网络社交英语口语 Unit54:你被炒鱿鱼了?

SCENE② C 在唐的酒吧里

Herbert: It's not that she's not worth it, it's the ¹⁾ situation.

赫伯特： 不是她不值得，是现实的情况。

Don: What’s situation?

唐： 什么情况？

Herbert: It has to do with my job.

赫伯特： 这跟我的工作有关。

Don: You've lost your job?

唐： 你被炒鱿鱼了？

Herbert: No, just the ²⁾ opposite.

赫伯特： 不是，恰好相反。

Don: You got a ³⁾ promotion?

唐： 你升官啦？

Herbert: Yes. But it's in Hsinchu...far, far away from Rose.

赫伯特： 对。但我会被调去新竹……离柔丝好远好远。

语言详解

A: Did the boss promote you?

老板有提升你吗？

B: Quite the opposite. He fired me.

刚好相反，他炒我鱿鱼

【Just the opposite. 正好相反】

当别人说的话，跟实际状况完全相反的时候，这句话正可派上用场。

A: Are you sick of eating at home? Do you want to go out, honey?

老是在家吃你会不会腻？要不要出去吃啊，亲爱的？

B: Just the opposite. I want to stay in and have a romantic dinner with my lovely wife.

才不腻呢。我正想待在家里跟爱妻来顿浪漫的晚餐。

1) situation (n.) 情况，局面

2) opposite (a.) 相反的

3) promotion (n.) 升迁