7个职场必备情景表达

    (Friday，February1)There’sawriters’strikeon.Victor:编剧们正在罢工。罢工提出的条件可能是更高的工资或是更好的工作待遇。

Nancy: A strike　is　when　people　get　together　and　agree　not　to　work　anymore　until　they　get　what they want. This could mean　more money，or better working conditions.

(Saturday，February2)

Today is　Groundhog Day.

Victor:今天是美国的“土拨鼠节”。土拨鼠出洞后看到自己影子，会再回洞里，冬天就还要持续六周多。Nancy: The story goes　if the　Groundhog　comes　out of his hole and sees his shadow，he'll go back in，and we'll　have six more weeks of winter.

    (Sunday，February3)

I got bumped from the flight.

Victor: 我被那班飞机抛弃了。有时航空公司会超量售票，他们就会请求乘客自愿放弃自己应乘的飞机。

    Nancy: Sometimes airlines sell too many tickets，so they ask　passengers to volunteer to be　"bumped".

(Monday，February4)

He's uncovering repressed memories.

Victor: 他在找回被深埋的痛苦回忆。Repressed指被压制被隐藏，有时当糟糕的事发生在某人身上，他们就会试图忘记它。但当最终想起来时，情况会更糟。    

    Nancy: Repressed　means　held　down　or　held　back；sometimes when　something　really traumatic happens，people　can't handle　thinking　about it for years.

(Tuesday，February5)

He never springs for anything.

Victor: 他从没大方过一次。To spring for something　就是去花钱尤其是为别人花钱，例如买单。

    Nancy: To spring for something　means　to　spend money，especially when　it's spending it on someone else，like springing　for dinner.

(Wednesday，February6)

Take the gloves off.

Victor: 先礼后兵。

Nancy: This is originally from boxing. To "take　the　gloves　off" means　to　fight　or　to　get　tough　on　something　or　someone，implying　you've been to softon them before.

Victor:这原本是从拳击上引申过来的。这个词和中国的先礼后兵有些相似。

(Thursday，February7)

He’s a white collar criminal.

Victor: 他是一个经济犯。A white-collar criminal　并没制造含暴力的犯罪，一般是诈骗或盗取别人财物。

    Nancy:A white-collar　criminal　commits　a　non-violent　crime，which　usually　involves　stealing　or cheating　people out of money.