看美剧学口语:“你是老板,你说了算!”
<p>全职妈妈可不是什么轻松的活儿,尤其是当你有3个孩子。曾经在职场打拼的美国主妇<span word="Katie">Katie</span>开始怀念自己在职场的日子了。老公司向她发出了邀请,回去工作还是继续做全职妈妈,看<span word="Katie">Katie</span>如何选择的同时我们也来学习下地道美语。</p><p>1. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hires">hires</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="interested">interested</span>.</p><p>我以前的职位又空出来了。在他雇佣其他人之前,想知道我是否还对这个职位有兴趣。</p><p><span word="Notes">Notes</span>:短语“<span word="open">open</span> <span word="up">up</span>”在这里是“(机会等)产生,出现”的意思。此外,它还可表示“开放”,“在某时开店门”,“开始自在地谈,畅所欲言”等。更多例句如下:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="possibilities">possibilities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="employees">employees</span>.</p><p>这项制度为年轻的员工提供了新的可能。</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p>中国正向世界开放。</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="opens">opens</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> 10 <span word="o">o</span>’<span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p>那家百货商店早上10点开始营业。</p><p><span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="listener">listener</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p>他很善于倾听,我们都愿意向他敞开心扉。</p><p>2. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span>?</p><p>为什么你不说点什么呢?</p><p><span word="Notes">Notes</span>: 短语“<span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>”是美式英语,表示“发言,演说”。例如:</p>
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