評(píng)論
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Finn: Thank you for driving me to work today, Feifei. It's a nice car.
芬：謝謝你開(kāi)車(chē)載我來(lái)上班，菲菲。這個(gè)車(chē)很棒。
Feifei: Yeah, it's brand new.
菲菲：是，這是個(gè)新品牌。
Finn: It must have cost a lot of money. By the way, I noticed you had a meeting with the boss yesterday… and you look very happy today. Good news?
芬：它一定很貴。
Feifei: Yes, very good news. First the boss offered me …
菲菲：是的，很好的消息。首先，老板給我提供了...
Finn: A pay rise?
芬：加薪？
Feifei: Tea. And then he offered me …
菲菲：茶。然后他給我提供了...
Finn: A promotion?
芬：升職？
Feifei: Biscuits. And then he asked me…
菲菲：餅干。然后他問(wèn)我...
Finn: He asked you if you want a post abroad?
芬：他問(wèn)你想不想外派出國(guó)？
Feifei: If my chair was comfortable.
菲菲：椅子舒不舒服。
Finn: Oh, come on Feifei, cut to the chase!
芬：哦，別這樣，菲菲，開(kāi)門(mén)見(jiàn)山！
Feifei: Cut to the chase!? Is there anyone chasing us? Let's go faster. See if he is still behind us.
菲菲：直接追趕？有人在追我們嗎？我們走快一點(diǎn)。看看他是不是還在我們身后。
Finn: Slow down, Feifei! Nobody is chasing us!
芬：慢點(diǎn)，菲菲！沒(méi)有人追我們！
Feifei: Okay, okay!
菲菲：好的好的！
Finn: Oh. That was quite an adventure. In English, we say "cut to the chase" when we want to hear the most important piece of information; we want someone telling us something to get to the point!
芬：哦，這真的一次冒險(xiǎn)。在英語(yǔ)中，我們說(shuō)“開(kāi)門(mén)見(jiàn)山”當(dāng)我們希望聽(tīng)到最重要的信息，我們希望話題能直入重點(diǎn)！
Feifei: Ah! It might come from the movies. The chase is usually the most exciting part.
菲菲：啊！這一定來(lái)自于電影。追趕經(jīng)常是最激動(dòng)人心的部分。
Finn: Yes. Let's hear some examples:The salesman went on and on about the computer's new features till I told him: "Cut to the chase! What is the price?"We've been going out for five years. Let's cut to the chase. Just tell me: Are you going to marry me?
芬：是的。我們來(lái)聽(tīng)一些例子：銷(xiāo)售員一直說(shuō)著電腦的新特點(diǎn)知道我告訴他：“開(kāi)門(mén)見(jiàn)山！多少錢(qián)？”我們已經(jīng)約會(huì)五年了。我們開(kāi)門(mén)見(jiàn)山吧。告訴我，你想不想娶我？
Feifei: So that's what "cut to the chase" means.
菲菲：所以這就是“開(kāi)門(mén)見(jiàn)山”的意思。
Finn: Sure. So Feifei "cut to the chase" and tell me: What did the boss offer you?
芬：對(duì)。所以，菲菲“開(kāi)門(mén)見(jiàn)山”地告訴我：老板給你什么了？
Feifei: I've just told you.
菲菲：我已經(jīng)告訴你了。
Finn: What? What was it?
芬：什么？那是什么？
Feifei: He asked me if my chair, the one by my desk, was comfortable. So I told him it wasn't. And he offered me a new chair so that I can work longer hours in comfort.
菲菲：他問(wèn)我我桌子旁邊的那把椅子是不是舒服。所以我告訴他不舒服。然后他給了我一把新椅子，這樣我就可以舒服地工作更長(zhǎng)時(shí)間了。
Finn: Is that all!?
芬：這就是全部嗎？
Feifei: Yes. I'm always complaining about my bad back.
菲菲：是的。我一直在抱怨我的后背疼。
Finn: Well. I don't have a bad back but I'm aching for a pay rise. Let's go to the office. Bye.
芬：好吧，我的背沒(méi)讓我苦惱，但我因?yàn)榧有礁械娇鄲?。我們?nèi)マk公室吧。再見(jiàn)。
Feifei: Bye.
菲菲：再見(jiàn)！
