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影视英语口语:朝九晚五

2010-03-16来源:和谐英语

“朝九晚五”在英语口语里能怎么说?

蹩脚口语:work from morning to night
地道口语:clock in clock out

影视来源:奥斯卡热门《在云端》
剧情引导:乔治·克鲁尼扮演的男主角是个专门替人裁员的专业人士,他习惯于坐飞机到处出差,然后一脸淡定地告诉一个陌生人他被开除了。于是这是其中一例公事......

- Your resume says that you minored in French culinary arts. Most students, they work on the fryer at KFC, but you bussed tables at Il Picador to support yourself. Then you get out of college and then you come and work here. How much did they first pay you to give up on your dreams?
- 27 grand a year.
- And when were you going to stop and come back and do what makes you happy?
- Good question.
- I see guys who work at the same company for their entire lives, guys exactly like you. They clock in, they clock out, and they never have a moment of happiness. You have an opportunity here, Bob. This is a rebirth. If not for you, do it for your children.