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本段对话选自Ugly Betty,《丑女贝蒂》

Daniel:Well, thanks for everything you did today.

丹尼尔:谢谢你今天所做的一切。

Betty:You're the one who saved the day.

贝蒂:你是今天的救星。

Daniel:Yeah, but you're the one who brought Sofia here.

丹尼尔:嗯，但索菲亚是你带来的。

Betty:Well, yes.

贝蒂:嗯，对。

I just thought she needed to see you in a different part of town.

我以为她想在城里别的地方看到你。

Betty:Did she catch her plane?

贝蒂:她赶上飞机了吗?

Daniel:She decided to postpone her trip.

丹尼尔:她决定推迟她的行程。

Betty:Oh, congratulations.

贝蒂:哦，恭喜。

Daniel:Same to you.

丹尼尔:你也一样。

She told me about the job offer she made to you.

她告诉我关于她给你的工作了。

Betty:Oh, no, Daniel.

贝蒂:哦，不，丹尼尔。

I…it came out of nowhere.

哦，这消息是空穴来风。

I didn't even take her seriously.

我根本没当她认真的。

I would never…I mean…I could never...leave you.

我决不...我意思是...我永远不会...离开你。

Daniel:It's a fantastic opportunity.

丹尼尔:这是个很棒的机会。

Betty:I'm happy

我很开心。

Daniel:Betty, you didn't grow up wanting to be my assistant.

丹尼尔:你不是为了当我助手而成长的。

You have your own dreams.

你有自己的梦想。

I would never stand in your way.

我绝对不会阻碍你的。

职场美语

He said he could affect the stock market in ways that can't be easily proven.

他说他可以以不易察觉的手段影响股市行情。

That's a lot of bull.Everyone knows he has been broken.

那都是胡说八道。所有人都知道他已经破产了。

You must do it because I said so.

你必须这么干，因为我说了算。

That's a lot of bull.You can't tell me what to do.

胡扯，你没资格给我发号施令。

重点讲解

You are speaking nonsense.

That's a lot of bull.

Bull在这句话中是bullshit（牛粪）的缩写，在这里指“毫无价值的论调和观点”。也可以直接说:You're talking bullshit.（你就是在扯淡）。但这个说法有点粗鲁，仅限于非常生气的情况下使用。