職場社交英語【23--我才不要分心】

　　職場社交英語【23--我才不要分心】

 

　　SCENE④ B 吉娜和戴夫在隔間裡

　　Dave: Do you think maybe it would be better to just talk to Vince? Explain the situation?

　　戴夫： 你覺得去跟文斯說會不會好一點?解釋這整個情況?

　　Zina: No way. I want the satisfaction of 1) squishing this bug myself. Plus, what if it's Vince?

　　吉娜： 門都沒有。我要自己享受壓扁這隻蟲子的滿足感。而且若文斯就是那小子怎麼辦?

　　Dave: I don't think so. Your admirer seems kind of sweet. Aren't you even a little 2) curious about him?

　　戴夫： 不會吧。你那仰慕者似乎還蠻貼心的。難道你對他一點都不好奇?

　　Zina: He's just a 3) distraction, like a mosquito buzzing in my ear. I want no distractions.

　　吉娜： 他只會讓人分心，就像耳邊蚊子嗡嗡叫。我才不要分心。

　　Dave: A little distraction might 4) do you some good, Zina.

　　戴夫： 稍微分點心或許對你有好處，吉娜。

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　　語言詳解

　　A: Our two-year-old baby is always getting into trouble.

　　我們家那個兩歲的小鬼老是出狀況。

　　B: Two is the age when they start to get curious.

　　孩子就是從兩歲會開始好奇。

　　【a little curious 一點兒好奇】

　　a little 意思是「不多，但仍有一點」，如果是little，意思是「很少」，隱含否定之意。

　　A: There's still a little time. We can have another drink.

　　還有一點時間，我們可以再來一杯。

　　B: But there is little money with us.

　　但是我們沒有什麼錢了。

　　A: I think they would accept my credit card.

　　我想他們會接受我的信用卡。

　　1)quish (v.) 擠扁，壓扁

　　2) curious (a.) 感到好奇的

　　3) distraction (n.) 分心

　　4) do someone good 對某人有好處

（編輯：薛琳）