生活英語情景口語:我升職做助理編輯啦!
W: guess what? I've got great news!
G: what is it?
W: well, you know how I've been working at the Economist as a proof-reader, right?
G: yes.
W: well, the editor-in-chief heard that I had experience as an editor at another maganize and asked me if I was interested in becoming an assiatant editor for him.
G: really? That's fantastic! Will you get a chance to do any writing?
W: she said that the columnist for the literary criticism column would be going on pregnancy leave soon and that I could be in charge of the column until she came back.
G: wow! That's really great news. How often does the magazine come out?
W: it's a monthly magazine, but my column will be shared with another columnist so my articles will be due fortnightly.
G: are you looking forward to doing more editing work?
W: yes, but I'm even more excited about getting my thoughts published again!
G: do you have any order forms here so that I can get a subscription to the magazine?
W: I don't have any with me, but I think I could manage to bring a free copy home for you.
G: I'm really looking forward to reading your column.
W: me, too. Do you want to go out to celebrate my good news?
G: sure, where would you like to go?
W: perhaps we could go to the library festival that's going on at the local bookshop.
你猜怎麼着?我有個特大消息!
什麼消息?
你知道我給經濟學家做校對,對吧?
是.
嗯,總編聽說我以前在另一家雜誌做過編輯,就問我想不想做她的助理編輯.
真的嗎?太棒了!你有機會寫文章了?
她說文學評論版的專欄編輯懷孕了,馬上要休假.在她回來之前,我可以負責這個專欄.
哇!這真是好消息.這雜誌多久出一期?
是個月刊,不過我的專欄要和另一個專欄編輯合作,所以我的文章大概兩週出一次.
你還希望做更多的編輯工作嗎?
是的,不過我對我的文章能夠再次出版還是相當興奮的.
你手頭有沒有徵訂單?這樣我就可以預定這本雜誌了.
我手頭沒有,不過我想我可以給你免費帶回家一本.
我非常期待能看到你的專欄.
我也是.你想不想跟我一起出去慶祝一下?
當然,你想去哪裏?
也許咱們可以去書店看看正在進行的文藝節.
Proof-reader:校對員
Leave: a period of time when you are allowed to be away from work for a holiday/vacation or for a special reason 假期;休假
to take a month's paid/unpaid leave 帶薪╱不帶薪休假一個月
soldiers home on leave 回家休假的士兵
to be on maternity/study leave 休產假;脫產進修
How much annual leave do you get? 你們的年假有多長?
Fortnightly: happening once a fortnight 兩星期一次的(英式英語)
How often does the magazine come out?
Come out就是指刊物,書籍等的發行.
When is her new novel coming out? 她的新小說何時出版?
Do you have any order forms here so that I can get a subscription to the magazine?
Order form:訂貨單,訂購單
訂閱某物,可以說是get a subscription to sth,千萬要記得在雜誌前的詞是to, 也可以說是"take out a subscription to sth".
取消訂閱就是"cancel your subscription",續訂"renew your subscription".
