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496 复习
CEO(Chief Executive Officer)首席执行官
VP(Vice-President)副总裁
Chair/Chairperson/Chairman/Chairwoman 主席
director 总监,主任,经理,董事
我们有时候还会称呼“xx先生”“xx女士”“xx教授”等。
Mr 先生,如,Mr Dailey/Mr Tom Dailey
Mrs 夫人,太太,对已婚女士的称呼。
Ms 女士(不知道是否已婚或不愿提及婚姻状况的女性)
很多女性结婚后会改为丈夫的姓,就称呼 Mrs+夫姓;如果婚后没改姓,就用 Ms+本姓。
Dr 医生,博士,是doctor的缩写)
Prof 教授,是 professor 的缩写
通常后面只加姓(不加名)。
来看两个例子:
Dr Dailey, can I ask you a question?
戴利博士/医生,我能问你个问题吗?
请大家和我读三遍
Dr Dailey, can I ask you a question?
Could you ask Mrs Goodfellow to call me when she gets back?
古德费罗太太回来的时候,你能让她给我打个电话吗?
ask somebody to do something 请某人做某事,让某人做某事
call me 给我打电话
get back 回来
请大家和我读三遍
Could you ask Mrs Goodfellow to call me when she gets back?
491~495 复习
thanks a million 万分感谢,非常感谢
A: I've done what you asked. 你要我做的事我已经做完了。
B: Thanks a million! 非常感谢!
look/feel like a million dollars 看上去/感觉非常好,非常高大上
She was wearing a new dress and she looked like a million dollars. 她穿着一身新衣服,看起来非常好。
You look like a million dollars in that dress! 你穿那身衣服真棒!
只有在非正式的场合,才会只叫对方的名字。
first name 名字
family name / surname 姓
当我们不确定聊天对象是不是知道我们在谈的人的时候,通常会使用全名。
Do you know Tom Dailey? 你认识汤姆·戴利吗?
Joy Goodfellow had to go to hospital today. I'm not sure why. 乔伊·古德费罗今天得去趟医院。我不知道为什么。
job title 职位名称,头衔
doctor 医生
nurse 护士
driver 司机
minister 部长,大臣
officer 警官
waiter 服务员
Do you think it's serious, doctor? 医生,你觉得严重吗?
Excuse me, waiter, sorry, could I have some more bread, please? 不好意思,服务员,我可以再来点面包吗?
这节课讲几个很常见的商业领域的job title。
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
首席执行官
chief 最高级别的,首席的;首要的,最重要的,最主要的
executive 决策的,管理的;高级的,高档的;行政主管,经理
officer 官员,长官
VP
Vice-President
副总裁
vice- 副的(可以有连字符-,也可以没有)
president 总裁,董事长;(机构的)负责人,会长,主席
Chair/Chairperson/Chairman/Chairwoman
主席
chair 主席;(大学)学院院长,系主任
chairperson 可以是 chairman 也可以是 chairwoman。
director
总监,主任,经理,董事
494 复习
Do you know Tom Dailey? 你认识汤姆·戴利吗?
Joy Goodfellow had to go to hospital today. I'm not sure why. 乔伊·古德费罗今天不得不去医院。我不知道为什么。
这节课和下节课,我们来学一下称呼他人时什么时候使用 job title(职位名称,头衔)。
job 工作,职业,职位
title (人)称谓,头衔,职称
请大家先和我读三遍
job title
在英语里,除了几种 job title,通常我们不会按他人的工作(工种)来称呼ta。我们来看看哪些工作可以这么叫:
doctor 医生,大夫
nurse 护士,护理人员
driver 司机
minister 部长,大臣
officer 警官
waiter 服务员
请大家和我读一下单词
doctor
nurse
driver
minister
officer
waiter
来两个例句:
Do you think it's serious, doctor?
医生,你觉得严重吗?
serious 严重的,糟糕的
请大家和我读三遍
Do you think it's serious, doctor?
Excuse me, waiter, sorry, could I have some more bread, please?
不好意思,服务员,我可以再来点面包吗?
请大家和我读三遍
Excuse me, waiter, sorry, could I have some more bread, please?
493 复习
first name 名字
family name / surname 姓
只有在非正式的场合,才会只叫对方的名字(first name)。
A: I saw Sandra earlier today.
M: Did you? I haven't seen her for weeks.
A: 我今天早些时候见到桑德拉了。
M: 是吗?我好几个星期没见到她了。
当我们不确定聊天对象是不是知道我们在谈的人的时候,通常会使用全名(first name + family name)。
比如:
Do you know Tom Dailey?
你认识汤姆·戴利吗?
请大家和我读三遍
Do you know Tom Dailey?
Joy Goodfellow had to go to hospital today. I'm not sure why.
乔伊·古德费罗今天不得不去医院。我不知道为什么。
* 关于go to hospital:
在英国英语中,去医院看病,或住院治疗,是go to hospital;在美国语境中,用go to the hospital。
请大家和我读三遍
Joy Goodfellow had to go to hospital today. I'm not sure why.
492 复习
look/feel like a million dollars 看上去/感觉非常好,非常高大上
She was wearing a new dress and she looked like a million dollars. 她穿着一件新裙子,看起来非常好。
You look like a million dollars in that dress! 你穿那件衣服真棒!
当我们和别人说话时,根据不同的关系和说话场合,有时直接叫名字,有时候连名带姓一起说,有时称呼对方的title,有时候要加上先生、女士等,这节课开始我们来学一下如何合适地、得体地称呼他人。
先看日常,非正式的场合,比如我见到朋友Mike,就直接叫他名字:
Hi, Mike, How are you?
只有在非正式的场合,才会只叫对方的名字(first name)。
first name 名字
family name 姓
surname 姓
我们谈论另一个我们都知道的人的时候,也只说first name名字,比如,碰到Mike时我说今天早些时候见到Sandra了:
I saw Sandra earlier today.
我今天早些时候见到桑德拉了。
earlier 早些时候,先前,之前
Mike就回应说:
Did you? I haven't seen her for weeks.
是吗?我好几个星期没见到她了。
for weeks 好几个星期
请大家和我读三遍
A: I saw Sandra earlier today.
M: Did you? I haven't seen her for weeks.
491 复习
thanks a million 万分感谢,非常感谢
A: I've done what you asked.
B: Thanks a million!
A: 你要我做的事我已经做完了。
B: 非常感谢!
look/feel like a million dollars
看上去/感觉上非常好,非常高大上(通常指穿戴很贵的服饰时)
请大家和我各读三遍
look like a million dollars
feel like a million dollars
She was wearing a new dress and she looked like a million dollars.
她穿着一件新连衣裙/新衣服,看起来非常好。
dress 裙子;衣服
请大家和我读三遍
She was wearing a new dress and she looked like a million dollars.
还可以直接称赞对方:
You look like a million dollars in that dress!
你穿那裙子/衣服真棒!
请大家和我读三遍
You look like a million dollars in that dress!
486~490 复习
have two left feet 手脚不协调,笨手笨脚
It's no good asking me to dance – I've got two left feet! 请我跳舞没用,我手脚不协调!
[英国] be in two minds 犹豫不决,拿不定主意
[美国] be of two minds
I'm in/of two minds whether or not to go. (现在)要不要去我拿不定主意。
I was in/of two minds whether or not to go. (之前某个时间)要不要去我拿不定主意。
I'm in/of two minds about the new job. It's much closer to home but also less challenging. 我对新工作犹豫不决。新工作离家更近,但也没什么挑战。
at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟,杂乱无章,一片混乱,七上八下
We've been at sixes and sevens in the office this week. 我们办公室这一周忙得不可开交。
We only moved in last week, so we're still at sixes and sevens. 我们上星期才搬进来,所以还是一片混乱。
be on cloud nine 高兴极了,乐不可支,异常兴奋
A: Was Helen pleased about getting that job?
B: Pleased? She was on cloud nine!
A: 海伦得到那份工作高兴吗?
B: 岂止是高兴?她简直乐翻了!
thanks a million
万分感谢,非常感谢
= thank you very much
请大家和我读三遍
thanks a million
A: I've done what you asked.
B: Thanks a million!
A: 你要我做的事我已经做完了。
B: 非常感谢!
请大家和我读三遍
A: I've done what you asked.
B: Thanks a million!
489 复习
at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟,杂乱无章,一片混乱,七上八下
We've been at sixes and sevens in the office this week. 我们办公室这一周忙得不可开交/乱七八糟的。
We only moved in last week, so we're still at sixes and sevens. 我们上星期才搬进来,所以还是一片混乱。
be on cloud nine
高兴极了,异常兴奋,乐不可支,得意忘形
cloud 云
cloud nine 九霄云
请大家和我读三遍
be on cloud nine
A: Was Helen pleased about getting that job?
B: Pleased? She was on cloud nine!
A: 海伦得到那份工作高兴吗?
B: 岂止是高兴?她简直乐翻了!
pleased 高兴的,开心的,满意的
请大家和我读三遍
A: Was Helen pleased about getting that job?
B: Pleased? She was on cloud nine!
488 复习
be in/of two minds 犹豫不决,拿不定主意
I'm of two minds about the new job. It's much closer to home but also less challenging. 我对新工作犹豫不决。新工作离家更近,但也没什么挑战。
at sixes and sevens
乱七八糟,杂乱无章,一片混乱,七上八下
请大家和我读三遍
at sixes and sevens
We've been at sixes and sevens in the office this week.
我们办公室这一周忙得不可开交。
请大家和我读三遍
We've been at sixes and sevens in the office this week.
We only moved in last week, so we're still at sixes and sevens.
我们上星期才搬进来,所以还是一片混乱。
only 副词,才,只,仅
move in 搬进来 <—> move out 搬出去
请大家和我读三遍
We only moved in last week, so we're still at sixes and sevens.
487 复习
[英国] be in two minds 犹豫不决,拿不定主意
[美国] be of two minds
I'm in/of two minds whether or not to come. 要不要来我拿不定主意。
I'm in/of two minds whether or not to go. 要不要去我拿不定主意。
I was in/of two minds whether or not to come. 要不要来我拿不定主意。
I was in/of two minds whether or not to go. 要不要去我拿不定主意。
这个表达虽然是two minds,但是虚指,不一定是两个想法,可能是很多个想法之间在犹豫。
这个俚语可以追溯到16世纪早期,那时候开始就不一定是number two了,到18世纪,很多作家也会用到这个表达,像狄更斯在大卫科波菲尔里面说到 I was in twenty minds。
上节课我们学的 be in/of two minds 后面跟 whether or not,be in/of two minds 还经常后面跟 about something / doing something。
可能很多人都会遇到这种情况:我对新工作犹豫不决。新工作离家更近,但也没什么挑战。
这句话要怎么说呢?
我对新工作犹豫不决
I'm of two minds about the new job
the new job 新工作
它(新工作)离家更近
It's much closer to home
it's = the new job is
much closer 更近的
much 副词,很,太,非常
closer 更近的,是 close近的 的比较级
但也没什么挑战
but also less challenging
less challenging 没那么有挑战性
less 更少的,更轻地,更差地
less + 多音节形容词,构成比较级
challenging 具有挑战性的,激励性的;挑衅的,挑起争议的
新工作离家更近,但也没什么挑战。
It's much closer to home but also less challenging.
整句话——
I'm of two minds about the new job. It's much closer to home but also less challenging.
我对新工作犹豫不决。新工作离家更近,但也没什么挑战。
请大家和我读三遍
I'm of two minds about the new job.
It's much closer to home but also less challenging.
I'm of two minds about the new job-it's much closer to home but also less challenging.
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