职场社交英语11

【网络综合 - 英语口语试题】Zina: Do you want to know what really 1) motivates Vince to be nice to me?吉娜： 你要知道文斯对我好的动机何在吗？Dave: OK. What?戴夫： 好啊。是什么？Zina: It isn't 2) gratitude. It's fear. Vince is afraid I'll 3) jump to a 4) competitor.吉娜： 那不是感激。是恐惧。文斯怕我会跳出去帮竞争对手。Dave: You wouldn't do that. Would you?戴夫： 你不会这么做，对吧？Zina: I might. Vince knows he needs to keep me happy.吉娜： 我或许会喔。文斯知道他得让我保持快乐。Dave: What about your 5) accounts?戴夫： 那你的客户呢？语言详解A: Man, that guy was a really good boxer.天啊，那家伙真是个好拳手。B: You fought a good fight. But your next competitor will be even tougher.你打了场好拳。但是你的下个对手将会更强。【nice to me 对我好】nice to 后面接“人”时，表示“友善、随和”的意思，例如：Grandma was nice to me when I visited her.我去探望祖母时她对我很友善。We should all be nice to the new-comer.我们应该对那位新来的人客气些。【I might. 我可能会】在英文中谈论"可能"的情态助动词（modals）有好几个，包括might, could, may, must。大致上，might表示的"可能"是最低，而must最高。Tina might be sick.（少于50%可能）Tina could be sick.（约50%可能）Tina may be sick. （约50%可能）Tina must be sick. （约90%可能）1) motivate (v.) 给……动机2) gratitude (n.) 感激3) jump to... 换（公司），尤指违反合约的情况。4) competitor (n.)竞争者5) account (n.) 客户，尤指生意上往来的客户。