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美國(guó)之音之流行美語(yǔ)lesson314 the ball is in your court/happy hour

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Larry來(lái)找李華玩。今天我們要學(xué)兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ): the ball is in your court和happy hour.

LL: Hi Lihua, How's it going?

LH: 還不錯(cuò),就是特別忙,一整天都在寄簡(jiǎn)歷找工作。

LL: Oh yeah? How's that going?

LH: 挺煩的,不過(guò)今天終于有公司給我回電話了。

LL: That's great Li Hua, what did they say?

LH: 我當(dāng)時(shí)正在上課,所以沒(méi)接到,聽(tīng)的也是留言。

LL: Ah, it sounds like the ball is in your court now.

LH: 找工作可不是鬧著玩的,什么球不球的。

LL: No, Li Hua, the ball is in your court means that it's your responsibility now to call them back.

LH: 哦,原來(lái)你是這個(gè)意思,那倒沒(méi)錯(cuò),the ball is in my court. 不過(guò)我心里特緊張,又想要這份工作,又害怕打電話。

LL: Why is that Lihua?

LH: 我不知道拿起電話來(lái)要怎么說(shuō)。

LL: Well the important thing is to research the company before calling and remember what position you applied for.

LH: 好主意,打電話之前先要了解一下這家公司的情況。

LL: Well, the ball's in your court, so you can call them back when you feel comfortable. At least now they aren't catching you off guard.

LH: 這倒是真的,我可以做好充分準(zhǔn)備后,再給他們回電話。不說(shuō)我了,你最近工作還順心嗎?

LL: Well the boss just told me that a large client just dropped their old advertising agency, so they might go with us. Now the ball's in my court to come up with a good proposal and win them over.

LH: 太好了,你又有表現(xiàn)的機(jī)會(huì)了,一定要寫(xiě)好這個(gè)廣告創(chuàng)意,把這個(gè)大客戶爭(zhēng)取過(guò)來(lái)。

LL: It sure is a good opportunity, but to be honest I'm pretty nervous about this. It's the first time I've gotten this much responsibility.

LH: 你一定沒(méi)問(wèn)題。

LL: Thanks Lihua.

LH: 對(duì)了,那家公司是做什么生意的?

LL: It's an ad for sneakers. Their sales have been down lately.

******

李華給Larry打電話,問(wèn)他下班后要不要一起去酒吧。

(Ring...)

LL: Hello, Larry London speaking.

LH: Hi Larry!

LL: Oh hi Lihua, how's it going?

LH: 沒(méi)什么事。就是想問(wèn)你下班后要不要一起去喝點(diǎn)東西。

LL: You mean go to happy hour together?

LH: Happy? 跟你出去,我當(dāng)然高興了。

LL: Right, but happy hour means the hour after work when people often go out for a drink or some snacks.Usually the bar or restaurant will have some sort of discount.

LH: 哦,原來(lái)happy hour是說(shuō)同事下班后一起去酒吧喝酒,而且酒吧為了促銷(xiāo),這段時(shí)間酒水往往比一般價(jià)格便宜。我以前好象聽(tīng)過(guò)這種說(shuō)法。

LL: Yes, it is a pretty common phrase.

LH: 那你到底要不要跟我一起去happy hour呢?

LL: Sounds good to me.

LH: 我們?nèi)ツ膬篐appy hour?

LL: Wherever you want is fine with me.

LH: 我去找你怎么樣?你公司附近有什么可以去happy hour的酒吧嗎?

LL: There are a few places that have a happy hour, and that would be very convenient for me.

LH: 那好,一言為定。你幾點(diǎn)鐘下班?

LL: Well I get out of work at five. We can go to the place across the street where they have a happy hour. Does that sound alright to you?

LH: 沒(méi)問(wèn)題,那我們就在酒吧里見(jiàn)!

LL: Excellent. I will see you for happy hour.

LH: 我今天有重要的事情告訴你。

LL: Important news? What sort of news?

LH: 天機(jī)不可泄露。You will just have to wait until we meet at the happy hour.

LL: Oh come on, you can't call me up and tell me you have news and then leave me hanging all afternoon. We're not meeting for a happy hour until 5:00, that's a long time from now.

LH: 哈哈,我就是要調(diào)調(diào)你的胃口。

LL: It's cruel! What about the topic at least?

LH: 跟我有關(guān)。

LL: You and ....?

LH: 跟我和學(xué)校有關(guān),我只能告訴你這么多了。

LL: Ok, that's fine. I'll see you for happy hour at five?

LH: See you then!

今天李華學(xué)了兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)。一個(gè)是the ball is in your court意思是現(xiàn)在該你采取行動(dòng)了。另一個(gè)是happy hour意思是酒吧傍晚前后的減價(jià)時(shí)段,同事朋友可以一起去喝東西。

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