網絡社交英語口語 Unit54:你被炒魷魚了?

SCENE② C 在唐的酒吧里

Herbert: It's not that she's not worth it, it's the ¹⁾ situation.

赫伯特： 不是她不值得，是現實的情況。

Don: What’s situation?

唐： 什么情況？

Herbert: It has to do with my job.

赫伯特： 這跟我的工作有關。

Don: You've lost your job?

唐： 你被炒魷魚了？

Herbert: No, just the ²⁾ opposite.

赫伯特： 不是，恰好相反。

Don: You got a ³⁾ promotion?

唐： 你升官啦？

Herbert: Yes. But it's in Hsinchu...far, far away from Rose.

赫伯特： 對。但我會被調去新竹……離柔絲好遠好遠。

語言詳解

A: Did the boss promote you?

老板有提升你嗎？

B: Quite the opposite. He fired me.

剛好相反，他炒我魷魚

【Just the opposite. 正好相反】

當別人說的話，跟實際狀況完全相反的時候，這句話正可派上用場。

A: Are you sick of eating at home? Do you want to go out, honey?

老是在家吃你會不會膩？要不要出去吃啊，親愛的？

B: Just the opposite. I want to stay in and have a romantic dinner with my lovely wife.

才不膩呢。我正想待在家里跟愛妻來頓浪漫的晚餐。

1) situation (n.) 情況，局面

2) opposite (a.) 相反的

3) promotion (n.) 升遷