職場社交英語 Lesson 30:你的便利貼是什麼顏色?
SCENE① C 吉娜與瑪莉同坐在飛往洛城的班機上
【你的便利貼是什麼顏色？】
Zina: We're going to blow WebTracker out of the water. Trust me.
吉娜： 我們會讓“網路搜尋家”出局的。相信我。
Mary: I believe you, Zina.
瑪莉： 我相信你，吉娜。
Zina: Mary, can I ask you something? What color are your post-it notes?
吉娜： 瑪莉，我能問你個問題嗎？你的便利貼是什麼顏色？
Mary: My post-it notes? Pink, I think. Why?
瑪莉： 我的便利貼？我想是粉紅的吧，怎麼？
Zina: Are you sure they aren't green? It's OK if they are. Just be 1) honest.
吉娜： 你確定不是綠色？是也無妨。老實說就好。
Mary: I'm pretty sure they're pink. Did I do something wrong?
瑪莉： 我很確定是粉紅色的。我做錯了什麼嗎？
Zina: No. Pink is OK. Stick with pink.
吉娜： 沒有。粉紅很好。不要換。
語言詳解
A: Why is he so upset?
他怎麼那麼難過？
B: I told him he's getting fat. I was just being honest.
我跟他說他變胖了。我只是說實話而已。
【 of the water 擊潰……】
of the water是指“把……打得落花流水”，意即讓對方潰不成軍：
A: How was the basketball game last night?
昨晚的籃球賽如何？
B: The Lakers blew the Pistons out of the water.
湖人隊把活塞隊打得潰不成軍。
【stick with... 堅持……】
stick with something 是指“堅持（某事）”，也就是不輕言放棄，不輕易更換：
A: What's the best way to learn English?
學英文最好的方法是什麼？
B: Stick with the basics until you know them really well.
堅守住基本原理，直到你瞭然於心。
1) honest (a.) 誠實的
