英语口语900句 16.09.对话.3.永不放弃

I'm having a hard time at my job.

What's wrong,Julia?

My colleagues quickly get promotions² and I always get sidelined. I don't know what to do anymore.

Don't give up so soon.

But I don't know what else I can do. I'm willing to work hard but sometimes I made mistakes and my boss is not happy.

He thinks I'm not capable.

Mistakes are just lessons to learn from.

Tell that my boss.

Do you know Abraham Lincoln?

Yes.

He grew up poor in Kentucky and barely had a year of schooling³. But he wanna become the president of the US.

He was aslo assassinated⁴ because of the views.

He is known as American greatest president. Do you know why? Because he fought against slavery in succession at the time in history when others were too afraid to do anything. He sucessed because of his ambition and generous spirit.

Well,if he can become a president then I can at least get a promotion¹.

That's the spirit! Never give up your dream.

1 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。

2 promotions   

促进( promotion的名词复数 )； 提升； 推广； 宣传

参考例句：

• All services or promotions must have an appeal and wide application. 所有服务或促销工作都必须具有吸引力和广泛的适用性。
• He promptly directed the highest promotions and decorations for General MacArthur. 他授予麦克阿瑟将军以最高的官阶和勋奖。

3 schooling   

n.教育；正规学校教育

参考例句：

• A child's access to schooling varies greatly from area to area.孩子获得学校教育的机会因地区不同而大相径庭。
• Backward children need a special kind of schooling.天赋差的孩子需要特殊的教育。

4 assassinated   

v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
• Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句