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英语PK台 第447期:辛苦了!给职场解解压吧

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   Dialogue 1

  Jingjing: Hey, Mark. How was your weekend?
  京晶:嘿,马克。你周末过得怎么样?
  Mark: Well, it went by in the blink of an eye. I worked the whole weekend.
  马克:一眨眼的工夫就过了。我整个周末都在工作。
  Jingjing: You worked? I'm sorry to hear that. No wonder you look like you're about to break down. Is everything alright?
  京晶:你工作来着?好可怜。难怪你看起来就快要崩溃了。你还好吗?
  Mark: I think so. I promised my boss I'd get this engineering project done on time. We've been working on it for three weeks and now we're coming to the crunch1.
  马克:还好。我答应老板会按时完成这个工程项目。我们努力了三个星期了,现在到了紧要关头。
  Jingjing: Oh, I see. It sounds like you bit off more than you can chew.
  京晶:哦,我明白了。这听起来像你们承担了很大压力呀。
  Mark: Yeah, I think you're right. But I have to get it done. I don't want my boss to think I can't cut the mustard.
  马克:是的,没错。但我必须完成它。我不希望老板认为我不能胜任。
  Jingjing: Mark... Why didn't you ask me for help? I've told you a bunch of times that I know engineering in and out. I would've been happy to help you.
  京晶:马克……你为什么不找我帮忙呢?我已经告诉过你了,我对工程的事了若指掌,而且我很乐意帮助你。
  Mark: That's alright. I figured you were probably chilling with your friends this weekend. I didn't want to bother you.
  马克:没事的。我想着周末你可能要和朋友聚聚,放松放松。我不想打扰你。
  Jingjing: Well, all I can tell you is next time you should start working on your project earlier. Don't wait until the last minute to start doing something. Just remember: a stitch in time saves nine.
  京晶:嗯,我可以告诉你的是,下一次你应该早点开始你的项目。不要等到最后一分钟才开始。记住:要防微杜渐。
  Mark: Yeah, I procrastinated2 too much this time. That's what I get for being lazy.
  马克:是啊,我这次拖延了太长时间了。这就是我懒惰的代价。
  Jingjing: Mark, listen. I think you should take some time off and spend some time relaxing. It'll really help you out. Why don't you take half the day off and go relax?
  京晶:听着,马克,我想你应该休息一段时间,花一些时间放松。这真的很有帮助。你为什么不放半天假去放松放松呢?
  Mark: I'll try it. But if I lose my job, I'm gonna be angry!
  马克:我会试试的。但是,如果我失去了我的工作,我会生气的!
  Jingjing: It's better than losing your sanity3!
  京晶:这总比你发疯好!
  New words: 习语短语
  in the blink of an eye=一眨眼的功夫,用来表达一件事发生得很快
  break down=崩溃,不运作
  come to the crunch=到了紧要关头
  bite off more than you can chew=承担不能完成的挑战,自不量力
  can't cut the mustard=不能达到标准,或者不能胜任
  know (something) in and out=对某事了若指掌
  chill=放松,玩耍
  A stitch in time saves nine.=防微杜渐,在早期处理处理一些事情以防止它恶化。
  procrastinate=拖延
  what I get=我应得的
  lose sanity=失去理智,发疯
  Dialogue 2
  Jingjing: Hey, Mark. Wow, you look chock-full of energy! What's new?
  京晶:嘿,马克。哇,你看起来充满了能量!有什么新鲜事儿吗?
  Mark: Not much. I took your advice and have been relaxing a lot more lately. I finally finished that project I had been working on.
  马克:也没什么。就是我听了你的建议,最近放松了很多。我终于完成了最近一直在做的那个项目。
  Jingjing: Looks like you've been getting some good sleep lately.
  京晶:看起来你最近睡眠很好啊。
  Mark: Yeah, I'm not burning the midnight oil anymore like I used to be. I've been sleeping like a baby at night.
  马克:是啊,我不再像以前那样挑灯夜战了。我最近一直睡得像个婴儿一样香甜。
  Jingjing: Cool, so what have you been doing to take the edge off?
  京晶:酷,那你最近做了什么来缓解压力吗?
  Mark: I've been learning how to break dance.
  马克:我一直在学习霹雳舞。
  Jingjing: Are you serious? I never thought you'd find that interesting. Are you good at it?
  京晶:真的?我从来没有想过你会喜欢这个。你很擅长吗?
  Mark: Well, I don't mean to boast, but yeah I'm one of the best ones in the class.
  马克:嗯,我不是想自夸,但是事实就是,我是班上跳得最好的学生之一。
  Jingjing: You don't mean to boast? Um, you sounded really conceited4 just now, you know?
  京晶:你不是想自夸?嗯,你听起来相当自以为是啊。
  Mark: Haha, yeah well I'm serious. I'm really good. You should come to the club with me tonight. Come on, I'll pay for your ticket.
  马克:哈哈,但我是说真的。我跳得真的很不错。你今晚应该和我去酒吧。来吧,我请客。
  Jingjing: Are you trying to bribe5 me? Or do you just want to show off your new skills?
  京晶:你是不是想贿赂我?还是你只是想炫耀你的新技能?
  Mark: Haha, okay. I can tell you're not interested. I'll talk to you later.
  马克:哈哈,好吧。看来你不感兴趣。我们回头再聊吧。
  Jingjing: Bye!
  京晶:再见!
  New words: 习语短语
  chock-full of=充满
  burn the midnight oil=开夜车,熬夜(工作)
  sleep like a baby=像婴儿一样熟睡,睡觉很好
  take the edge off=缓解压力;减弱
  break dance=霹雳舞
  boast=吹牛
  conceited=自以为是的
  bribe=行贿
  show off=炫耀,向别人展示你的技艺有多好

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1 crunch uOgzM     
n.关键时刻;艰难局面;v.发出碎裂声
参考例句:
  • If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
  • People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。
2 procrastinated 3334d53a42b8716424c7c1ede6c051d8     
拖延,耽搁( procrastinate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She procrastinated her return. 她拖延了归期。
  • He procrastinated until it was too late to do anything at all. 他因循坐误,一事无成。
3 sanity sCwzH     
n.心智健全,神智正常,判断正确
参考例句:
  • I doubt the sanity of such a plan.我怀疑这个计划是否明智。
  • She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
4 conceited Cv0zxi     
adj.自负的,骄傲自满的
参考例句:
  • He could not bear that they should be so conceited.他们这样自高自大他受不了。
  • I'm not as conceited as so many people seem to think.我不像很多人认为的那么自负。
5 bribe GW8zK     
n.贿赂;v.向…行贿,买通
参考例句:
  • He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。
  • He resolutely refused their bribe.他坚决不接受他们的贿赂。
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