老外最想聊的100个口语话题（04）：职场恋歌

　　Office Romance 职场恋歌

　　dialogue 1

　　C: What's the problem, Nada? You look down in the dumps.

　　娜达,怎么了?你看上去怎么闷闷不乐的?

　　N: I don't know. My life is a big mess. Everything is so compliceted.

　　我也不知道。我的生活一团糟。怎么这么复杂?

　　C: come on, nothin can be that bad.

　　到底怎么了?没什么大不了的。

　　N: but promise me, you'll keep it a secret.

　　但你要发誓，替我保守秘密。

　　C: ok, I promise. So what's troubling you so much?

　　好吧，我发誓。那到底什么让你这么烦心呢?

　　N: I've fallen in love with my boss.

　　我喜欢上我们老板了。

　　C: really? Is he married?

　　是吗?那他结婚了?

　　N: no, of course not. He is still single.

　　没有，当然没有。他还是单身。

　　C: then what's your problem?

　　那你愁什么呢?

　　N: I try to keep it to myself. But there is a lot of gossip about us.

　　我本想埋在心里，谁也不说。但是公司里传的沸沸扬扬的。

　　C: oh, I see. Office romance tends to be the subject of gossip.

　　啊，明白了。办公室恋情总会引起闲言碎语的。

　　N: worse still, he is trying to avoid me these days.

　　更糟糕的是，他这两天在极力躲避我

　　C: office romance is very tricky.

　　办公室恋情很难处理的。

　　N: it gives me a lot of pressure and I feel depressed.

　　我感到很有压力，心情很郁闷。

　　C: cheer up, Nada. You'll be fine.

　　娜达，别这样，高兴点。一切都会过去的。

　　dialogue 2

　　C: how's it going?

　　最近怎么样?

　　N: I'm in a good mood today, actually. How about you?

　　事实上，我今天心情很好，你呢?

　　C: to be honest, I'm a bit fed up.

　　说实话，我有点烦。

　　N: what's wrong?

　　怎么了?

　　C: there's a girl in my company that I really like but I always get shy when she is around.

　　我很喜欢我们公司的一个女孩，但是我一看见她就不好意思。

　　N: I see! Do you want to ask her out?

　　这样啊，你想约她出去吗?

　　C: sure, but how?

　　当然啦，但是怎么约啊?

　　N: you can ask her out for drink after work.

　　你可以约她下班后一起喝东西。

　　C: but for what reasons? She doesn't even know who I am.

　　但是找什么理由啊?她都不知道我是谁。

　　N: then you've got a lot of homework to do. You need to get her notice first.

　　那你要做的事情可就多了，你要先引起她的注意。

　　C: easier said than done.

　　说起来容易。

　　N: you can start by meeting her at the bus stop and saying hello to her.

　　你可以先在公交车站偶遇她，然后和她搭讪。

　　C: but I always get tongue-tied when I see her.

　　但是我一见到她，就不知道说什么。

　　N: that's something you need to overcome. Men should make the first move as most of girls perfer being chased.

　　那你一定要克服这个毛病。男士要主动，女孩子喜欢被追啊。

　　C: I see. I'll try.

　　知道了。我试试吧。

　　N: good luck

　　祝你好运。