Lisa告诉同事Emily新年过后准备辞职，因为她觉得眼下的工作很无聊，没有升职的机会，她还说：

Lisa:The other problem is that I think the company is really set in its ways.

Emily:What do you mean?

L:In other words, I think management is resistant to change. I've given great proposals to my section chief and I've even sent emails with ideas on how to streamline operations to the big boss, but the reaction is always the same.

E:What do they say when you offer suggestions?

L:Usually something like: "We'll take a look and get back to you." But that's the last I'll ever hear from them.

Lisa 还觉得公司运作墨守成规，set in one's ways 是指生活方式或做事方法一成不变，类似的说法还有 stuck in a rut, rut is spelled r-u-t, rut 是指车轱辘留下的印儿，to stuck in a rut 陷在车轱辘印里，也是墨守成规，一成不变的意思。Lisa 说自己向部门经理和公司老板提出过很多好建议，但都没有得到重视。得到的回答一般都是：We'll take a look and get back to you. 我们看一下再答复你，然后就再也没有任何消息了。

E:So, do you have any job prospects lined up?

L:I've been sending out resumes and I've gotten a couple of bites.

E:I see...so you've pretty much made up your mind to quit then?

L:I think so. I'll miss seeing you everyday.

E:I'll miss you, too. Can I make a suggestion?

L:Sure!

E:Don't burn any bridges when you make your move.

L:What do you mean?

Emily问她工作找得怎么样了，Do you have any job prospects lined up? Lisa说自己发了一些简历，已经有一些公司对她表示有兴趣了，I've gotten a couple of bite. bite, b-i-t-e, bite 在这里是上钩的意思，意思是她的简历已经引起了一些公司的兴趣。看起来Lisa去意已定，Emily好心地建议Lisa, Don't burn any bridges. 辞职的时候不要把事做绝，最后给自己留条后路。Emily进一步解释说：

E:I mean, don't tell the boss you hate your job or him. Simply inform them that you plan to resign from your position and do your best to train your replacement. That way, this company can remain a back-up option for you.

L:You make a good point. I'll try to be as professional about this as possible. Thanks Emily! Talking to you makes me feel much better.

E:Sure! Now let's eat!

Emily劝Lisa不要burn any bridges 断了自己的后路，不用告诉老板对公司有多不满意，而且还要 do your best to train your replacement 尽力把交接工作做好，这里所说的replacement 指的是接替Lisa工作的那个人。Emily说，这样的话，现在的公司还能是Lisa的候补选项 back-up option. Lisa觉得Emily这番话很有道理，并保证自己在处理这件事的时候，I'll try to be as professional as possible. 这里的professional是专业的，as professional as possible意思是尽可能按照职场的惯例去做。

A:Don't burn your bridges 这句话说得好，We all need back-up plans，得给自己留条后路。

B:Well, that maybe true, but sometimes you need to burn the bridges and put yourself against the wall, and only by that way you can fully committed into doing something.

A:你是说自己断了后路，背水一战？That's too risky! Don't be too hard on yourself!

B:No pains no gains!

A:好了，咱们别争论了! 还是轻松一下吧，Now let's go bowling!

ASE:bowling

P:Hey Yang Chen, Let's go bowling.

Y:我不会打保龄球。

P:Well don't worry, you are in good hands. I'll teach you how to bowl.

Y:那你可要耐心点儿。Be very patient with me.

P:No problem. First you need to learn how to hold the bowling ball. Well, first hold the ball in your left hand.

Y:Whoa, 好重啊，差点闪了我的腰。

P:It's not that heavy. Well, now put the first and second fingers of your right had in the top two holes and your thumb in the bottom hole.

Y:OK, Patrick, I'm ready! Now what do I do?

P:Walk up to the line at the top of the bowling lane with the ball and center yourself in the lane.

Y:Okay, 站到bowling lane保龄球道中间。

P:Now, hold the ball with your right hand only. Swing it behind you, and then swing it forward and let it go.

Y:Here it goes!

P:Oh No, Yang Chen. Your ball went into the gutter.

Y:A gutter?

P:Yep, those long troughs on both sides of the bowling lane are gutters G-U-T-T-E-R-S. And when your ball goes in the gutter it is called a gutter ball.

Y:保龄球掉到旁边的沟里，就叫gutter ball沟球。

P:And since you didn't hit anything, you don't get any points, but you do get another chance.

Y:Okay, let me try again. 我再来一次。(Sound of ball hitting lane and going in the gutter) Rats! I got another gutterball.

P:It is pretty common to get gutterballs when you first start bowling. You just need practice.

Y:Okay, then let me try again. (Sound of ball hitting lane and going into gutter). Aiya! 又一个gutter ball!

P:Practice makes perfect!

A:打保龄球时扔出gutterball最丢人了！

B:多练练就没事啦！

A:But it's so embarrassing!

B:If you're afraid of losing face, you can practice bowling at home. For example, you can play blowing video games.

A:在家里用保龄球游戏模拟练习，这个主意好！Do you want to join me?

B:Sure!

A:那咱们就比试一下！好，今天节目时间差不多了，这次节目的撰稿人是哓北，编辑是蔚然，同学们，咱们下次的美语训练班节目再见！

B:Bye!