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本段对话选自Nikta,《尼基塔》

Your job's too stressful. Let it go.
你这份工作压力太大了，辞职吧。
You know I can't, Daniel.
你知道我不能这么做，Daniel。
The airline will find another consultant.
航空公司要重新聘请一个顾问。
Too much would have to change.
会改变很多的。
How much?
有多少?
Like this much?
这么多吗?
Now don't get too excited, it's just the box.
现在别太激动了，只是盒子而已。
Daniel!
Daniel啊!
It's beautiful!
真漂亮!
I think you broke a rib.
我想你打断了我一根肋骨。
I did?
真的吗?
Which one?
哪一个?
Well...
嗯...
This one?
这根?
Keep going, I'm not sure.
试试别的，我不太确定。
Oh! Hey!
噢! 嘿!
Promise me something.
答应我件事。
Right now, anything.
现在，什么事都行。
Promise me it's not a dream...
向我保证，明天一早醒来...
if I'm going to wake up from tomorrow.
这不会只是一个梦。

职场美语

What's your crying and yelling all about?
你又喊又叫是怎么了?
Nothing.I need to blow off some steam.
没什么，就是减减压。
Three months,and finally we take down the client.
三个月了，那客户好不容易被我们拿下了。
Yeah.I need to blow off some steam.Let's head to the beach.
是啊，我可是要放松放松。咱们去海滩吧。

精讲部分

I need to release some pressure.
I need to blow off some steam.
用blow off some steam来形容“缓解压力”十分生动。我们知道，蒸汽机是靠锅炉提供的热气来运作的，在锅炉内压力增高时，蒸汽就从安全阀里喷出去以减低压力；可要是安全阀坏了，锅炉就会爆炸。Blow off steam就是这么来的，可以说成let off steam。