★★★★Good News & Bad News?

W：Hey, I've got some news, some good news and some bad news.

M：OK, give me the bad news first.

W：We're moving to a new office.

? ? ? ?【現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)表將來(lái)】move舒萎，go夺巩，come，leave等轉(zhuǎn)移動(dòng)詞?→?e.g.?I'm?coming. / She's?leaving?for?Beijing.

M：When is this going to happen?

? ? ? ?【將來(lái)時(shí)的結(jié)構(gòu)之一】be?going?to+do?→?e.g. We?are?going?to?move?to?a?new?office.

W：We're supposed to move at the end of next month. 85

? ? ? ?be?supposed to?do?sth?應(yīng)當(dāng)做某事坦仍；

M：How far away is the new office?

? ? ? ?How far away…？ …有多遠(yuǎn)管跺？→?How far away…from…费就？從哪到哪距離多遠(yuǎn)？

? ? ? ?→?e.g.?How far away?the?sun from Earth.?太陽(yáng)距地球有多遠(yuǎn)冷尉？

W：We are not sure yet, but it will mean a longer commute?/k??mju?t/(通勤) for most of us.?The new office will probably?be on?the other side of the city. 89

? ? ? ?yet?用于否定句和疑問(wèn)句漱挎，談?wù)撋形窗l(fā)生的事；

? ? ? ?commute?① (n.)通勤?→?a?long?commute雀哨；?②?(v.)通勤?→?I?commute?by?subway. 我坐地鐵上下班

? ? ? ?probably?很可能,大概磕谅；on?the?other?side?of?the?city?在城市的另一邊；

M：The commute is already too long for me and I'm not going to change flats.?We just bought one.

? ? ? ?already?已經(jīng),早已震束；be?going?to?的意義之一：意愿(打算在將來(lái)做某事)

譯文：嘿怜庸，我有一些消息，好消息和壞消息垢村。好吧割疾，先聽(tīng)壞消息。我們要搬去新的辦公室了嘉栓。我們什么時(shí)候搬宏榕？我們應(yīng)該在下個(gè)月末搬拓诸。新辦公室有多遠(yuǎn)？我們還不確定麻昼，但是意味著對(duì)于我們大多數(shù)人通勤要更久奠支。新辦公室可能會(huì)在城市的另一邊。對(duì)于我來(lái)說(shuō)通勤時(shí)間已經(jīng)夠長(zhǎng)了抚芦，而且我不打算換房子倍谜。我們剛買(mǎi)了一個(gè)

What did he just buy? - He just bought a new flat.

When are they going to move? - They're supposed to move at the end of next month.

How is the move going to far commute……

M：Anyway, what's the good news?

W：The good news is that we are going to expand. 75 In?other?words，the company is growing so we are gonna/?ɡ?n?/?hire(雇用) more people.

? ? ? ?expand (v.)擴(kuò)大,擴(kuò)張叉抡；In?other?words?也就是說(shuō),換句話說(shuō)尔崔；hire?(v.)雇傭,聘用?→?e.g.?I?was?hired?by Liulishuo.

M：Well, I've got some news for you too.

W：I hope it's a good news.

M：Well, that depends on your point of view(看法).?87? I'm planning to start my own business. 85

? ? ? ?depends on?取決于；point of view?觀點(diǎn),看法 → from?my?point of view…/in?my?opinion?在我看來(lái)褥民；plan to?do?sth?打算做某事季春；

W：Why? I thought you were happy working here. 81

M：I like the work, but I'm not learning anything new. 91?I think I can do better on my own. 92

? ? ? ?不定代詞+形容詞：learning anything；something?hot?and?spicy消返；anything?interesting载弄；

? ? ? ?do?better?做的更好；on?one's?own?靠自己撵颊；

譯文：不管它了宇攻，好消息是什么？好消息是我們公司要擴(kuò)張了秦驯，也就是說(shuō)公司在擴(kuò)大尺碰，所以我們需要雇傭更多的員工。好吧译隘，我也有些消息要告訴你亲桥。我希望是個(gè)好消息。好吧固耘，這得看你怎么想了题篷。我打算開(kāi)啟自己的事業(yè)。什么厅目？我還以為你在這里工作很開(kāi)心番枚。我喜歡這份工作，但是我沒(méi)有在這里學(xué)到新東西了损敷。我覺(jué)得我靠我自己可以做的更好

What is he planning to do? - He is planning to start his own business.

Why is company going to hire more people???The company is growing

復(fù)述：It will make the commute longer for most of the employees.??81

M：I was planning to wait a few months.?But now that the office is moving, I'm ready to make the change.

? ? ? ?now that?既然,由于葫笼；

W：What does your wife think???89

M：She's in favor(贊成) of?it and she'll help me.?She's already designing a website.?We'll work from home at first.

? ? ? ?in favor of?sth?支持,贊同某事?→?be?against?sth?反對(duì)某事?→?e.g.? He's?against?my?proposal.?他反對(duì)我的提議；at first?一開(kāi)始,最開(kāi)始拗馒；

W：So you really are serious about this??You're taking a big risk(大風(fēng)險(xiǎn)).?Most new businesses fail.?

? ? ? ?serious (adj.)嚴(yán)肅的,認(rèn)真的?→?e.g.? Are?you?serious路星？你是認(rèn)真的嗎？?→?be?serious?about?sth?對(duì)某事認(rèn)真嚴(yán)肅诱桂；

? ? ? ?take?a?risk /?take?risks?冒險(xiǎn)洋丐；fail 失敵饰簟；

M：Yes, I know, but if I don't do it now, I never will.?I'm tired of working for others.

? ? ? ?be?tired of?doing?sth?厭倦做某事?→?e.g.?I'm?tried?of?the?rules. 我厭煩這些規(guī)則了

W：I know what you mean.

譯文：我本來(lái)計(jì)劃等幾個(gè)月友绝，但是現(xiàn)在我們辦公室要搬了堤尾，我已經(jīng)做好改變準(zhǔn)備。你的妻子怎么想迁客？她贊成郭宝，她會(huì)幫助我的。她已經(jīng)在設(shè)計(jì)網(wǎng)站了哲泊。我們會(huì)一開(kāi)始先在家工作剩蟀。所以你是認(rèn)真的？你在冒大風(fēng)險(xiǎn)呀切威，多數(shù)新的事業(yè)都會(huì)失敗的。是的丙号，我也知道有風(fēng)險(xiǎn)先朦，但是如果我現(xiàn)在不做的話，我永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)做了犬缨。我厭倦了為別人工作喳魏。我明白你說(shuō)的意思

What's very risky? - Starting a new business is very risky because most new businesses don't succeed.

What's he serious about? - He's serious about starting his own business.

M：Don't tell anyone about this, OK?? 88 It's still a secret.

W：Sure,Iwon'tsay anything to anybody.? ?90

? ? ? ?I'm sure this will come as a surprise to everyone.? 86

? ? ? ?come?as?a?surprise?to?sb?讓某人出乎意料,感到突然；come?as?no?surprise?理所當(dāng)然→?e.g.Theis?break-up?comes?as?no?surprise.

M：I'm sure changing offices will also come as a surprise to people.?

? ? ? ?This is exactly why I want to work on my own.?

? ? ? ?I don't like these kinds of surprises. 93

W：You are right about that.?When are you gonna let people know??

? ? ? ?let?sb?know?讓某人知道怀薛；

M：I'll make the announcement/??na?nsm?nt/(宣告) at the beginning of next month.

? ? ? ?announce (v.)宣布,宣告?announcement(n.)?→?make?the?announcement刺彩；

譯文：不要告訴其他人，這還是個(gè)秘密枝恋。當(dāng)然创倔，我不會(huì)對(duì)任何人說(shuō)一個(gè)字，我確定這對(duì)所有人來(lái)說(shuō)是個(gè)驚喜焚碌。我相信換辦公室也是個(gè)驚喜畦攘，我正式我為什么想要為自己工作的原因，我不喜歡這種形式的驚喜十电。你說(shuō)的對(duì)知押。你準(zhǔn)備什么時(shí)候讓他們知道？將在下個(gè)月初公布此事

復(fù)述：He'll announce/??na?ns/his decision at??the beginning of next month. 他將在下個(gè)月初宣布他的決定??85