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礼节美语 Business Etiquette 266 losing a job can be positive 2

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   Mickey刚失业,跟朋友Suzanne 一起吃饭,Suzanne 劝他说,这未必不是件好事。她说,

  S: Back at my old job there were some days where I barely1 used my brain at all! I just did the same thing over and over again.
  M: So what happened after you got fired? Did a new opportunity come your way?
  S: Not exactly. It took me about a year to figure out that opportunities weren't going to come my way.... I learnt that you have to create your own opportunities.
  M: So that's when you started your company.
  S: Yeah! I always had an interest in gardening2, so I thought to myself: There must be a lot of people who also have this interest and would like to have a garden but don't have the time to set one up.
  Suzanne说,原来工作的时候,总是同样的工作来回做,did the same thing over and over again. 完全不用动大脑,失业后,她用一年的时间才发现,机会不会自己找上门来,opportunities weren't going to come my way, 还不如自己去创造机会。于是她决定自己开公司,帮助那些喜欢园艺但是没有时间整理花园的人整理花园。
  M: So now you go around making custom-designed gardens for homes and offices, right?
  S: Yes! I never would've thought in a million years that my interest in gardening would turn into a career! If I hadn't gotten fired, I would've never found my calling!
  M: That's cool....and it does offer me some hope. I guess I need to do some thinking about what I really want to do.
  S: I'm not saying it's going to be easy.... I spent almost one year doing odd3 jobs and trying to figure out what I wanted to do. Not having a stable4 income can be difficult.
  因此,Suzanne 开了一家公司,专门为公司和家庭 custom-design 量身定做花园。她说,要不是被解雇,她死也不会想到自己的爱好竟然会成为职业,in a million years 是一种夸张的说法,就是无论如何也不会的意思。正是被解雇,才让她最终找到了自己的 calling, calling is spelled c-a-l-l-i-n-g, calling,  一个人最适合的职业。Suzanne 说,不过,这个过程也很艰难,她足足打了一年零工才走出低谷,odd jobs 是零工的意思。Mickey 听后深受启发。
  M: Yeah....right now I have some savings5 so I'll be good for about six months...but if I can't find something after that it's going to start getting tough.
  S: Do you have a "dream" or something you've always wanted to do?
  M: Well, I have always had the idea of opening a bicycle store. I'm talking about selling rare6, vintage or special custom-made bicycles.
  Mickey说,自己存款有限,撑半年还行,再久就扛不住了。Suzanne 问他有没有什么梦想。Mickey 说,他一直想开一家自行车店,专卖那些不多见,古香古色,或是订做的自行车。他在这里用的 vintage is spelled v-i-n t-a-g-e, vintage 意思是老式的,古典的。
  S: Interesting! Cycling is quite a trend7 these days and if you can find bicycles that no one else has....it just might work!
  M: I've always been interested in bicycles and I know a lot about them. I never thought I would have a chance to open a bike store.
  S: Give it some thought! This could be your calling in life!!
  M: I'll think about it! Thanks, Suzanne! Now let's eat!
  Suzanne 说, Mickey 想开自行车店的梦想很有意思,因为现在很流行骑车,it's quite a trend.  Suzanne 觉得 Mickey 可以认真地琢磨琢磨, give it some thought 好好想想,没准真能行。Mickey 听了很受鼓舞,说从来没想到,自己这辈子真能有机会开一家自行车店,实现梦想。

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1 barely gyFz0w     
adv.仅仅,几乎没有,几乎不
参考例句:
  • The male bird is barely distinguishable from the female.雄鸟和雌鸟几乎无法辨别。
  • He took barely enough money to keep the children in bread.他赚很少的钱仅够孩子们勉强糊口。
2 gardening 1hgxQ     
n.造园,造园术,园艺
参考例句:
  • Dad is always in a good humour for gardening.爸爸干园艺活时,心情总是很好。
  • She's outdoors gardening every afternoon.她每天下午都在户外搞园艺。
3 odd P5szQ     
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!
4 stable 8uYwz     
adj.稳定的;稳固的
参考例句:
  • I'm glad she has become such a stable character.我很高兴她变得如此沉稳。
  • This chair isn't very stable.这把椅子不大稳固。
5 savings ZjbzGu     
n.存款,储蓄
参考例句:
  • I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假,那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
  • By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时,他的存款已全部用完。
6 rare lANze     
adj.稀罕的,罕有的,珍贵的,稀薄的,半熟的,非常的;adv.非常
参考例句:
  • It is rare to see a man over 160 years old.很少见到一个人能活到160岁。
  • The zoo has a lot of rare animals in it.这个动物园有许多珍奇的动物。
7 trend om9wf     
n.趋势,倾向,方位;vi.倾向,转向
参考例句:
  • Today's trend is toward less formal clothing.眼下时尚趋向于穿着随便。
  • The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
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