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办公室里当场解雇下属:let someone go

主管把下属叫进办公室,先说一句 I'm letting you go(让你走人,解雇的委婉说法),紧接一句 You're fired(你被解雇了)当场摊牌。被炒的人瞬间翻脸大骂,主管用 I didn't fire you because I feel threatened(我解雇你不是因为受到威胁)逐条顶回去。职场里从客气到撕破脸的说法,这场戏都能听到。

发生了什么

科尔登图书公司的办公室里,主管把一名下属叫来谈话,只因交代他请一位嘉宾上节目,他却说根本不可能。主管没有动怒,先一句 I'm letting you go(你走人吧),再补一句 You're fired(你被解雇了),还给他两个月找工作、对外说是自己辞职。下属当场翻脸,抱怨自己被针对,甚至骂人。主管冷静顶回去:I didn't fire you because I feel threatened(我解雇你不是因为受到威胁),最后用 thrown out on your ass(被轰出去)收尾。职场里想听懂委婉的解雇、硬气的回击,这几句直接能用。

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这场戏看什么

  • 留意玛格丽特从委婉到强硬
  • 观察鲍勃如何从辩解转为辱骂
  • 注意权力如何通过语气呈现

留意这几个短语

let someone gosandbag someonesemblance of a lifethrown out on your ass

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本章短语

let someone go

让某人离开,是解雇的委婉说法to dismiss someone from a job

玛格丽特把鲍勃叫进办公室,先冷静说出 I m letting you go,随后才把话说死成 You re fired。

They let three designers go after the merger.合并之后他们辞退了三个设计师。

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  • sandbag someone

    暗中使绊、突然发难打压对方

  • semblance of a life

    一点点像样的生活、表面上的正常生活

  • thrown out on your ass

    被强行轰出去、被扫地出门

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62 句台词里标了 23 处

短语 · B2in the first place

一开始,本来

if you didn't spill in the first place.
短语 · B2be just a prop

只是个摆设,没有发言权

Now remember, you're just a prop in here.
短语 · B1not say a word

一个字都不说,守口如瓶

Won't say a word.
短语 · B2let someone go

让某人离开,是解雇的委婉说法

玛格丽特把鲍勃叫进办公室,先冷静说出 I m letting you go,随后才把话说死成 You re fired。

Bob, I'm letting you go.
发音letting you

letting 末尾的 ng 不必拖住,让 you 的 /j/ 直接贴上来,常连成 /ˈlɛtɪŋjuː/,舌面一次到位。

Bob, I'm letting you go.
短语 · B1over a dozen times

十几次,很多次

I asked you over a dozen times to get Frank to do Oprah and you didn't do i.
短语 · B1get off the phone with someone

刚跟某人通完电话

Well, that is interesting, because I just got off the phone with him and he is in.
短语 · B2be a little ... to deal with

有点难打交道

Frank can be a little scary to deal with. For you.
短语 · A2find another job

另找一份工作

Now I will give you two months to find another job. And then you can tell everyone you resigned, OK?
俚语 · C1bitch

骂女人恶毒的脏话——极重的侮辱词,这里是鲍勃失控时骂上司;对任何人都算冒犯,正式场合和字幕外绝不要用。

You poisonous bitch.
俚语 · C1Sandbagging

暗中使绊子、拖累别人——源自古时用沙袋偷袭,指背地里下绊子;工作里可用来指责人,但带强烈指责意味。

You don't think I see what you're doing here? Sandbagging me on this Oprah thing.
短语 · B1feel sorry for someone

替某人感到可悲或难过

You know what, I feel sorry for you. Because you know what you're gonna have on your deathbed?
短语 · B2on one's deathbed

临终时,弥留之际

You know what, I feel sorry for you. Because you know what you're gonna have on your deathbed?
语法 · B2because I feel threatened

先否定再纠正的原因句:先否认对方以为的那个原因,再立刻抛出真正的原因;先挡住误会,再给出结论,比平铺直叙更有压迫感。

I didn't fire you because I feel threatened. No. I fired you because you're lazy, entitled, incompetent.
短语 · B2cheat on someone

背着伴侣出轨

and you spend more time cheating on your wife than you do in your office.
语法 · C1than you do in your office

比较结构里的动词替代:后半句不重复 spend more time,只留 do 顶替前面的动词,than 一接就把两件事摆在一起比。

and you spend more time cheating on your wife than you do in your office.
发音than you

than 的元音常弱化成 /ə/,整词只留 /ðən/,you 也跟着变轻,重音让给后面的 do。

and you spend more time cheating on your wife than you do in your office.
短语 · C1throw someone out on their ass

被强行轰出去、被扫地出门

玛格丽特警告鲍勃再敢多说一个字,就让安德鲁把他轰出门外,还威胁把过程拍下来传到 YouTube;语气是彻底撕破脸。

And if you say another word, Andrew here is gonna have you thrown out on your ass, OK?
发音out of

out 收尾的 t 在 of 前会变浊,那个 v 几乎不摩擦,常连成 /ˈaʊdəv/,听上去只剩两个轻音节。

Another word and you're going out of here with an armed escort.
短语 · B2throw something away

把成果白白毁掉

to throw it all away. OK?
俚语 · B2pissed

气坏了——口语里说人很生气,语气冲;熟人之间能用,对上级或正式场合要换说法。

I'm sure that Dad is pissed.
短语 · B1get back to someone

再回复某人

We'll get back to you as soon as we can.
语法 · B1as soon as we can

as soon as 引导的省略:as soon as we can 后面省掉了 get back to you,意思是等我们一有能力就尽快回复,是客套又留余地的说法。

We'll get back to you as soon as we can.

看懂「办公室里当场解雇下属」

这一章能学到

  • 用 letting you go 委婉表达解雇
  • 听懂 sandbagging 的职场指责
  • 掌握因为句如何补充解雇理由
  • 识别冷静语气里的最后通牒

发音重点

  • letting you — letting 末尾的 ng 不必拖住,让 you 的 /j/ 直接贴上来,常连成 /ˈlɛtɪŋjuː/,舌面一次到位。
  • than you — than 的元音常弱化成 /ə/,整词只留 /ðən/,you 也跟着变轻,重音让给后面的 do。
  • out of — out 收尾的 t 在 of 前会变浊,那个 v 几乎不摩擦,常连成 /ˈaʊdəv/,听上去只剩两个轻音节。
I didn't fire you because I feel threatened. No. I fired you because you're lazy, entitled, incompetent.

我解雇你,不是因为我觉得受威胁。不。我解雇你,是因为你又懒又自负又无能。 它先把对方最容易接受的解释否掉,再一字一顿给出真正的判决;三连形容词收尾,把这场对峙从情绪争吵钉成一份结论。

but we take all of our submissions around here very seriously.

不过我们这里对所有投稿都极其认真对待。 最职业的一句话,把一屋子的私人恩怨压回业务本身:对外可以冷酷,但对作品的态度不能含糊。

Now I will give you two months to find another job. And then you can tell everyone you resigned, OK?

现在我给你两个月时间另找工作。然后你可以告诉所有人,是你自己辞职的,明白吗? 把解雇包装成一份体面的退出方案,冷酷里带着施舍感;看似给你台阶,其实是一道不可违抗的命令。

Another word and you're going out of here with an armed escort.

再多说一个字,你就立刻被保安押着离开这里。 用最短的条件句下最后通牒,画面具体到武装护送,威胁感比吼叫更强,也更冷。

关于这一章的问题

let someone go 是什么意思?

这是职场里解雇人的委婉说法,字面是让某人离开。比直接说 You're fired 客气,常见于主管正式通知,也可能说成 I have to let you go。

「你被解雇了」英语怎么说?

最直接是 You're fired,语气很硬;委婉一点可以说 I'm letting you go,先给对方留面子。

sandbag someone 是什么意思?

指暗中使绊、突然发难打压对方。这里下属用它指责主管故意在节目的事上坑他,让他出错,是很重的指控。

I'm letting you go 和 You're fired 语气差在哪?

意思都是解雇。letting you go 是给对方面子的说法,You're fired 直接、不留余地;先委婉后直白,落差一下就把结果说死。

「被扫地出门」英语怎么说?

可以说 thrown out on your ass,意思是被强行轰出去,语气很冲,多用在放狠话、威胁人的场合,正式场合别用。

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