第15课 刻薄的 - 2

第15课：刻薄的 - 2

【迷你小对话】

A: Well, our company has been sold. All former employees have to clear out by Monday.
B: That is so hard-hearted! They didn’t even try to find a way to keep people on?
A: No! They were totally merciless. They just said “That’s it. Thank you. Goodbye.
B: Well, I’m glad you are not working for such ruthless people!

A: 哦，我们公司被卖掉了。所有的员工周一之前都要离开。
B: 太无情了吧！他们甚至都没试着想办法把人留下吗？
A: 没有！他们一点都不仁慈。他们就说“就这样了，谢谢。再见。
B: 好啊，我真高兴你不再为这些无情无义的家伙工作了。

【语言点精讲】

clear out: 立即并永久性地离开某地。
hard-hearted: 无情的，硬心肠的。
keep on: 继续雇用某人。
merciless: 无情的；无怜悯之心的。
ruthless: 无同情心的；冷酷的；残忍的。