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杰夫在计划他下周的第一次商务旅行,玛丽给他提了很多建议,来看看他们都聊了哪些内容吧。

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MMary MJeff

Jeff is talking about his first business trip next week, and Mary wishes him good luck.

杰夫在谈论他下周的第一次商务旅行。玛丽希望他一切顺利。

  • M: What do you plan to do for your holiday?
  • 玛丽:你假期有什么计划吗?
  • J: Come on, it went up in smoke. I have to go on a business trip with my boss.
  • 杰夫:得了,计划泡汤了。我得和老板一起出差。
  • M: Wow, you are going on a business trip next week? Where?
  • 玛丽:哇,你下周要商务旅行?去哪里呢?
  • J: Xiamen.
  • 杰夫:厦门。
  • M: By plane or by train?
  • 玛丽:坐飞机还是火车?
  • J: By train. You know our boss is afraid to fly because of high anxiety.
  • 杰夫:火车。你知道的,我们老板有恐高症,害怕坐飞机。
  • M: Actually, it's not so awful flying if you don't look out of the window.
  • 玛丽:实际上,你不往窗外看的话,飞行也没那么糟糕。
  • J: Good idea!
  • 杰夫:好主意。
  • M: Well, Xiamen is a perfect place to be on holiday, you know.
  • 玛丽:其实,厦门是度假的绝佳之地。
  • J: I know. But a business trip is tiring to me.
  • 杰夫:我知道,但是商务旅行很累。
  • M: Oh, take it easy. Maybe it won't be as bad as you imagine. I like taking an occasional business trip for
    a change of pace.
  • 玛丽:放轻松。也许没你想象的那么糟糕。我喜欢偶尔出差,改变一下生活的步调。
  • J: I hope so.
  • 杰夫:希望如此。
  • M: I think you should take advantage of this good opportunity to go on a business trip with our boss and gain his favor.
  • 玛丽:我认为你应该好好利用这次和老板出差的机会,获得他的青睐。
  • J: Hey, that sounds like a really good idea. I think it makes sense.
  • 杰夫:嘿,听上去不错。我觉得有道理。
  • M: You know, I've dreamed a thousand times of relaxing on the beach in Xiamen.
  • 玛丽:你知道,我都千百次梦想过在厦门的沙滩上放松了。
  • J: So have I. But it's not always nice and sunny there. Sometimes it's cloudy and rainy.
  • 杰夫:我也是。但厦门也不总是阳光明媚,也会有阴雨天。
  • M: Come on, I don't think the weather will spoil your trip. Anyhow, I hope you have a nice trip.
  • 玛丽:得了。我觉得天气不会毁掉你的旅行的。不管怎么样,祝你旅途愉快。
  • J: Thanks a lot.
  • 杰夫:非常感谢。

high anxiety

恐高症

a change of pace

换换节奏

spoil /spɔɪl/

vt. 破坏,糟踏

Come on, it went up in smoke.得了吧,计划泡汤了。

go up in smoke 化为乌有,泡汤。例如:When he crashed his car, all his travel plans went up in smoke. 他把汽车撞坏了,他的整个旅行计划都泡汤了。 I'm afraid the business trip to New York went up in smoke. 恐怕我去纽约出差的计划泡汤了。

I think you should take advantage of this good opportunity to go on a business trip with ourboss and gain his favor. 我认为你应该好好利用这次和老板出差的机会,获得老板的青睐。

gain (one's) favor 获得某人的青睐,获得某人的支持。例如:She tried all her best to please him in order to gain his favor. 她想尽办法来获取他的好感。

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because of 的用法

You know our boss is afraid to fly because of high anxiety. 你知道我们的老板因为有恐高症,所以害怕坐飞机。

• because of 表示“因为……,由于……”。 because of 是复合介词,后接名词、代词、动名词、what 从句等。例如:

He is here because of you.

He lost his job because of his age.

He didn't show up in the party because of what Jack said to him in the morning.

• 连词 because 单独使用时,引出原因状语从句。例如:

I didn't buy it because it was too expensive.

Just because I don't complain, people think I'm satisfied.

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