(楊冪) 
(帥氣原住民)
本週話題焦點：退休與面試新人 (尋找代位人選)
| Jennifer is talking to Brad in the cafeteria about Robert's replacement. Jennifer 正和 Brad 在餐館談論有關 Robert 的替代人選。 |
Jennifer: Did you go to Robert's retirement party this past weekend?
Jennifer：你上週末有去 Robert 的退休歡送派對嗎？
Brad: Yes, I did. You should have come. Everyone had a great time.
Brad：有啊，我有去。你真應該來的。大家都玩得很開心。
Jennifer:I really wanted to, but I had a previous engagement. So, who is going to replace him as the general manager? Maybe someone is up for a promotion.
Jennifer：我真的很想去，不過我之前就有約了。那麼，誰要接替他的位置當總經理啊？或許有人可以升遷囉。
Brad: I'm not sure, but I heard that someone might be transferring here from another office.
Brad：我不確定，不過我聽說可能有人要從別的辦公室轉調過來。
Jennifer: Oh, really? I thought that they might offer the position to Joseph.
Jennifer：喔，真的嗎？我還以為他們會把這個職位給 Joseph 呢。
Brad: No. He's only been the sales director for a little over a year. I don't think that he's ready to move up the corporate ladder just yet.
Brad：沒有。他才剛當上行銷經理一年多而已。我覺得他還沒準備好要被公司升上去。
Jennifer: Maybe they will find someone else to replace him. I saw Laura giving interviews this morning.
Jennifer：或許他們要找其他人來代替他。我看到 Laura 今天早上在面試。
Brad: Brad: Laura was giving interviews for the new sales positions. I know, because one of my buddies had an interview with her at 10:30.
Brad：Laura 是為了新的行銷人員職務在面試。我知道這件事，是因為我的一個死黨今天早上十點半才跟她在面試。
Jennifer: Is he Taiwanese?
Jennifer：他是台灣人嗎？
Brad: Yes, and he's single. Maybe I can hook you up with him.
Brad：是阿，而且他還單身喔。或許我可以撮合你跟他。
Jennifer: Oh, stop it! We don't need another cupid in this office.
Jennifer：喔，不要再說了！我們辦公室裡不需要再來一個愛神（邱比特）！
| 重要字詞講解： |
| 1. cafeteria (n.) （自助式的）餐館 例：Jennifer is talking to Brad in the cafeteria about Robert's replacement. （Jennifer 正和 Brad 在餐館談論有關 Robert 的替代人選。） 例：I didn't like the food in the school cafeteria, but it's much better now. （我本來不喜歡學校自助餐廳的食物，可是現在好吃多了。） ※小叮嚀 cafeteria 指的是顧客自己取用食物，或點完餐點後自行在櫃檯領取的自助式餐廳。 2. previous (adj.) 先前的；以前的 例：I really wanted to, but I had a previous engagement. （我真的很想去，不過我之前就有約了。） 例：I remember seeing the same picture on a previous occasion. （我記得在之前的某個場合看過一樣的照片。） 3. engagement (n.) 約會 例：I had a dinner engagement with my client and everything went smoothly. （我和顧客約了吃晚飯，一切都進行得很順利。） 例：I set up an engagement with the consultant, but he called to cancel. （我和顧問約了時間見面，但他打電話來取消了。） ※小叮嚀 engagement 也可以當「訂婚」解釋。 4. promotion (n.) 升遷 例：Maybe someone is up for a promotion. （或許有人可以升遷囉。） 例：I got a promotion after five year's hard work. （在五年的辛苦工作之後，我得到升遷。） ※小叮嚀 promotion 當「升遷機會」解釋時，是可數名詞。 5. transfer (v.) 轉換；調動 例：I heard that someone might be transferring here from another office. （我聽說可能有人要從別的辦公室轉調過來。） 例：I'll be transferred to another department. （我將被調到其他部門。） |
相關實用句型解析
1. （之前）應該要 …
should have + pp. …
例：You should have come.
（你真應該來的。）
例：They should have arrive yesterday afternoon.
（他們應該在昨天下午就抵達的。）
※小叮嚀
"should have + pp…" 的句型用在表達過去的時間裡，應該要完成而未完成的事件。
2. 認為 … 沒有 / 不 …
not think … that
例：I don't think that he's ready to move up the corporate ladder just yet.
（我覺得他還沒準備好要被公司升上去。）
例：She doesn't think people were born to be kind.
（她認為人性不是善良的。）
※小叮嚀
think 之後的子句，若是要表達否定時，否定副詞 not 須放在 think 之前，與助動詞一起表達否定之意。
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