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欢迎关注VX公众号：英语主播Emily 获取更多免费英语学习课程和资料 A: Excuse me, sir, may I talk to you?老板，打扰一下，我想和你谈谈。B: Bill! Sure, come on in. What can I do for you? 哦，是比尔。当然可以，请进。有什么事吗？A: Well, sir, as you know, I have been an employee of this prestigious firm for over ten years. 老板，你知道的，我在我们这家享负盛名的公司已经有十年了。B: Yes.是的。A: I won't beat around the bush, sir. I would like a raise. I currently have three companies after me and so I decided to talk to you first. 老板，我就不拐弯抹角了。我想要加薪。目前有三家公司找我，但是我决定先和您谈谈。B: A raise? Son, I would love to give you a raise, but this is just not the right time. 加薪？我也想给你加薪，但现在还不是时候。A: I understand your position and I know that the current economic downturn has had a negative impact on sales, but you must also take into consideration my hard work, Pro-activeness and loyalty to this company for over a decade. 我理解你的处境，我知道目前经济下滑对销售产生负面影响。但是你也必须顾及一下我十余年的辛勤工作，积极主动以及对公司的忠诚。B: Taking into account these factors and, considering I don't want to start a brain drain, I'm willing to offer you a ten percent raise and an extra five days of vacation time. How does that sound?考虑到这些因素，而且我也不想人才外流，我愿意给你加薪10%，另外额外给你五天休假，这样如何？A:Great! It's a deal! Thank you, sir.太好了！就这么定了！谢谢老板。B: Before you go, just out of curiosity, what companies were after you? 走之前，我出于好奇问一下，什么公司在挖你？A: Oh, the electric company, the gas company and the water company! 哦，电力公司、燃气公司和自来水公司。 prestigious** /preˈstɪdʒəs/ 有声望的；久负盛名的 例句： Yale is a prestigious** university. 耶鲁大学是名牌大学。 Her first novel won a prestigious** literary prize. 她的第一部小说就获得了一个颇有声望的文学奖。 beat around the bush** 拐弯抹角 例句： Stop beating around the bush** and tell me what you came here to say. 别拐弯抹角了，告诉我你来这里想说什么。 W can't keep beating around the bush** like this. It's because sooner or later, they are going to find out. 我们不能再这样拐弯抹角了。因为他们迟早会发现的。 直奔主题 Cut to the chase. Go straight to the point. I would like a raise.** 我要加薪。 I want/would like a raise**. I would like to ask for a raise.** 我要加薪。 例句： He was so happy when he got a raise** that he didn't stop smiling for a week. 当他加薪了之后，他非常高兴，整整一周笑地合不拢嘴。 downturn** （商业；经济的）衰退 a downturn in economy/sales/trade/business 经济/销量/贸易/商业衰退 例句： We are going through a severe downturn** in economy/economic downturn. 我们正在经历严重的经济衰退。 How long will the economic downturn last? 经济衰退还要持续多久？ The downturn is making compaines rethink their strategies. 经济衰退正在迫使企业重新考虑自己的战略。 impact /ˈɪmpækt/ 影响 a positive/negative impact on... 对...有正面/负面影响 take into consideration 考虑 Before you decide which employee to promote, you should also take into consideration** whether their skills would be better used at their current position or in their new position. 在你决定提拔哪位员工之前，你应该考虑他们的技能是否在当前职位上，或是新的职位上被更好的发挥。 loyalty** 忠诚 loyalty to... 对...忠诚 例句： His loyalty to the company is unshakable, so we can count on his vote. 他对公司的忠诚是不可动摇的，所以我们可以指望他的投票。 decade /ˈdekeɪd/ 十年 a period of ten years, especially one that begins with a year ending in 0,for example, 1980 to 1989. take into account** 考虑；顾忌；重视 例句： We must also take into account** the time factor in achieving our plans and our actions. 在实施计划和开展行动时，我们必须将时间因素也考虑在内。 brain drain** 人才流失 例句： If the brain drain** becomes an irreversible trend, a vicious circle will take shape in chinese academia. 如果人才流失成为一种不可逆转的趋势，那么中国学术界将会形成一种恶性循环。 out of curiosity** 处于好奇 out of courtesy/respect/vanity/envy/anger 处于礼貌/尊重/虚荣/嫉妒/愤怒 例句： He asked the question out of curiosity** rather than out of his desire for knowledge. 他提出这个问题是出于好奇心，而非出于求知欲。