职场社交英语 Lesson 36:他或许会有些尴尬

SCENE③ C 吉娜到了自己的隔间

【他或许会有些尴尬】

Zina: He's on the phone right now. I 1) imagine he's finding out.

吉娜： 他现在正在通电话。我想他就要知道了。

Dave: What's he going to say?

戴夫： 那他会怎么说？

Zina: He might find it a little 2) awkward, but he's going to thank me.

吉娜： 他或许会有些尴尬，不过他会感谢我的。

Dave: Are you sure?

戴夫： 你确定吗？

Zina: Yes. Because I'm going to help him become a very, very rich man.

吉娜： 对。因为我将会帮他变得非常非常有钱。

语言详解

A: What would you do if Matt Daemon asked you out?

梦特戴蒙约你出去的话，你会怎样？

B: I can't even imagine that he would talk to me...

我连他会跟我说话都无法想象了……

【On the phone 在电话上】

与phone搭配的动词包括answer, speak on ,talk on。要注意phone之前要有定冠词the。“接听电话”是answer the phone，绝不可误用receive, speak/talk on the phone是“在电话中讲话”。而“你的电话”在英文里绝非your telephone，应说It's for you或You are wanted on the phone。

A: Janet, you are wanted on the phone.

珍妮特，你的电话。

B: I'm sorry. I Just can't answer the phone right now.

抱歉，我现在没有空接电话。

1) imagine (v.) 想像

2) awkward (a.) 感到尴尬的,令人尴尬的