（★ 聽對話內容） 本週話題焦點：行銷策略與會議報告 (放下身段)
Nolan just got back from another conference, and he calls Maggie in to his office.
Nolan 剛從另一個研討會回來，他叫 Maggie 進去他的辦公室。 |
Nolan: Good morning Maggie. Nolan：早安，Maggie。
Maggie: Morning! It's good to see you again. How was the conference? Maggie：早安！很高興又見到你。研討會還好嗎？
Nolan: A waste of time. I don't even want to waste a second discussing it. Nolan：簡直是浪費時間。我甚至不想多浪費一秒談論它。
Maggie: Okay. Sorry for asking. Maggie：好吧。抱歉問到這件事。
Nolan: That's alright. I would like you to take a look at the marketing plan that I've just finished drafting. It's only a rough draft, but I'd like you to take a look at it and give me some feedback. Nolan：沒關係。我想請你看看我剛擬好的行銷計劃。這只是大略的初稿，不過我想請你看一下，然後給我一些回應。
Maggie: But you're the marketing director. I'm only a manager. Maggie：可是你是行銷主任。而我只是個經理。
Nolan: That doesn't mean anything. I've learned that the more feedback you get, the better everything is. So, please take a look at it and let me know what you think. Nolan：那有什麼關係。我學會了能得到愈多意見，事情就會愈好。所以，請看一下，然後告訴我你覺得如何。
Maggie: Wow! I'm so impressed. I guess that guest speaker at the conference had a lasting impression on you. Maggie：哇！這真是令我感動。我想那場研討會的演講者給了你很深遠的影響。
Nolan: Sometimes you have to swallow your pride to be successful in life. Nolan：有時候你得放下身段，才能在人生中成功。
Maggie: I'll have a good look at it and give you my opinion by tomorrow afternoon. Maggie：我會仔細地看一看，然後明天下午以前給你我的意見。
Nolan: Great! I feel confident that 2007 will be a year of change! Nolan：很好！我有信心 2007 年將是個大有轉變的一年！
重要字詞講解：1. waste (v.) (n.) 浪費
例：A waste of time. I don't even want to waste a second discussing it.
（簡直是浪費時間。我甚至不想多浪費一秒談論它。）
例：She always wastes her money on some unnecessary stuff.
（她老是把她的錢浪費在一些不必要的東西上。）
※ 小叮嚀：
waste 當動詞使用時，可接「時間」也可接「金錢」表示浪費的東西。
2. rough (adj.) 大概的；初步的
例：It's only a rough draft, but I'd like you to take a look at it and give me some feedback..
（這只是大略的初稿，不過我想請你看一下，然後給我點回應的意見。）
例：The professor introduced the rough concept of feminism in the beginning of the semester..
（教授在學期一開始就介紹了女性主義大略的概念。）
3. feedback (n.) 回應；意見
例：I've learned that the more feedback you get, the better everything is.
（我學會了能得到愈多意見，事情就會愈好。）
例：It's an excellent performance and we got a lot of positive feedback from the audience.
（這是一場很精采的表演，而我們也從觀眾那裡獲得很多正面的回應。）
4. lasting (adj.) 持久的；持續的
例：I guess that guest speaker at the conference had a lasting impression on you.
（我想那場研討會的演講者給了你很深遠的影響）
例：The accident caused lasting damage to her and her family.
（那場意外對她和她的家人帶來持續性的傷害。）
5. pride (n.) 驕傲；自尊心
例：Sometimes you have to swallow your pride to be successful in life.
（有時候你得放下身段，才能在人生中成功。）
例：The pitcher, Wang Chien-ming, is the pride of Taiwan.
（棒球投手王建民是台灣的驕傲。）
※ 小叮嚀：
"swallow one's pride" 字面上的意義為「壓抑某人的驕傲」，通常是指「放下身段」或「低聲下氣」地去做某件事。
小試身手
1. You should not ____ your time getting mad at the negative ____ but swallow your ____ and make self-criticism.
（你不應該浪費時間對那些負面的回應意見生氣，而是放低你的身段並且自我檢討。）
2. Although it's just a ____ story my mom told me when I was a child, it left a ____ memory to me.
（雖然這只是小時候我媽媽告訴我的一個簡略的故事，但它卻讓我留下了永久的回憶。）
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1. You should not waste your time getting mad at the negative feedback but swallow your pride and make self-criticism.
（你不應該浪費時間對那些負面的回應意見生氣，而是放低你的身段並且自我檢討。）
2. Although it's just a rough story my mom told me when I was a child, it left a lasting memory to me.
（雖然這只是小時候我媽媽告訴我的一個簡略的故事，但它卻讓我留下了永久的回憶。）
相關實用句型解析
1. 浪費時間 …
s.b. waste + 時間 + V-ing …
例：I don't even want to waste a second discussing it.
（我甚至不想多浪費一秒談論它。）
例：Don't waste too much time hanging around with those guys!
（別浪費太多時間跟那些人混在一起！）
※ 小叮嚀：
若要接名詞表達「浪費時間在 … 東西上」，可用「waste + 時間 + on + N」的句型。
例：He wasted a whole day on trifles.（他將一整天的時間浪費在瑣事上。）
2. 放下身段 …
swallow one's pride …
例：Sometimes you have to swallow your pride to be successful in life.
（有時候你得放下身段，才能在人生中成功。）
例：He will never swallow his pride and admit that he actually does something wrong.
（他絕不會放下身段，承認他自己確實是做錯某些事了。）
小試身手
1. 我已經浪費兩三個小時聽他抱怨有關他同事的事了。
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2. 如果你真的想挽回她，最好立刻放下你的身段向她說聲對不起。
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1. I have wasted a couple of hours listening to him complaining about his colleagues.
2. If you really want her back, you'd better swallow your pride and say sorry to her immediately. | |
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