介绍:
美音的节奏模式（’Rhythmic Patterns）
1. O O 式
‘come ‘here / ‘speak(g) ‘up / ‘Look(g) ‘out
‘no ‘more / ‘try ‘hard / ‘not(吞) ‘now
‘hold ‘tight / ‘quite ‘right / ‘just ‘then
2. O o O 式
‘Do it ‘now / ‘Look（g） in’side / ‘Go t(d)o ‘sleep
‘run a’way / ‘Write (d)it ‘down / ‘Try(i) a’gain
‘Have a ‘drink / ‘Hurry ‘up / ‘long a’go
‘time for ‘bed / ‘What (d)is ‘that?
Office Romance 职场恋歌
dialogue 1
C: What's the problem, Nada? You look down in the dumps.
娜达,怎么了？你看上去怎么闷闷不乐的？
N: I don't know. My life is a big mess. Everything is so compliceted.
我也不知道。我的生活一团糟。怎么这么复杂？
C: come on, nothin can be that bad.
到底怎么了？没什么大不了的。
N: but promise me, you'll keep it a secret.
但你要发誓，替我保守秘密。
C: ok, I promise. So what's troubling you so much?
好吧，我发誓。那到底什么让你这么烦心呢？
N: I've fallen in love with my boss.
我喜欢上我们老板了。
C: really? Is he married?
是吗？那他结婚了？
N: no, of course not. He is still single.
没有，当然没有。他还是单身。
C: then what's your problem?
那你愁什么呢？
N: I try to keep it to myself. But there is a lot of gossip about us.
我本想埋在心里，谁也不说。但是公司里传的沸沸扬扬的。
C: oh, I see. Office romance tends to be the subject of gossip.
啊，明白了。办公室恋情总会引起闲言碎语的。
N: worse still, he is trying to avoid me these days.
更糟糕的是，他这两天在极力躲避我
C: office romance is very tricky.
办公室恋情很难处理的。
N: it gives me a lot of pressure and I feel depressed.
我感到很有压力，心情很郁闷。
C: cheer up, Nada. You'll be fine.
娜达，别这样，高兴点。一切都会过去的。
dialogue 2
C: how's it going?
最近怎么样？
N: I'm in a good mood today, actually. How about you?
事实上，我今天心情很好，你呢？
C: to be honest, I'm a bit fed up.
说实话，我有点烦。
N: what's wrong?
怎么了？
C: there's a girl in my company that I really like but I always get shy when she is around.
我很喜欢我们公司的一个女孩，但是我一看见她就不好意思。
N: I see! Do you want to ask her out?
这样啊，你想约她出去吗？
C: sure, but how?
当然啦，但是怎么约啊？
N: you can ask her out for drink after work.
你可以约她下班后一起喝东西。
C: but for what reasons? She doesn't even know who I am.
但是找什么理由啊？她都不知道我是谁。
N: then you've got a lot of homework to do. You need to get her notice first.
那你要做的事情可就多了，你要先引起她的注意。
C: easier said than done.
说起来容易。
N: you can start by meeting her at the bus stop and saying hello to her.
你可以先在公交车站偶遇她，然后和她搭讪。
C: but I always get tongue-tied when I see her.
但是我一见到她，就不知道说什么。
N: that's something you need to overcome. Men should make the first move as most of girls perfer being chased.
那你一定要克服这个毛病。男士要主动，女孩子喜欢被追啊。
C: I see. I'll try.
知道了。我试试吧。
N: good luck
祝你好运。
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