职场英语口语：你想变成什么动物

Brian：

If you could be any animal, what would you choose?

如果你可以变成任何动物，你会选择什么?

Laura：

Do you mean what is my favorite animal?

你是说我最喜欢的动物是什么吗?

Brian：

No. If you could live as an animal, which one would you choose?

不是。如果你可以像一种动物那么生活，你会选择哪一种?

Laura：

I would be a fish because I love to swim.

我要做一条鱼儿，因为我喜欢游泳。

Brian：

I would be a horse.

我要做一匹马儿。

Laura：

Why would you choose to be a horse?

为什么你选择做马?

Brian：

So I could go in races and win buckets of money.

这样我就可以去参加比赛，赢大把大把的钱。

Laura：

But you would be a horse - how would you be able to enjoy or spend the money you won?

可是你是马儿-你怎么能享受或者花掉你赢来的钱呢?

Brian：

Hmmm. I hadn't thought of that.

唔，我没有想过这个。

Laura：

Back to the drawing board Brian.

再想想，布莱恩。

对话讲解：

favorite adj.喜爱的

Pink is her favorite color.

粉红色是她最喜欢的颜色。

buckets n.大量(尤指雨或泪)

The rain came down/fell in buckets.

大雨倾盆而下。