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那些美好而忧伤的美文(MP3+中英字幕) 第27期:好运符 - 一张两美元钞票(下)

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  • She asked me a series of questions and the interview was over.
  • 回答完一连串的问题后,面试结束了。
  • As I exited her office, I turned around and said, 'Mrs. Martin, I know that I am not qualified like your other applicants, but please give me a chance.
  • 我正要迈出办公室时,转过身对马丁太太说:“马丁太太,我知道自己并不如其他人优秀,但是,请您给我一个机会。
  • I learn quickly and can be a very productive member of your team.'
  • 我接受能力很强,会成为公司优秀的一员。”
  • I thanked her and went home exhausted. Oh well, I thought, tomorrow would be another day.
  • 谢过马丁太太后,回到家时,我已经疲惫不堪了。我心想,算了,没有关系,明天又是新的一天。
  • That evening as I was getting ready for bed, I received a phone call from Mrs. Martin.
  • 当晚,我正准备睡觉时,突然接到了马丁太太的电话。
  • 'Gina,' she said 'you were not the most qualified applicant, but you have so much confidence in yourself that we decided to give you a chance to prove yourself.'
  • “吉娜,”她说,“你虽不是应试者中最出色的,但你对自己充满信心,因此我们决定给你一个展示自己的机会。”
  • I screamed out loud, was jumping all over the room in disbelief.
  • 我简直难以相信这是真的,我激动得大叫起来,兴奋得在房间里又蹦又跳。
  • I could hear Mrs. Martin laughing in the background and suddenly I realized that Mrs. Martin was still on the line.
  • 电话那头传来马丁太太的笑声,我这才意识到我们还在通话。
  • 'Thank you Mrs. Martin, you will not regret this decision,' I said and hung up the phone.
  • “马丁太太,谢谢您!我不会令您失望的。”说完,我挂断了电话。
  • I got my wallet and took out my two dollar bill.
  • 我掏出钱夹,拿出了那张两美元钞票。
  • 'Thanks mom, I am going to make it,' I said out loud so my mother could hear me.
  • “谢谢您,妈妈,我的好运来了。”我大声地说,妈妈应该听得到。
  • At that instant, I remember the time she pulled all of us into the living room and said,
  • 那一刻,我想起了妈妈说的一番话,她把我们拉到客厅里说:
  • 'You are all brilliant in my mind, but if you fail once don't give up.
  • “在妈妈眼里,你们都很棒。无论做什么事情,失败了,千万别放弃。
  • Don't fear failure. It is a way of getting us to try harder. You will succeed, I promise.'
  • 失败并不可怕,我们可以化失败为动力。我相信,你们一定能够成功。”
  • I still think of mom everyday and still keep my two dollar bill in my wallet.
  • 我时刻都想念妈妈,那两美元也依然珍藏在我的钱夹里。
  • At a family reunion years later, I found out that my brothers and sisters all had a two dollar bill in their wallet.
  • 多年后,在一次家庭聚会上,我才发现,我们兄弟姐妹的钱夹里都各有一张两美元钞票。
  • We all laughed and talked about how special this gift from Mom had been to each and everyone of us. It had reinforced the confidence Mom had instilled in us.
  • 我们都笑了,谈论着妈妈赠给我们的这份特殊礼物。她在我们心底播下了自信的种子,而这两美元让这粒种子迅速茁壮地成长起来。


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1. a series of 一系列

例句:She asked me a series of questions and the interview was over.
回答完一连串的问题后,面试结束了。

2. haveconfidence in 对···有信心

例句:'Gina,' she said 'you were not the most qualified applicant, but you have so much confidence in yourself that we decided to give you a chance to prove yourself.'
“吉娜,”她说,“你虽不是应试者中最出色的,但你对自己充满信心,因此我们决定给你一个展示自己的机会。”

3. hung up 挂断电话,念念不忘的;过于担心的

例句:'Thank you Mrs. Martin, you will not regret this decision,' I said and hung up the phone.
“马丁太太,谢谢您!我不会令您失望的。”说完,我挂断了电话。

4. on the line 在线上

例句:I could hear Mrs. Martin laughing in the background and suddenly I realized that Mrs. Martin was still on the line.
电话那头传来马丁太太的笑声,我这才意识到我们还在通话。

5. At that instant 那一刻

例句:At that instant, I remember the time she pulled all of us into the living room.
那一刻,我想起了妈妈说的一番话,她把我们拉到客厅里。

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interview ['intəvju:]

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n. 接见,会见,面试,面谈
vt. 接见,采

 
decision [di'siʒən]

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n. 决定,决策

 
confidence ['kɔnfidəns]

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adj. 骗得信任的
n. 信任,信心,把握

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qualified ['kwɔlifaid]

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adj. 有资格的,有限制的

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applicant ['æplikənt]

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n. 申请人

 
wallet ['wɔlit]

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n. 皮夹,钱包

 
brilliant ['briljənt]

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adj. 卓越的,光辉的,灿烂的
n. 宝石

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productive [prə'dʌktiv]

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adj. 能生产的,有生产价值的,多产的

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disbelief [.disbi'li:f]

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n. 不相信,怀疑

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