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The boss is retiring soon. (老板马上就要退休了。) I didn’t realize that. (我都没想到。) retire “退休”。soon “很快”、 “马上”。 realize “正确地理解”、 “意识到”。 I didn’t know that. (我不知道。) know “知道”。 I wasn’t aware of that. be aware of ... “注意到……”。 你消息可真灵通。 Their business went under. (他们的企业破产了。) You’re well-informed, aren’t you? (你消息可真灵通。) go under “失败”、 “破产”。 informed “了解情况的”。 You know what goes on, don’t you? You get around, don’t you? Your spies are everywhere. spy “间谍”。 是吗? I heard that our company will be down-sizing. (我听说我们公司要裁员。) Is that so? (是吗?) downsize “精简”。 so意思是“那样”、 “像那样”， “Is that so?”就是“是吗”的意思。表达的不是非常吃惊的心情， 而是自 己也表示同意的心情。 I understand. (我知道了。) | 
