跟艾米莉一起學(xué)口語 第425期:我之前因為她放棄了很多機會

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I turned down quite a few offers before for her sake.

我之前因為她放棄了很多機會。

1.turn down

拒絕（請求；提議等）

I turned down the offer.

我拒絕了那個提議。

關(guān)小

Could you please turn down the music?

你可以把音樂聲調(diào)小嗎？

2.sake

緣故；理由；目的

for sb's sake/for the sake of sb

為了某人起見；因為某人的緣故

You can do it,please,for my sake.

你可以做到的，求你了，就算是為了我。

A:Why are you so upset today,Maria?Cheer up!

瑪利亞，你今天情緒怎么這么低落？振作點！

B:Alice,it's about the job with the PR company.

艾瑞斯，是因為那個公共公司的實習(xí)機會。

A:It's a great opportunity.You should be happy with the offer.

這可是個好機會，你應(yīng)該高興才對。

B:But my mother won't allow me to accept any part-time job.I'm afraid she will say no again.

但是我媽媽老是不讓我做兼職。我擔(dān)心這次她還是不同意。

A:Why?It's unfair.You can learn a lot from it.

為什么?。窟@樣不公平。你可以從實習(xí)中學(xué)到很多東西的。

B:She says a part-time job takes so much time and energy that I won't be able to focus on my study.

她總是說兼職要花很多時間和精力。我就不能專心學(xué)習(xí)了。

A:That may be true.But I'm sure you're able to find a balance between them.Why not try it?

有道理。但是我相信你能在兼職和學(xué)習(xí)之間找到平衡。為什么不試試呢？

B:I turned down quite a few offers before for her sake.But I'm a senior now.I don't want to miss the chance this time.

我之前因為我媽媽放棄了很多機會?？墒俏椰F(xiàn)在大四了。我不想再錯過這次機會了。

A:I agree with you,but I think you really need to talk to your mother and tell her what's on your mind.

我支持你。我覺得你應(yīng)該和你媽媽好好談?wù)?，告訴她你的想法。