2020-05-22

一、兰溪笔录学习

A：How's your new job?

B:it's a job exactly,it's an intership.

A：Oh,so you're working as somebody's lackey and getting paid a pittance.

B:no,not exactly.I'm doing a lot of scut work and i'm not getting paid a lot,but i'm getting very valuable on-the-job experience.

A:Sure you are.you're learning how to fetch coffee and run errands. Yippee! you donnot have to tell me any more. I know all about it. It's slave labor.

B:no,it's not! I'm shadowing one of the managers part of the day and I sit in on important meetings all the time. My mentor shows me how things are done in the business world and gives me great career advice.

A: Well,then you're lucky. Most interns who work for our company learn diddly squat and spend their time doing menial work. Some of them are even unpaid. What a racket!

B: In that case,I'm glad i donot work for your company!

Note：

1. internship:

美 /ˈɪntɜːrnʃɪp/n. 实习生；（美）实习期；实习医师职位

2.lackey:

美 /ˈlæki/ n. 男仆；侍从；马屁精 vt. 侍候，服侍；奉承 n. (Lackey)人名；(英)拉基

3.pittance：

美 /ˈpɪtns/ n. 少量；小额施舍；少量津贴

4.scut：

美 /skʌt/ n. 短尾；可鄙的人；单调枯燥的粗话

5.errand：美 /ˈerənd/

n. 使命；差事；差使

labor美 /'lebɚ/

n. 劳动；工作；劳工；分娩 vi. 劳动；努力；苦干 vt. 详细分析；使厌烦

6.slave：美 /sleɪv/

n. 奴隶；从动装置 vi. 苦干；拼命工作

7.sit in on：列席；旁听

8.mentor：美 /ˈmentɔːr/

n. 指导者，良师益友 vt. 指导

9.diddly：美 /ˈdɪdli/ n. 一点也不，毫不；无价值的东西 adj. 无价值的

10. squat：美 /skwɑːt/

v. 蹲坐；蹲举；擅自占用；霸占 n. 蹲坐；被非法占用的建筑物；蹲举训练；（体操）下蹲动作；非法占用空房；几乎没有；任何东西 adj. 矮胖的；矮而宽的

11.racket：美 /ˈrækɪt/

n. 球拍；吵闹，喧闹 vt. 过着花天酒地的生活 vi. 过着花天酒地的生活，what a racket!(天大的骗局）

二、每日一学：

1. (I)got it:表示收到了指示，你明白怎么做了（或者该做什么）；I 可以省略；

如：-please send the report to the client tomorrow.---got it.

2. I get it: 明白了一些之前不明白的事。I 不可以省略；

如：Do you understand what I'm saying?--I get it.

3. I know:表示你在对方说话之前就已经知道这件事了（跟朋友之间可以这样讲）；

4.I understand:则是一种很正式的说法，一般是上下级的指示中可以用到这样的回答；

5. be aware of:当你知道某件已经存在的事情时，可以用此表达：

如：The children are aware of the danger of taking drugs.

6. realize:当你突然明白某件事情时，如：

As soon as we realized something was wrong,we moved the children away.

7. I see,all right 或者OK，非常简单明了的表达，我明白或我知道。

8. Fair enough 或that makes sense,表示说得对或者是有道理。如：

- Dude, why didnot you take that job?the benefits were killer!

-Maybe,but it was so far out,i'd have spent more on gas than what they were willing to pay me.

-Fair enough.