Long time no see!「好久不见」 5

Long time no see!「好久不见」 5

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碰到老同事和客户  Pamela: Owen! Long time no see! Owen: Hi, Pamela! Yeah. I haven’t seen you since that case we worked on together last year. Pamela: Oh, yeah—the case from hell. I don’t know how we got through it. Owen: Yep. I still have 1)nightmares about it. How’re things at your firm? Pamela: Not bad. I’m 2)up for partner next year. Owen: I always knew you were going places. Pamela: Ha-ha, thanks. How about you? Owen: I’m actually about to go back to school to get my Ph.D. I want to teach. Pamela: That suits you. You’d make a great 3)professor.

潘蜜拉∶	欧文！好久不见！
欧文∶	嗨，潘蜜拉！自从去年我们一起合作的案子结束後，就没见过奶了！
潘蜜拉∶	对啊，那个案子超棘手的，真不知道当时我们怎麽熬过来的。
欧文∶	是啊，到现在想到那案子我还会做恶梦。你们公司最近怎麽样？
潘蜜拉∶	还不错，我明年就要成为合夥人了。
欧文∶	我就知道奶一定会步步高升。
潘蜜拉∶	哈，谢谢。你呢？
欧文∶	事实上我准备回学校去攻读博士。我想要教书。
乔斯∶	那很适合你。你会是很好的教授。

好用句

be going places 飞黄腾达

going places 字面上看来就是到了对的位子、对的地方，可以形容一个人事业顺利、前途无量。 A: Did you watch the game last night? Atlanta’s new pitcher was awesome! 你昨晚看了比赛吗？亚特兰大的新投手很厉害！ B: Yeah. He’s definitely going places. 对啊，他一定会闯出名号。

Vocabulary

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	1) nightmare  (n.) 梦靥，恶梦 Going through customs and immigration was a nightmare. 过海关及入境审查真是恶梦一场。 2) up for (phr.) 提名候选，成为候选人 The mayor is up for re-election next year. 市长明年将竞选连任。 3) professor (n.) 教授 The professor gave a lecture on Russian literature. 这位教授发表俄国文学的演讲。