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Michael是纽约大学的美国学生,他同时也在一家建筑公司实习。他的中国同学李华今天要去他的公司看他。Michael听得懂中文,但是说还有点困难。Michael和李华在今天的对话里会用两个常用语,一个是:big gun; 另一个是to quarterback。Michael现在在办公室门口和李华打招呼。
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L: 我挺好。你怎么样?对了,你下午想干什么?
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" i! l3 t3 o4 b# gM: Ah, I’ve got a meeting with the big guns this afternoon. They want to talk to me about continuing to work here after graduation.# D- }/ |9 ]" T3 Z/ O! a. n7 k7 c
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L: 我听懂了你后面的一句话,他们要跟你谈关于毕业后回来工作的 事。那真是太好了。可是,你刚才说今天下午要跟谁开会?+ g0 [" Y7 q0 M; i+ r2 L3 F4 l
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M: Yea, I ’m meeting with my bosses. Sometimes we call them the big guns of the office.: J- S& X# q0 p/ [0 i. \
0 M7 Y% V' T7 l6 n8 i" q3 KL: 噢,你要跟你的几个老板开会。你们把老板叫做the big guns!
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0 f# |. g, n( }" e9 B" oM: It’s an expression that can be used to describe powerful people.
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L: 噢, 那是指权力很大的人, 也就是大人物。那么,总统的顾问能 称为big guns吗?0 b- U8 S. Z0 N: y; p
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L: Big guns 还能用在体育方面。4 c5 F# ~9 d7 w' m5 U% m
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L: 你要带我去看看这公司的大楼,那太好了。Let’s go!
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. t a p7 g' ~M: This is the conference room. We had a meeting here yesterday on our plan for a new building. The project leader quarterbacked the meeting.
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L: 等等,你说这是会议室,你们昨天在这里开了一个会, 讨论盖 一 栋新楼的计划。可是,你还说那项目主任是踢美式足球的,是quarterback,四分卫,对不对?, c: O+ S7 K% l% `" o
0 Y& F1 b& x" S: yM: No, no, no! Quarterback here is a verb, meaning to lead. The word quarterback is borrowed from American football, where the quarterback leads the team.
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% \- e g! u0 `, I1 a* ~% x7 n) m% ZL: 噢,quarterback 在这里是动词,意思是领导。你说这里的 quarterback 是从美式足球里借来用的,因为quarterback在球队里是 主力。你刚才是怎么说的?
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4 _9 K* E9 P+ j2 tM: The project leader quarterbacked the meeting.
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L: 现在我听清楚了,你刚才说的是:项目领导人主持会议。) k4 @6 T% o9 e" H1 I% }
4 A4 ^$ k# o+ a1 ?那么,to quarterback 还能用在别处吗?
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; ^+ a; F) ^' ~. U6 k+ Z. xM: To quarterback is business slang. If someone is responsible for a group working on a new project that individual is quarterbacking the team.
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L: 知道了,to quarterback 是用在商业方面的。要是某人负责一个新 项目,这个人就是在领导这个项目的小组。要是某人在一个法律事务所主持会议,那该怎么说呢?
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M: Someone quarterbacked the meeting at the law firm.: r# A' D* k' K, a
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L: 你们公司的一位重要领导主持会议,讨论公司的收入报告,这又 该怎么说?$ H1 ?6 }; i7 \$ V" A5 K
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M: The company’s big gun quarterbacked the meeting about their revenue report. Hey, I need to get back to work. I’ll call you later.
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L: 好吧,那就再见吧!希望你将来成为a big gun.% I$ S* D* s0 m6 M1 O! p
" T- q+ X( Y, r1 g/ WM: Oh, yea, I’m sure soon I’ll be quarterbacking every meeting and every project.& \ y/ k8 \7 {# [
# @. a4 L5 Z, b1 y+ X$ d6 oL: 你真的当真呐! 还想主持所有会议,总管所有项目。得啦,再 见吧!
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2 i- i9 q/ x& b6 _# VMichael 和李华在对话中用了两个常用语, 一个是:the big guns, 意思是大人物,对决策有重大影响的人;另一个是:to quarterback,意思是主持会议,或总管项目。 |
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