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职场社交英语：【52--我能信得过你吗】

职场口语主题：职场社交口语话题【52--我能信得过你吗】

文斯与艾文向外走进大厅，低声说话

Vince: Just remember. The main thing right now is to make sure Stars.com is happy.

文斯：切记一件事。目前的要务是确保Stars.com高兴。

Elvin: Right. You're right. But she's just 1) evil. Someone should 2) drive a stake through her heart.

艾文：对，你说得对。不过她真是邪恶到家。真该有人让她木桩穿心的。

Vince: Elvin, please. Can I count on you to 3) keep your cool for a week, or not?

文斯：艾文，别这样。你给我冷静一个星期，我能信得过你吗？

Elvin: I'm OK. I'll be fine. I'v cool. I'm cold. I'm like ice. She won't know what hit her.

艾文：我可以。我会没事的。我很冷静。我冷若冰霜。她不会知道是被谁暗算的。

Vince: By the way, how's the nose? Boy, that must have hurt.

文斯：对了，鼻子还好吗？要命，那一定痛死了。

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语言详解

A: What did you see in Paris?

你在巴黎看到什么？

B: All the main tourist spots.

所有主要的观光景点。

【用hit表示“猝不及防”】

有些事情来得突然，让人在毫无准备的状况下，除了傻眼还是傻眼。此时你就可以活用这个

hit 字，来表达事出突然，让人猝不及防的感觉。可能是无预警的天灾。

A: The storm hit before Rick could do anything about it.

暴风雨来时，瑞克根本措手不及。

B: Yeah, he didn't know what hit him. He was probably killed instantly.

对啊，他不知道被什么袭击。他八成是当场毙命。

也可能是人祸，遭人暗算。

A: When she left with all his money, Dirk just *sat around month after month.

她带着他所有的钱离开，迪克就这样月复一月地呆坐。

B: It's understandable. It all happened so fast. He didn't know what hit him.

可以理解。这发生得很突然。他根本不知道是怎么回事。

*sit around 坐着发呆，无所事事

1) evil (a.) 邪恶的

2) drive在此指“钉木桩”的动作，stake 就是“木桩”。drive a stake through one's heart“木桩穿心”原来是对付“吸血鬼”vampire 的必杀技，在此是因 Elvin 觉得Zina 太过邪恶才这样比喻。

3) keep one's cool 保持镇定、冷静

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