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第1节:削减预算 Budget Cuts

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Hum. Oh! “Important meeting. Everyone must come.”

噢!“重要的会议。每个人都必须来。”

Well, back to work! And my boss has called a meeting.

好了,回去工作吧!我的老板召集了一个会议。

I wonder what it's about. Maybe we're all getting raises!

我想知道是关于什么的。也许我们都要加薪!

Ooo, there's Jonathan! Maybe he knows.

哦,乔纳森来了!也许他知道。

Hi! I'm Professor Bot!

嗨!我是博特教授!

This video is all about work. People talk about jobs and things that happen at work.

这个视频都是关于工作的。人们谈论工作和工作中发生的事情。

Your assignment is to find as many work words as you can.

你的任务是找到尽可能多的单词。

Don't worry, I'll help.

别担心,我会帮你。

So, Jonathan, what do you think today's meeting is about?

乔纳森,你认为今天的会议是关于什么的?

The email sounded important.

这封电子邮件听起来很重要。

Well, I have heard people in the building talking about budget cuts.

嗯,我听到大楼里的人在谈论削减预算。

Oh! Budget cuts? Wait, who has been talking about budget cuts?

噢!削减预算?等等,谁一直在谈论预算削减?

Mark in Accounting.

干会计的马克。

Mark in Accounting? That's one person. That's not “people.”

干会计的马克吗?那只是一个人。不是一群人。

I know, but Mark knows everything that goes on at The Studio.

我知道,但是马克知道工作室里发生的一切。

That is true.

那是真的。

But wait, look at us. We shouldn't gossip. That's how rumors start.

但是等等,看看我们。我们不应该说闲话。谣言就是这样开始的。

We'll just go to the meeting and see what happens.

我们去开会看看会发生什么事。

You're right. No more talk about budget cuts.

你是对的。不要再谈论预算削减了。

Budget cuts? Oh no!

削减预算?哦不!

I just heard Anna and Jonathan talking about budget cuts.

我刚听到安娜和乔纳森在讨论削减预算。

That must be what the meeting is about.

这一定是这次会议的要说的。

When there are budget cuts, people lose their jobs.

预算削减,人们会失去工作。

Not you. You're a good reporter.

不是你。你是个好记者。

And it's not you. You've done a great job as a videographer.

也不是你。作为一名摄影师,你做得很好。

I can't go back to being a detective. Criminals scare me!

我不能再回去当侦探了。罪犯吓到我了!

And I can't go back to being a teacher! High school kids scare me!

我不能再回去当老师了!高中生吓到我了!

Did you hear any work words? They talked about a lot of jobs.

你听到工作用语了吗?他们谈了很多工作。

You can make the name of a job by adding an ending to a verb!

可以通过在动词后面添加后缀来为工作命名!

Kaveh reports, so, he's a reporter.

卡维报道,所以,他是一名记者。

Amelia used to detect, so she was a detective.

阿米莉亚以前做侦查,所以她是个侦探。

If you teach, you're a teacher.

如果你教书,你就是老师。

And a videographer….uh, I think you understand.

一位摄影师…呃,我想你明白的。

Back to the story.

回到故事中来。

Penelope, have you heard the news? Today's meeting is about budget cuts.

佩内洛普,你听说这个消息了吗?今天的会议是关于削减预算的。

That's awful! What should I do?

那太可怕了!我该怎么办?

Update your résumé. I’ve already updated mine.

更新你的简历。我已经更新了我的简历。

I’ll see you at the meeting.

一会儿会上见。

Hello everyone! Quiet, please. Quiet, please!

大家好!请安静。请安静!

This meeting won’t take long. Then you can all leave.

这次会议不会花很长时间的。然后你们都可以离开了。

What is wrong with everyone? You look like I'm going to fire you.

大家都怎么了?你们看起来像是我要炒了你们。

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

哈哈哈哈哈!

Seriously, what is wrong with everyone?

说真的,大家都是怎么了?

Excuse me, Ms. Weaver?

打扰一下,韦弗女士?

Yes, Anna.

好,安娜。

Well, everyone has been worrying about, you know …

嗯,大家都在担心,你知道的…

We’ve been worrying that you are going to fire us!

我们一直担心你会解雇我们!

I’m not going to fire any of you!

我不会解雇你们任何人的!

No! The reason for this meeting is to tell you what a good job you’ve been doing and give out new assignments.

不是解雇!召开这次会议的原因是要告诉你,你们的工作做得有多好,并给你们布置新的任务。

Budget cuts have been happening.

预算削减一直在进行。

But only one person has lost their job --

但只有一个人丢掉了工作

Mark in Accounting?

干会计的马克?

Now, let’s talk about those new assignments.

现在,让我们来谈谈这些新任务。

Ms. Weaver's team is doing a good job!

韦弗女士的团队干得不错!

How did you do?

你做得怎么样了?

Did you find all of the work words?

你找到所有的工作词汇了吗?

Here's a list you can check.

这是你可以检查的词汇清单。

Watch again, if you did not find all the words.

如果你没有找到所有的单词,再看一遍。

Go to the VOA learningenglish website to learn more.

请访问VOA learningenglish 网站了解更多信息。

重点单词   查看全部解释    
hum [hʌm]

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n. 嗡嗡声,哼声,杂声
vi. 发低哼声,哼

 
understand [.ʌndə'stænd]

想一想再看

vt. 理解,懂,听说,获悉,将 ... 理解为,认为<

 
weaver ['wi:və]

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n. 织布者,织工

 
assignment [ə'sainmənt]

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n. 分配,功课,任务,被指定的(课外)作业;(分派的)

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gossip ['gɔsip]

想一想再看

n. 流言蜚语,闲话,爱说长道短的人
vi.

 
detective [di'tektiv]

想一想再看

adj. 侦探的
n. 侦探

联想记忆
update [ʌp'deit]

想一想再看

v. 更新,补充最新资料
n. 更新

 
budget ['bʌdʒit]

想一想再看

n. 预算
vt. 编预算,为 ... 做预算

 
check [tʃek]

想一想再看

n. 检查,支票,账单,制止,阻止物,检验标准,方格图案

联想记忆

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