职场英语口语14：闲聊几句

 　　第14期闲聊几句

　　Marianne: You would be using mainly English in this job. Do you think you can make yourself understood in English with ease¹ ?

　　Sun Min: Yes, I think I speak English quite fluently. I've often explained historical places in Xi'an to foreign tourists in English. They say my English is quite good.

　　Marianne: How many years have you been learning² English?

　　Sun Min: Oh, more than ten years. I started learning English when I was still in a primary school from a foreign teacher.

　　Marianne: Well, perhaps that's the reason why you are so fluent in it.

　　Sun Min: Certainly.

　　重点讲解：

　　with ease熟练地,轻而易举地

　　例句：The gloves are too tight for him to pull on with ease. 他的手套太紧，很不容易戴上。

　　相关词汇：at ease 自由自在，舒适 例句：Thank you very much. So we can put our minds at ease. 非常感谢，这样我们就放心了。

　　ill at ease 局促不安，不自在 例句：I always feel ill at ease in a strange environment. 我在陌生环境总觉不自在。

　　玛丽安： 在这份工作中，你主要使用英语。你能用英语轻松地表达自己的想法吗？

　　孙敏： 是的，我认为我英语讲得相当流利了。我常用英语向外国观光者讲解先的名胜古迹，他们说我的英语很好。

　　玛丽安： 你学英语有多少年了？

　　孙敏： 哦，有十几年了。我是从小学开始跟一位外教学习英语的。

　　玛丽安： 我想这就是你的英语如此流利的原因吧。

　　孙敏： 的确如此。

1 ease   

n. 安乐,安逸,悠闲; v. 使...安乐,使...安心,减轻,放松

参考例句：

• His mind was at ease and he felt confident in the future. 他心情舒畅,对前途很有信心。
• You should ease up on the child and stop scolding her. 你应该对那个孩子宽松些,不要再骂她了。

2 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。