【BEC】职场必胜1

　　会话原文

　　Billy： What's up？

　　Michael： Nothing much， just hoping to chat with the boss.

　　Billy： What do you want， a raise？

　　Michael： No way， I just want his extra tickets to the soccer game.

　　Billy： I didn't know you were a [object]， I thought you were only a computer [object].

　　Michael：　Don't judge a book by its cover.

　　Billy： All right， I won't. Good luck with your quest.

　　Michael： Thanks a bunch.

　　会话翻译

　　比利：什么事？

　　迈克尔：没什么，只是想跟老板谈谈？

　　比利：你想干什么，加薪吗？

　　迈克尔：不是，我只是想要他多余的足球票。

　　比利：我没想到你是个球迷，我以为你只是个电脑迷呢。

　　迈克尔：不要以貌取人。

　　比利：对，我不会那样的。祝你好运。

　　迈克尔：多谢了。

　　会话解读：

　　1） Don't judge a book by its cover （不要以貌取人）： what it looks like may not be true Even though that company is small， they may still be successful - don't judge a book by its cover.

　　虽然这个公司很小，但也许它很成功——不要以貌取人。

　　2） Jock（球迷，体育迷）： a sports fan

　　Tom the jock always wears his air-Jordan sports shoes to work.

　　汤姆这个球迷总是穿着乔丹气垫运动鞋来上班。

　　3） Nerd（书虫，书呆子）： bookworm， weak boy

　　Nerds usually play sports on the computer.

　　电脑迷总是在电脑上进行运动。