职场英语：办公室女秘书的口语对话
<p>在一部电影中听到两女秘书交谈的一组对话，其中一些美式惯用语(<span word="idiomatic">idiomatic</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span>)相当管用，兹追默下来供读者研习。</p><p>女秘书甲：<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>.（我不喜欢我的老板。）</p><p>女秘书乙：<span word="Why">Why</span>?（为什么？）</p><p>这两句话很浅白，相信不看中文字幕也听得懂。</p><p>女秘书甲说的<span word="boss">boss</span>，既可解作老板，也可解作上司。我们现在继续听她怎样向同事</p><p>吐苦水。</p><p>女秘书甲：<span word="He">He</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="around">around</span>.（他老是</p><p>监管着我，把我差来遣去。）</p><p>注：这句话用了两个惯用语。<span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span>相当于<span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="closely">closely</span>。</p><p><span word="Boss">Boss</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="around">around</span>相当于<span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="orders">orders</span>，这个<span word="boss">boss</span>不是名词(<span word="noun">noun</span>)，而是及物动词</p><p>(<span word="transitive">transitive</span> <span word="verb">verb</span>)。比方你想对朋友说“别让人把你差来遣去”，可以活用这习语</p><p>(<span word="idiom">idiom</span>)说<span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="around">around</span> 顺带一提，<span word="boss">boss</span>这个字还可以用作形容</p><p>词(<span word="adjective">adjective</span>)，美国俚语(<span word="American">American</span> <span word="slang">slang</span>)中<span word="a">a</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="car">car</span>是“一流的汽车”。</p><p>好，请听这位女秘书怎样说下去。</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bush">bush</span>.</p><p>切勿把<span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bush">bush</span>和 <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bushes">bushes</span>混淆而闹出笑话。</p><p>我们继续听片中女秘书甲怎样向女同事吐苦水。</p><p>女秘书甲： <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bush">bush</span>.</p>
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