职场英文口语 第203期:如何解雇人(2)

 　　Excuse me.Hmm¹, he sounded odd².What did³ he mean?Probably⁴ run out of biscuits!He's obviously⁵ got⁶ something on his mind⁷. 先走了。他听起来很奇怪。他是什么意思？可能是饼干吃完了！他显然是有心事。

　　Denise, could⁸ I have a word with you in my office please?Of course⁹. I'll bring my notepad and pen shall¹⁰ I? 丹尼斯，你能来我的办公室谈谈吗？当然。我会带着我的笔记本和笔，好吗？

　　What's that all about?Anyway¹¹, now we're alone¹², I wanted to see what you're doing tonight… are you free¹³? 会是什么事呢？总之，现在就剩我们俩了，我想知道你今晚做什么，有空吗？

　　Sorry Tom, I'm seeing Dave tonight.He's offered¹⁴ to fix¹⁵ something on my computer at home.Oh, has he now? 抱歉，汤姆，我今晚约了戴夫。他来我家修电脑。是么？

　　All the years I've worked here – why me? Why now?Denise, what's up? 我在这里干了这么多年，为什么是我，为什么是现在？丹尼斯，怎么了？

　　Paul says he needs to move the furniture¹⁶ around and he has to let me go. 保罗说他要重组公司，他让我走。

　　He says he can't afford¹⁷ me anymore¹⁸.That's terrible… but where's he letting you go to? 他说他不能再雇佣我了。太可怕了，但他让你去哪？

　　And what furniture is he moving?No Anna! 他要挪什么家具？不，安娜！

1 hmm   

int.哼！（踌躇等）

参考例句：

• Hmm......that's very strange.嗯……这很奇怪。
• Hmm.What day is it?嗯，今天是星期几?

2 odd   

adj.奇特的；临时的；奇数的；n.[pl.]机会

参考例句：

• She looks a bit odd.I wonder what has happened to her.她的神色有些异样，不知出了什么事。
• He's an odd character and no mistake!他的确是个怪人！

3 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

4 probably   

adv.大概，或许，很可能

参考例句：

• Next year I shall probably be looking for a job. 明年我很可能找份工作。
• We're going on holiday soon,probably next month.我们很快要去度假了，可能是下个月。

5 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

6 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

7 mind   

n.思想，主意，心意；v.介意，照顾，留心

参考例句：

• I've changed my mind.我一经转变主意。
• You really don't mind?你真的不介意？

8 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

9 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

10 shall   

v.aux.（主要用于第一人称）将

参考例句：

• I shall always love you.我将永远爱你。
• Which club shall we join?我们要参加哪个社团？

11 anyway   

adv.不管怎样；无论如何

参考例句：

• Anyway I'm free now . Let me go with you. 我反正闲着没事,就陪你走一趟吧。
• Anyway, you can try. 至少你可以试试。

12 alone   

adj.单独的，孤独的；adv.单独地，独自地；仅仅

参考例句：

• He often makes a round trip to the hospital alone.他经常一个人往返医院。
• It is dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.一个女孩夜里单独外出是危险的。

13 free   

adj.自由的，免费的；v.使自由；adv.随意地

参考例句：

• I don't have much free time.我没有多少空闲时间。
• There really is no free lunch.天下果然没有免费的午餐。

14 offered   

v.出（价）( offer的过去式和过去分词 )；提出；演出；做出

参考例句：

• I offered him my commiseration. 我对他表示同情。
• He offered a grab bag of reasons for his decision. 他为自己所作的决定提出了各种理由。

15 fix   

v.使...固定，修理，准备

参考例句：

• I'll try to fix it soon.我将尽快修理它。
• I'm going to stay behind and fix dinner.我会留下来安排晚餐。

16 furniture   

n.家具(总称)

参考例句：

• This set of the furniture is very good.这套家具非常好。
• The room was full of wooden furniture.房间里摆满了木制家具。

17 afford   

vt.提供，负担得起的(后果，损失等)，给予

参考例句：

• At last they could afford a house.他们终于买得起房子了。
• I'll afford you a chance.我将给你提供一个机会。

18 anymore   

adv.不再， 再也不

参考例句：

• She doesn't live here anymore.她已不在这里住了。
• He doesn't come here anymore.他再也不到这儿来。