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Joyce is preparing to make her first presentation to her boss. She tries to calm down by talking to Brian.
Joyce 正在準備向老闆做第一次的簡報。她試著和 Brian 聊天來放鬆自己。

Joyce: Hi, Brian! How do I look? 

Joyce： 嗨，Brian！我看起來還好嗎？

Brian: You look so pale. Are you all right?

Brian：你看起來臉色蒼白！你還好吧？

Joyce: I am going to make my first presentation to the boss later and I feel so nervous even though I have practiced many times for it.

Joyce：我在準備向老闆做第一次的簡報。即使我已經練習過很多次了，我還是覺得好緊張。

Brian: Hey, be confident! I believe you will be successful since you have already prepared a lot. And look at you, you look so professional today.

Brian：有信心一點嘛！你都已經做這麼多準備了，我相信你一定會成功的。而且看看你自己，你今天看起來好專業啊。

Joyce: Thanks. I just want to show my boss that I think highly of this presentation, so I chose to wear a pantsuit and high heels.

Joyce：謝了。我只是想讓老闆知道我很重視今天的簡報，所以我選擇穿了褲裝還有高跟鞋。 

Brian: Trust me. You look fantastic in it! The boss prefers people who work professionally as well as look professional.  

Brian：相信我，你穿這樣好看極了！老闆喜歡工作專業，看起來也專業的人。

Joyce: Really? I'm so glad that you told me about this. I feel much better now. In addition to my outfit, do you have any other advice for me?

Joyce：真的嗎？真開心你告訴我這些。我現在覺得好多了。那除了我的服裝之外，你有沒有別的忠告啊？

Brian: Let me think for a second… I would suggest that you turn off your mobile phone during the meeting and remember to answer the questions directly. Don't beat about the bush!

Brian：讓我想一下& hellip;我會建議你在開會的時候，把手機關掉。還有要記得要直接回答問題，不要拐彎抹角喔。

Joyce: Okay. I will keep that in my mind. Thanks!

Joyce：好，我會謹記在心的。謝啦！

重要字詞講解

1. calm down 鎮定

例：She tries to calm down by talking to Brian.

（她試著和 Brian 聊天來放鬆自己。）

例：You need to calm down. This is not the end of the world.

（你需要冷靜一點，這不是世界末日。）

※ 小叮嚀：

"calm down" 也可以解釋為「使某人鎮定」，可接對象，屬於可拆的雙字動詞，也就是說 "calm down" 的對象可以接在 down 後面，也可以接在 calm 和 down 之間。

2. pale (adj.) 蒼白的

例：You look so pale. Are you all right?

（你看起來臉色蒼白！你還好吧？）

例：She was pale with sickness.

（她因生病而臉色蒼白。）

3. think highly of 重視；看重

例：I just want to show my boss that I think highly of this presentation

（我只是想讓老闆知道我很重視今天的簡報。）

例：If you want people to respect you, you have to think highly of yourself first.

（如果你想要人們尊敬你，你必須先看重你自己。）

4. prefer (v.) 喜歡；寧願

例：The boss prefers people who work professionally as well as look professional.

（老闆喜歡工作專業，看起來也專業的人。）

例：I prefer fried chicken to roast beef.

（我喜歡炸雞勝過烤牛肉。）

※ 小叮嚀：

prefer 後接名詞或動名詞，如果要接比較的對象，要用介系詞 to 連接。

5. beat around the bush 拐彎抹角

例：Answer the questions directly. Don't beat around the bush!

（要直接回答問題，不要拐彎抹角。）

例：Why bother to beat around the bush? You can tell me everything.

（幹嘛拐彎抹角？你什麼事都可以跟我說。）

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