職場社交英語 Lesson 26:她還真像個女超人
SCENE⑤ B 會議結束後
【她還真像個女超人】
Dave: Either we'll be millionaires, or we won't... won't have a dime.
戴夫： 當不成百萬富翁，就當……身無分文。
Elvin: And it's all coming down to the next three weeks.
艾文： 接下來的三個星期就會見真相。
Dave: The only person who seems confident the software will be done on time is Zina.
戴夫： 只有吉娜有信心，軟件會準時完成。
Elvin: Yeah, she is some kind of Superwoman, isn't she?
艾文： 對啊，她還真像個女超人，你說是不是？
Dave: 1) Failure just isn't an 2) option for her. I'm glad she's on our team.
戴夫： 失敗這兩個字不在她的字典裏。我很高興她跟我們是同一夥的。
語言詳解
A: Do I have any other options?
我有其他選擇嗎？
B: You have to pick them up at six A.M.
你得在早上六點的時候來拿。
【It's all coming down to...成敗攸關於……】
come down to是指情況到了最後成敗的關頭，短期內就要見真相：
A: It's all coming down to these last two days.
成敗就看這最後兩天了。
B: We can do it!
我們做得到的！
也可以指彼此的關係每況愈下，到達谷底：
A: I need more money. Give me some.
我還要錢。給我一點。
B: Has our relationship just come down to this-money?
我們的關係已走到了這樣，錢錢錢？
你也可以說It came down to the point where...以表示情勢的發展已至最後的臨界點：
A: It came down to the point where I had to make a decision.
事已至此，我得做出決定。
B: So you decided to quit your job and come here?
所以你決定辭職到這裏來？
1) failure (n.) 失敗
2) option (n.) 選擇
