【情景再现】
就在catherine接到e公司的电话通知没几天,她又接到另一个f公司的电话,告诉catherine她被录取了,相比较前一个工作,这个工作似乎更有发展前景,但她又担心自己对这个公司的相关领域不熟,自己不能胜任。就在她犹豫不决的时候,jenny对她说,don't pass up this job.听了她这句话,catherine终于下定决心接受这份工作。
c:i have just recieved a call from f company telling me that i'm admitted. the job they offered seems to have a greater potential than the former one.but i'm not familar with the relating area.i am not sure whether i can handle it.
c:我刚接到f公司的电话通知我被录取,那个公司的工作似乎比前一个更有发展前景。但是我对相关领域不熟悉,我不确定自己是否能胜任。
jon't pass up this job.it's a great challenge for you.i think you can learn a lot of valuable things from it.
j:别放弃这个工作。这对你来说是个不错的挑战,我想你能从中学到很多宝贵的东西
c:yes ,you are right.i will take your advice.
c:你说的对,我听你的。
don't pass up this job.别放弃这个工作
pass up 是拒绝的意思
美语中pass这个词的意思非常丰富。它可以表示“经过”,如pass a post office 经过邮局; 也可以表示“通过”,如pass an examination通过考试;还可以表示“忽略”,如“pass trivial details 忽略细枝末节。
有一句关于pass的常用口语let it pass表示暂且不谈的意思
carl:you can't pass up this job.this kind of opportunity comes only once in a lifetime.
卡尔:你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。
amanda:really?well,i will be on duty next monday.
阿曼达:真的吗?那,我下周就去报到。