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Firing in the Office 办公室解雇IMDb ↗
职场强人让下属当场认输
The Proposal · 2009
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingIn Margaret’s office, Andrew is being tested on a manuscript when their sarcastic routine is interrupted by Bob’s arrival. Margaret immediately turns a missed assignment into a firing, while Bob tries to challenge the decision and expose her motives. Her controlled replies move from polite euphemism to explicit threat, then back to ordinary office business. The scene shows how power can sound most intimidating when the speaker never raises her voice.
玛
Margaretoffice boss
安
Andrewexecutive assistant
鲍
Bobfired employee
Chapters
14 parts · AI-cut01Firing in the Office职场强人让下属当场认输B23'29"02Announcing a Fake Marriage职场强人被逼当众宣布结婚B24'01"03The Immigration Interview一场假恋爱要经得起层层盘问B24'23"04Negotiating a Fake Marriage一纸交易先谈条件再谈婚事B13'54"05Meeting the Family陌生人闯入大家庭后立刻成了焦点B27'27"06An Awkward Night Together被迫同床的两个人开始听见彼此心事B15'51"07Father and Son Clash儿子终于对父亲说出自己的真实选择B21'51"08An Ex Drops In家人越热情旧情人越容易说真话B15'16"09Trading Personal Secrets尴尬意外让两个陌生人开始交换秘密B16'25"10The Family Plans a Wedding一顿早餐把假婚推成全家婚礼B14'05"11A Dress and a Family Story家人用温柔传统慢慢卸下防备B14'06"12The Sham Marriage Exposed一次逃离让假婚姻当场面对法律后果B15'43"13A Wedding Confession真相在婚礼誓言前终于失控B27'37"14A Real Proposal追到办公室的人终于说出想要什么B12'52"
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00:02
Have you finished the manuscript I gave you
我给你的稿子看完了吗？
00:03
Uh I read a few pages I wasn t that impressed
呃，我看了几页，没觉得多惊艳。
00:06
Can I say something No
我能说句话吗？——不行。
00:07
I ve read thousands of manuscripts
我看过成千上万份稿子，
00:09
and this is the only one I ve given you
这是我唯一交给你看的一份。
00:11
There s an incredible novel in there
里面有一部精彩绝伦的小说。
00:12
The kind of novel you used to publish
就是你以前会出版的那种小说。
00:14
Uh wrong And I do think you order the same coffee as I do
呃，不对。我倒觉得你点的咖啡跟我的一样，
00:18
just in case you spill which is in fact pathetic
就是怕你洒了——说真的，挺可悲的。
00:20
Or impressive I d be impressed
不，应该说挺了不起的；
00:22
if you didn t spill in the first place
你要是一开始就没洒，我才会觉得你厉害。
00:23
Now remember you re just a prop in here
记住，在这里你只是个摆设。
00:24
Won t say a word
我一句话都不会说。
00:29
Ah Our fearless leader and her liege Please do come in
啊，我们英明神武的领袖，还有她的臣子，请进吧。
00:34
Oh Beautiful breakfront Is it new
哦，漂亮的餐边柜。新买的吗？
00:37
It is English Regency Egyptian Revival, built in the 1800s
是英国摄政时期的埃及复兴风格，1800年代做的
00:40
but yes it is new to my office
是啊，它刚到我的办公室。
00:43
Witty
真机智。
00:45
Bob I m letting you go
鲍勃，我要让你走人了。
00:51
Pardon
什么？
00:52
I asked you over a dozen times to get Frank to do Oprah, and you didn't do it.
我跟你说过十几次，让弗兰克上奥普拉，你没办成。
00:55
You re fired
你被解雇了。
00:59
I have told you that is impossible
我早就告诉过你，那不可能。
01:01
Frank hasn't done an interview in 20 years.
弗兰克二十年没接受过采访了。
01:04
Well that is interesting because I just
这就有意思了，因为我刚刚……
01:05
got off the phone with him and he is in
才跟他打完电话，他已经答应接手了。
01:09
Excuse me
你说什么？
01:11
You didn t even call him did you
你根本没给他打电话，对吧？
01:13
But I know I know
可我知道，我知道。
01:15
Frank can be a little scary to deal with For you
弗兰克确实有点难对付。——对你来说。
01:18
Now I will give you two months to find another job
现在我给你两个月时间去找下一份工作。
01:22
And then you can tell everyone you resigned OK
然后你可以告诉所有人，是你自己辞职的，行吗？
01:28
What s his twenty
他现在在哪儿？
01:30
He s moving He has crazy eyes
他正在过来，眼神吓人得很。
01:34
Don t do it Bob Don t do it
别冲动，鲍勃，别冲动。
01:36
You poisonous bitch
你这个恶毒的婊子！
01:40
You can t fire me
你不能解雇我！
01:42
You don t think I see what you re doing here
你以为我看不出你在这里搞什么吗？
01:44
Sandbagging me on this Oprah thing
你就是在 Oprah 这件事上故意给我使绊子，
01:46
just so that you can look good to the board
好让你在董事会面前显得自己很能干。
01:48
Because you are threatened by me
因为你觉得我对你构成了威胁。
01:51
And you are a monster Bob stop
而且你就是个怪物。鲍勃，住口！
01:54
Just because you have no semblance of a life
就因为你活得像没有半点生活，
01:57
outside of this office
除了这间办公室之外，
01:59
you think that you can treat all of us
你就以为可以把我们所有人
02:01
like your own personal slaves
当成你自己的私人奴隶。
02:03
You know what I feel sorry for you
你知道吗？我真替你感到可悲。
02:05
Because you know what you re gonna have on your deathbed
因为你知道你临终时会拥有什么吗？
02:08
Nothing and no one
什么都没有，也没有任何人陪着你。
02:15
Listen carefully Bob
鲍勃，听仔细了。
02:17
I didn t fire you because I feel threatened No
我解雇你，不是因为我觉得受到了威胁。不。
02:20
I fired you because you re lazy entitled incompetent
我炒你鱿鱼，是因为你懒、自以为是，还无能。
02:24
and you spend more time cheating on your wife
而且你花在背着妻子偷情上的时间，
02:26
than you do in your office
比你待在办公室里的时间还多。
02:27
And if you say another word
还有，你要是再多说一个字，
02:28
Andrew here is gonna have you thrown out on your ass OK
安德鲁就会把你狼狈地赶出去，明白吗？
02:31
Another word and you re going out of here
再说一个字，你就给我滚出去。
02:33
with an armed escort
而且会有武装人员押你出去。
02:34
Andrew will film it with his little camera phone
安德鲁会拿他那部小手机把过程拍下来，
02:36
and he will put it on that Internet site
再把视频传到那个网站上，
02:38
What was it YouTube
叫什么来着？YouTube？
02:39
Exactly Is that what you want
没错。你想要这样吗？
02:42
Didn t think so I have work to do
我就知道你不想。我还有工作要做。
02:46
Have security take his breakfront out of his office
让保安把他的餐边柜搬出办公室，
02:48
and put it in my conference room
放到我的会议室去。
02:49
Will do
好的，马上办。
02:50
And I need you around this weekend
还有，这个周末我需要你留在身边，
02:51
to help review his files and his manuscript
帮我审阅他的文件和稿子。
02:53
This weekend You have a problem with that
这个周末？你对此有意见吗？
02:55
No. I... just my grandmother's 90th birthday,
没有。我……只是我奶奶九十岁生日
02:57
so I was gonna go home and
我本来打算回家，然后……
02:59
it s fine I ll cancel it
没事，我取消就是了。
03:01
You re actually saving me from a weekend of misery anyway
反正你其实是在帮我免掉一个痛苦的周末。
03:03
so it s good talk yeah
所以挺好的。先聊到这儿，好吗？
03:05
I know I know OK tell Gammy I m sorry OK What
我知道，我知道。好，替我跟奶奶说声抱歉。好？什么？
03:10
Mom What do you want me to tell you
妈，你想让我告诉你什么？
03:12
She s making me work the weekend
她要我周末加班。
03:14
No I m not no
不，我没有，不是这样的。
03:15
Listen I ve worked too hard for this promotion
听着，我为了这次升职已经付出太多了，
03:17
to throw it all away OK
不能把这一切都白白丢掉，明白吗？
03:18
I m sure that Dad is pissed
我敢肯定爸爸气坏了，
03:20
but we take all of our submissions around here very seriously
但我们这里对所有投稿都非常认真地对待。
03:23
We ll get back to you as soon as we can
我们会尽快给您答复。
03:26
- Was that your family? - Yes.
- 是你家里人？ - 对。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB1↩ 00:12
the kind of something
the kind of something
那种……
The kind of novel you used to publish
就是你以前会出版的那种小说。
GrammarB2↩ 00:12
The kind of novel you used to publish
省略关系代词：you used to publish 修饰 novel，中间省略了作宾语的 that。
The kind of novel you used to publish
就是你以前会出版的那种小说。
CollocationA2↩ 00:18
just in case + clause
just in case + clause
以防……
just in case you spill which is in fact pathetic
就是怕你洒了——说真的，挺可悲的。
CollocationB1↩ 00:18
in fact
in fact
事实上；其实
just in case you spill which is in fact pathetic
就是怕你洒了——说真的，挺可悲的。
CollocationB1↩ 00:22
in the first place
in the first place
一开始；本来
if you didn t spill in the first place
你要是一开始就没洒，我才会觉得你厉害。
CollocationB2↩ 00:45
let someone go
let someone go
让某人离职；解雇
这里是解雇，不是单纯放人离开
Bob I m letting you go
鲍勃，我要让你走人了。
Pronunciation↩ 00:45
letting you go
you 弱读，letting 与 you 连起来更顺。
Bob I m letting you go
鲍勃，我要让你走人了。
CollocationB1↩ 00:00
over a dozen times
over a dozen times
超过十几次
CollocationB1↩ 01:05
get off the phone
get off the phone
刚打完电话；挂断电话
got off the phone with him and he is in
才跟他打完电话，他已经答应接手了。
Pronunciation↩ 01:05
got off the phone
got 的 t 在美音中轻弹，got off 听起来更连贯。
got off the phone with him and he is in
才跟他打完电话，他已经答应接手了。
CollocationB1↩ 01:15
deal with someone/something
deal with someone/something
应付；与……打交道
Frank can be a little scary to deal with For you
弗兰克确实有点难对付。——对你来说。
Pronunciation↩ 01:15
can be a little
can、be、a 都弱读，重音落在 little scary。
Frank can be a little scary to deal with For you
弗兰克确实有点难对付。——对你来说。
CollocationA2↩ 01:18
find another job
find another job
找下一份工作
Now I will give you two months to find another job
现在我给你两个月时间去找下一份工作。
SlangB2↩ 01:44
Sandbagging me
故意拖后腿——职场非正式说法，指暗中让对方难堪
Sandbagging me on this Oprah thing
你就是在 Oprah 这件事上故意给我使绊子，
CollocationB1↩ 01:46
look good to someone
look good to someone
在某人眼里显得不错
just so that you can look good to the board
好让你在董事会面前显得自己很能干。
GrammarB2↩ 01:46
just so that you can look good to the board
目的状语从句：so that 引出目的，can 表示为了达到的效果。
just so that you can look good to the board
好让你在董事会面前显得自己很能干。
Pronunciation↩ 01:48
threatened by me
threatened 与 me 对比重读，突出被威胁感。
Because you are threatened by me
因为你觉得我对你构成了威胁。
CollocationB1↩ 02:03
feel sorry for someone
feel sorry for someone
替某人感到难过；惋惜
You know what I feel sorry for you
你知道吗？我真替你感到可悲。
CollocationC1↩ 02:05
on one’s deathbed
on one’s deathbed
临终时
Because you know what you re gonna have on your deathbed
因为你知道你临终时会拥有什么吗？
GrammarB2↩ 02:17
because I feel threatened
原因状语从句：because 补充决定原因，feel threatened 表示感到受威胁。
I didn t fire you because I feel threatened No
我解雇你，不是因为我觉得受到了威胁。不。
Pronunciation↩ 02:20
lazy entitled incompetent
三个形容词逐个重读，形成排比指责。
I fired you because you re lazy entitled incompetent
我炒你鱿鱼，是因为你懒、自以为是，还无能。
GrammarC1↩ 02:26
than you do in your office
比较省略：than 后省略 spend more time，保留 do 代替前面的动词。
than you do in your office
比你待在办公室里的时间还多。
CollocationB1↩ 02:28
throw someone out
throw someone out
把某人赶出去
Andrew here is gonna have you thrown out on your ass OK
安德鲁就会把你狼狈地赶出去，明白吗？
SlangB2↩ 02:28
on your ass
狼狈地被赶走——粗俗威胁，正式场合不要使用
Andrew here is gonna have you thrown out on your ass OK
安德鲁就会把你狼狈地赶出去，明白吗？
CollocationA2↩ 02:49
will do
will do
好，马上办
Will do
好的，马上办。
CollocationB1↩ 03:01
save someone from something
save someone from something
让我免于……
You re actually saving me from a weekend of misery anyway
反正你其实是在帮我免掉一个痛苦的周末。
CollocationB2↩ 03:17
throw something away
throw something away
把一切白白毁掉
这里指葬送晋升机会，不是扔掉物品
to throw it all away OK
不能把这一切都白白丢掉，明白吗？
SlangB1↩ 03:18
pissed
很生气——美式口语；正式场合可换成 angry
I m sure that Dad is pissed
我敢肯定爸爸气坏了，
CollocationB1↩ 03:23
get back to someone
get back to someone
回复某人；给答复
We ll get back to you as soon as we can
我们会尽快给您答复。
CollocationB1↩ 03:23
as soon as someone can
as soon as someone can
一……就；尽快
We ll get back to you as soon as we can
我们会尽快给您答复。
GrammarB1↩ 03:23
as soon as we can
时间状语从句：as soon as 表示一……就，we can 省略了 get back。
We ll get back to you as soon as we can
我们会尽快给您答复。
Pronunciation↩ 03:23
get back to you
to 弱读，back to you 连成一组收尾。
We ll get back to you as soon as we can
我们会尽快给您答复。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 00:45
let someone go
委婉表示解雇
In the scene玛格丽特对鲍勃下达解雇决定，表面温和，实际没有商量余地。
The studio had to let two editors go after the merger.合并后，这家工作室不得不让两名编辑离职。
In daily life
公司裁员If sales fall again, they may let a manager go.如果销售额再次下滑，他们可能会让一名经理离职。
above my level
SlangB2↩ 01:44
sandbag
故意拖后腿
In the scene鲍勃指责玛格丽特在 Oprah 任务上暗中使坏，让他在董事会面前难堪。
Don’t sandbag your teammate during the presentation.演示时别故意拖队友后腿。
In daily life
项目汇报He sandbagged me by hiding the updated schedule.他藏起最新日程，故意让我出丑。
above my level
SwearingB2↩ 01:36
poisonous bitch
恶毒的女人，辱骂
In the scene鲍勃失控辱骂玛格丽特，poisonous 强化了“恶毒”而非字面毒液。
Calling a coworker a bitch can end a conversation instantly.骂同事是 bitch，可能会立刻让谈话破裂。
In daily life
冲突升级He apologized after using a vicious insult.他用了恶毒的侮辱后道了歉。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 02:28
on one’s ass
狼狈地被赶走
In the scene玛格丽特威胁让安德鲁把鲍勃赶出去，重点是让他丢脸离场。
The bouncer sent the heckler out on his ass.保安把那个闹事者狼狈地赶了出去。
In daily life
赶走闹事者Security will put the intruder out on his ass.保安会把闯入者狼狈地赶出去。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 00:29
fearless leader
“英明领袖”，反讽
In the scene安德鲁用夸张尊称迎接玛格丽特，实际上是在挖苦她的强势和控制欲。
Our fearless leader changed the deadline again.我们那位“英明领袖”又改截止日期了。
In daily life
吐槽老板The fearless leader wants another meeting at dawn.那位“英明领袖”想在黎明再开一次会。
auto-pauses
SlangB1↩ 03:18
pissed
很生气
In the scene安德鲁猜父亲会因周末安排而生气，这里是美式口语含义。
She was pissed when the train left early.火车提前开走时，她气坏了。
In daily life
错过航班I was pissed when the airline lost my bag.航空公司弄丢行李时，我气坏了。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 00:23
prop
摆设，道具
In the scene玛格丽特让安德鲁在办公室里只当摆设，暗示他没有发言权。
He felt like a prop in the meeting.他觉得自己在会议上只是个摆设。
In daily life
会议发言The junior analyst refused to be treated as a prop.那名初级分析师拒绝被当成摆设。
above my level
VocabularyC1↩ 00:34
breakfront
带柜的陈列柜
In the scene鲍勃先夸玛格丽特办公室里的家具，借此拖延并缓和解雇场面的压力。
They placed a breakfront against the dining-room wall.他们把一座带柜陈列柜靠墙放在餐厅里。
In daily life
家具介绍The antique breakfront holds her grandmother’s china.那座古董陈列柜放着她祖母的瓷器。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Bob I m letting you go”
鲍勃，我要让你走人了。
Why it's great
把直接解雇包装成平静通知，委婉措辞和残酷结果形成反差。
Pattern
let someone go：让某人离职
When to use
谈裁员或解雇时，降低冲击但不改变决定。
Similar
You’re being let go. ／ We have to let him go.
Register
neutral
Shadowing tip
重读 letting 和 go，中间语气平稳，像宣布既定事实。
Use it yourself
调整岗位We may have to let one editor go.我们可能不得不让一位编辑离职。
“I fired you because you re lazy entitled incompetent”
我炒你鱿鱼，是因为你懒、自以为是，还无能。
Why it's great
because 后三个形容词连续落下，像一份冷酷而完整的判词。
Pattern
I ... because ...：我……是因为……
When to use
解释一个已经作出的决定，不再和对方争论细节。
Similar
I said no because the plan is risky. ／ She left because the role was unfair.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
because 后三个形容词逐项加重，形成排比指责。
Use it yourself
拒绝合作I declined because the terms were unfair.我拒绝了，因为这些条件不公平。
“We ll get back to you as soon as we can”
我们会尽快给你答复。
Why it's great
这是典型的工作收尾语，礼貌周全，却不承诺最终结果。
Pattern
get back to someone：回复某人
When to use
邮件、面试或投稿沟通中，表示之后会给答复。
Similar
I’ll get back to you tomorrow. ／ We’ll contact you shortly.
Register
formal
Shadowing tip
重音放在 back 和 soon，to 弱读，句尾降调。
Use it yourself
回复申请We’ll get back to you after the final review.最终审核后我们会给你答复。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 鲍勃的失控控诉
You can t fire me You don t think I see what you re doing here Sandbagging me on this Oprah thing just so that you can look good to the board Because you are threatened by me And you are a monster Bob stop Just because you have no semblance of a life outside of this office you think that you can treat all of us like your own personal slaves
你不能解雇我！ 你以为我看不出你在这里搞什么吗？ 你就是在 Oprah 这件事上故意给我使绊子， 好让你在董事会面前显得自己很能干。 因为你觉得我对你构成了威胁。 而且你就是个怪物。鲍勃，住口！ 就因为你活得像没有半点生活， 除了这间办公室之外， 你就以为可以把我们所有人 当成你自己的私人奴隶。
从否认解雇一路升级到人格攻击，句式层层堆叠，情绪失控清晰可见。
❝ 玛格丽特的终止警告
You know what I feel sorry for you Because you know what you re gonna have on your deathbed Nothing and no one Listen carefully Bob I didn t fire you because I feel threatened No I fired you because you re lazy entitled incompetent and you spend more time cheating on your wife than you do in your office And if you say another word Andrew here is gonna have you thrown out on your ass OK Another word and you re going out of here with an armed escort
你知道吗？我真替你感到可悲。 因为你知道你临终时会拥有什么吗？ 什么都没有，也没有任何人陪着你。 鲍勃，听仔细了。 我解雇你，不是因为我觉得受到了威胁。不。 我炒你鱿鱼，是因为你懒、自以为是，还无能。 而且你花在背着妻子偷情上的时间， 比你待在办公室里的时间还多。 还有，你要是再多说一个字， 安德鲁就会把你狼狈地赶出去，明白吗？ 再说一个字，你就给我滚出去。 而且会有武装人员押你出去。
先用死亡意象压低对方，再用条件句和后果收尾，语气一路升级。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use “letting you go” as a polite firing phrase.
- Understand “sandbagging” as deliberate workplace sabotage.
- Use because-clauses to explain a decision.
- Catch threats hidden inside calm office language.
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Questions, then the linesDoes “letting you go” mean firing someone?
Yes. It is a softer workplace way to say someone is being dismissed.
What does “sandbagging me” mean at work?
It means deliberately undermining someone or making their performance look worse.
How can I use “get back to you” professionally?
Use it to promise a later reply without giving an immediate decision.
What is a polite way to fire someone in English?
You can say “let someone go” instead of the more direct “you’re fired.”
Why does the scene sound threatening when Margaret stays calm?
She states the decision, gives reasons, and names consequences without raising her voice.