450)h=450">Lisa告訴同事Emily新年過後準備辭職，因爲她覺得眼下的工作很無聊，沒有升職的機會，她還說：Lisa: ---1---y: 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: "---2---." But that's the last I'll ever hear from 還覺得公司運作墨守成規，set in one's ways 是指生活方式或做事方法一成不變，類似的說法還有 stuck in a rut, rut is spelled r-u-t, rut 是指車軲轆留下的印兒，to stuck in a rut 陷在車軲轆印裏，也是墨守成規，一成不變的意思。Lisa 說自己向部門經理和公司老闆提出過很多好建議，但都沒有得到重視。得到的回答一般都是：We'll take a look and get back to you. 我們看一下再答覆你，然後就再也沒有任何消息了。E: So, ---3---?L: I've been sending out resumes and I've gotten a couple of bites.E: I 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: ---4---.L: What do you mean?Emily問她工作找得怎麼樣了，Do you have any job prospects lined up? Lisa說自己發了一些簡歷，已經有一些公司對她表示有興趣了，I've gotten a couple of bite. bite, b-i-t-e, bite 在這裏是上鉤的意思，意思是她的簡歷已經引起了一些公司的興趣。看起來Lisa去意已定，Emily好心地建議Lisa, Don't burn any bridges. 辭職的時候不要把事做絕，最後給自己留條後路。Emily進一步解釋說：E: I mean, don't tell the boss you hate your job or him. ---5---. That way, this company can remain a back-up option for you.L: You make a good point. ---6---. Thanks Emily! Talking to you makes me feel much better.E: Sure! Now let's eat!Emily勸Lisa不要burn any bridges斷了自己的後路，不用告訴老闆對公司有多不滿意，而且還要 do your best to train your replacement 盡力把交接工作做好，這裏所說的replacement 指的是接替Lisa工作的那個人。Emily說，這樣的話，現在的公司還能是Lisa的候補選項 back-up option. Lisa覺得Emily這番話很有道理，並保證自己在處理這件事的時候，I'll try to be as professional as possible. 這裏的professional是專業的，as professional as possible意思是儘可能按照職場的慣例去做。The other problem is that I think the company is really set in its waysWe'll take a look and get back to youdo you have any job prospects lined upDon't burn any bridges when you make your moveSimply inform them that you plan to resign from your position and do your best to train your replacementI'll try to be as professional about this as possible這篇材料你能聽出多少？點擊這裏做聽寫，提高外語水平>>
