儿子。
I know you don't understand this now, but I am doing what I think it bcest for beth of us,
我知道你现在无法理解，但是我认为我所做的对我们俩都好。
Remember that sentence.You'll be hearing it the day I put you in a nursing home.
记住这句话。我把你送进疗养院的那天你会听到的。

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 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。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 stationery   

n.文具；(配套的)信笺信封

参考例句：

• She works in the stationery department of a big store.她在一家大商店的文具部工作。
• There was something very comfortable in having plenty of stationery.文具一多，心里自会觉得踏实。