網絡社交英語口語 Unit54:你被炒魷魚了?
SCENE② C 在唐的酒吧裏
Herbert: It's not that she's not worth it, it's the 1) situation.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
赫伯特： 不是她不值得，是現實的情況。
Don: What’s situation?
唐： 什麼情況？
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 , 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?
老闆有提升你嗎？
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.
纔不膩呢。我正想待在家裏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
