和Emily一起练口语（附中英双语字幕）

欢迎关注微信公众号：英语主播Emily在微信公众号里回复：课程即可获得10节精品视频学习课程全面提高听力，发音，口语帮你告别哑巴英语 一步步开口“说”英语A: Why did you suddenly suggest a weekend party during the meeting when everyone looked serious?B: I just wanted to lighten the mood, didn't think much.A: You need to read the room — the boss was announcing layoffs at that moment.B: I see, I completely failed to pick up on the vibe.参考翻译：A: 刚才开会时，大家都表情严肃，你为何突然提议周末开派对？B: 我只是想活跃气氛，没想太多。A: 你需要察言观色——那时老板正宣布裁员消息。B: 原来如此，我没有察觉到当时的氛围。⭐read the room察言观色；有眼力见儿；看清形势 / 识时务；别不会看脸色；懂得看气氛例句：He just can't read the room.他就是不会察言观色。He is bad at reading the room.他不擅长察言观色。He kept talking about money when everyone was sad. He just can't read the room.大家都很悲伤时，他还不停谈钱。他真不会看脸色。He kept talking about his promotion at the funeral. He really doesn’t know how to read the room.他在葬礼上不停地谈论自己升职的事。真是一点也不会看场合。Before you make that joke, read the room. Everyone is in a bad mood today.在开玩笑之前，先看看气氛。今天大家情绪都不好。⭐lighten the mood缓和气氛例句：He told a joke to lighten the mood after the tense discussion.在紧张的讨论后，他讲了个笑话来缓和气氛。Let's put on some music to lighten the mood.我们放点音乐让气氛轻松些吧。I tried to lighten the mood by changing the subject.我试着换个话题来让气氛轻松起来。⭐layoff（因公司重组、效益不佳等非员工个人表现原因导致的）裁员、解雇。例句：The company announced layoffs last week.公司上周宣布了裁员。Many people fear layoffs this year.很多人担心今年的裁员。⭐pick up on the vibe察觉到/感知到氛围例句：She's really good at picking up on the vibe in any situation.她非常擅长在任何情况下感知氛围。I picked up on a strange vibe as soon as I walked into the room.我一走进房间就感觉到一种奇怪的氛围。You need to pick up on the vibe before making a joke.你在开玩笑前需要先感知一下气氛。

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欢迎关注微信公众号：英语主播Emily在微信公众号里回复：课程即可获得10节精品视频学习课程全面提高听力，发音，口语帮你告别哑巴英语 一步步开口“说”英语A: You look tired lately. Is everything okay with your new job?你最近看起来很累。你的新工作一切都好吗？B: The work is fine, but the problem is the salary. I feel like I'm working for peanuts.工作本身不错，但问题是薪水。我觉得我挣的钱少得可怜。A: That's a shame. Have you tried talking to your boss about a raise?那太遗憾了。你试过和你的老板谈谈加薪吗？B: I did, but he said the company budget is tight right now. So I'll just keep working for peanuts for a while.我说过，但他说公司目前预算紧张。所以我可能还得继续拿这点微薄的薪水干一阵子。⭐work for peanuts做着一份薪水极低的工作（常带有不满、自嘲或批评雇主吝啬的口气）例句：I have a master's degree, but at this company, I feel like I'm working for peanuts.我有硕士学位，但在这家公司，我感觉我像是在为一点花生米干活。He's a skilled programmer; he shouldn't have to work for peanuts.他是个熟练的程序员，不应该只拿这么点微薄的薪水。Many interns work for peanuts just to get some experience on their resume.很多实习生为了在简历上积累经验，只能拿极低的报酬工作。In that industry, artists are often forced to work for peanuts.在那个行业，艺术家常常被迫接受极低的报酬。I love my job at the animal shelter, even if I'm working for peanuts.我喜欢我在动物收容所的工作，即使薪水少得可怜。

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欢迎关注微信公众号：英语主播Emily在微信公众号里回复：课程即可获得10节精品视频学习课程全面提高听力，发音，口语帮你告别哑巴英语 一步步开口“说”英语A: We've talked about this for an hour. Aren't we just going round in circles?B: Yeah, we are. We keep saying the same things and getting nowhere.A: Let's pick one idea and just try it.B: Good. Action is better than another loop.翻译：A: 这个问题我们都聊了一个小时了。我们不就是在原地打转吗？B: 是啊。一直重复同样的话，毫无进展。A: 咱们就选一个想法，直接试试看。B: 好，行动总比再来一轮强。⭐go round in circles在原地打转、做无用功、反复讨论却没有进展例句：We've been going round in circles for hours and still can't agree.我们争论了几个小时，在原地打转，还是无法达成一致。Our team meeting went round in circles for two hours without reaching any conclusion.我们的团队会议原地打转了两个小时，没有任何结论。We need to stop going round in circles and make a practical plan.我们必须停止原地打转，制定一个切实可行的计划。If we keep going round in circles like this, we'll never finish on time.如果我们继续这样原地打转，永远无法按时完成。I feel like I'm going round in circles at this job—doing the same tasks with no progress.我觉得自己在这份工作中原地打转——重复同样的任务，毫无进展。⭐another loop再来一轮（无效讨论）；又一次兜圈子；重复一遍这个过程例句：To avoid another loop, let's decide right now.为了避免再来一轮，我们现在就做决定吧。⭐get nowhere毫无进展，徒劳无功，白费力气例句：Without a map, we'll get nowhere. 没有地图，我们会迷路的。Talking to him is frustrating; you get nowhere. 跟他说话真让人沮丧，完全是白费口舌。Complaining will get you nowhere. Take action! 抱怨没用，要采取行动！