【51Talk-常用英语口语】谈论工作

常用英语口语-谈论工作

1. Hold on 等一下。口语中，人们不太用wait a minute。如果两人辩论，吵架，抬杠，你要别人“打住”，可以说，hold it right there.

2. I hate his guts. 我最讨厌他。也有说I hate him guts. Guts 是肠子，相当于“恨之入骨”的意思。He doesn’t have much guts. 他是个胆小鬼。

3.I am just stuck in a rut, doing the same things every day. I wish I could do something different. 烦死了，每天都是干同样的活，我真想换个活法。（rut 日常的，每天都如此，get in a rut，日复一日，天天如此）

4. I have totally sold out to your idea. 我100%地赞同赞同你的意见。

5. I am just ecstatic about going to visit you soon. 马上要见你，我高兴死了。

6. A dap and dip 打个照面，露下脸就走。

【例句】I don’t want to stay long, so let’s make it a dap and dip.我不想多呆，打个照面就走人吧。

7. I would like to get a job within couching distance. 我想找个不用走路就可以上班的工作。（Couching distance,沙发距离，就是坐在沙发上不起身也能够得着。这是那种couch potato喜欢做的美梦。）

对话：

-Do you trust that company? 你相信那家公司吗？

-No, I’m not sure everything is above board. 不，我想它并不是对每件事都坦白。Above board 公开地；光明正大地；under the table 背地里，私下里

（2）

-What kind of job have you ever had? 你做过什么工作？

-I used to work as a teacher.我当过教师。

-How did you like your job?喜欢你的工作吗？

-Oh, if I hadn't moved here I would never thought of changing it. 要不是搬到这儿,我不会考虑换工作的.

（3）

-What sort of job would you like to take? 你想做什么样的工作？

-I prefer a sedentary job and I used to work as an operator. 我喜欢静一点的工作,我曾经当过接线员.

-We need an operator now.我们正需要接线员。

-It's just the job I've been searching for. 这也正是我想要找的工作。

-Which job do you prefer，an accountant or a secretary? 你喜欢做什么工作，会计还是秘书？

-Neither, I prefer an active job. 都不喜欢。我更喜欢能动的工作。

-Then how about a salesman. 那么当推销员怎么样？

-That's better. I like travelling.太好了，我喜欢旅行。

（5）

-Are you familiar with the office management? 你熟悉办公室的管理工作吗？

-I have done something like that before.以前干过类似的工作。

-Are you still interested in it? 现在还感兴趣吗？

-I think I am. I left the job only because it was too far from my home. 我想是的,我辞掉了这份工作只是因为离家太远

（6）

-May I have your resume, please? 可以看看你的简历吗？

-Yes, I need a job that can give full play to my skills. 可以,我需要一份能发挥我一技之长的工作.

-Do you like a job in a library, working with books? 想在图书馆工作吗？和书打交道。-I like peace. As a matter of fact, I once had a job in a library. 我喜欢安静.事实上,我以前在图书馆干过.

（7）

-I suppose you've had many jobs, George.乔治，我想你干过不少工作吧。

-Yes, I used to work for stone, preparing computer programs；I was a businessman tow years ago; and I even ran a small factory until last year. 是的，我曾在四通公司搞过软件，两年前经过商，我还开过一个小型工厂，一直到去年。

（8）

-We need aa person who knows how to operate and repair all kinds of office appliances. 我们需要一位能使用、维修各种办公设备的人

-I used to hold a similar job for six years.类似的工作我干了六年。

-So you're quite confident in your experience and skill。那么你很自信自己的经验的技术了？

-I think so. B:我想是的。

（9）

-We need to know whether you have the special training. 我们想知道你是不是接受专