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The Shop Around the Corner · 1940 — 第 4 / 19 章 · 4'03" · B2

假装买包其实求职：go through the whole routine

一个女人走进街角小店，装作要买包，店员客气地招呼她 make yourself at home（别拘束、就当在自己家），再把夏季大甩卖从头讲了一遍。等她坦白自己其实想找份工作，店员才发现被 go through the whole routine（把整套流程走一遍）耍了一圈。这种先寒暄、后亮底牌的求职话术，面试和推销时都用得上。

发生了什么

故事发生在布达佩斯的一家礼品店。一个女人走进店里，先装作要买包，店员客客气气地说 make yourself at home（别拘束、就当在自己家），又把夏季大甩卖从头讲了一遍。等她终于说明来意——不是买东西，是找工作——气氛立刻变了。她怪对方让她 go through the whole routine（把整套流程走一遍），白演了一出顾客。可老板一口回绝：out of the question（绝无可能），还劝她别 wasting your time（浪费时间），去别处试试。这几个说法很实用：请人放松说 make yourself at home，抱怨被折腾一圈就说 go through the whole routine，拒绝得干脆就用 out of the question。

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这场戏看什么

  • 留意销售话术如何转成求职铺垫
  • 比较店员和老板的拒绝语气
  • 听她报经历时的自信节奏

留意这几个短语

go through the whole routinemake yourself at homenot in the vocabulary ofin a bad mood

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go through the whole routine

把整套流程走一遍（常指白费力气）to go through the whole usual procedure

求职的姑娘怪克拉利克没早说自己做不了主，让她把一整套推销表演从头演到尾才开口拒绝。

Let's not go through the whole routine again.别再走一遍那套流程了。

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  • make yourself at home

    别拘束、就当在自己家

  • not in the vocabulary of

    在某人的字典里不存在、绝不可能

  • in a bad mood

    心情不好、情绪差

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103 句台词里标了 40 处

语法 · B1don't you think

附加疑问句求认同：说话人先给出自己的判断，再用一个否定的简短问句把对方拉进来一起确认，这就是附加疑问句。它比直接问 do you think so 更口语、更有推销味道。这里店员把包夸成漂亮，再用这个问句逼顾客点头，是柜台话术的典型节奏。

It's a lovely bag, don't you think?
发音don't you think

don't you think 里 don't 的 t 和 you 连读时几乎缩成一个音，听起来像 doncha-think，节奏很快。

It's a lovely bag, don't you think?
短语 · B1I beg your pardon

抱歉、对不起（也可表示没听清）

Oh, I beg your pardon.
短语 · B1what can I show you

我能拿点什么给您看

Well, what can I show you?
短语 · B1make yourself at home

别拘束、就当在自己家

姑娘说不买东西，店员并不介意，反而请她随便看看，像在自己家一样。

Now, if you wish to look around, just make yourself at home.
短语 · B1I wonder if I could ...

不知道我能不能……

Uh, I wonder if I could see Mr. Matuschek.
发音if I

if I 连读时 if 末尾的辅音直接接到 I 上，听起来像一个词 if-eye，中间不停顿。

Uh, I wonder if I could see Mr. Matuschek.
短语 · B1busy at the moment

现在正忙着

Well, unfortunately, Mr. Matuschek is quite busy at the moment.
短语 · B1take care of something

由我亲自处理

But if you will tell me your wishes, it's quite possible I could take care of them myself actually.
短语 · B1have a sale

在搞夏季促销

Well, I noticed in your shop window that you're having a summer sale.
短语 · B1mark something down

降价百分之二十五

Oh, yes, madam. Everything in the shop is marked down 25 percent.
短语 · B1take for instance something

就拿这个粉盒来说

Now, take for instance this compact.
短语 · B2for a penny less than

少一分钱都不行

Yesterday you couldn't get it for a penny less than $3.90.
短语 · B1a real bargain

非常划算的东西

Oh, really? Yes, that's a wonderful bargain.
短语 · B1have no doubt of something

对此毫不怀疑

Oh, well, I have no doubt of it.
短语 · B1be wise to do something

早点来很明智

You were very wise to come early.
语法 · B1won't be able to take care of the customers

be able to 表能力：be able to 表示有能力做某事，比情态动词更灵活，可以自由地构成将来时和完成时。这里说的不是不愿意，而是人手不够、忙不过来，所以用了将来时的否定式。它把「做不到」归到客观条件上，听起来不像推卸责任。

We'll probably have such a rush and won't be able to take care of the customers.
短语 · B1take on someone

再雇几个帮手

Well, in that case, maybe you should take on some extra help.
短语 · B2go through the whole routine

把整套流程走一遍（常指白费力气）

求职的姑娘怪克拉利克没早说自己做不了主，让她把一整套推销表演从头演到尾才开口拒绝。

You know, that-that wasn't very nice L-letting me go through the whole routine.
短语 · B2what kind of business someone is doing

生意做得怎么样

You can see what kind of business we're doing.
短语 · C1of one's own accord

自愿地、主动地

I worked for two years at Blasek and Company and I left of my own accord.
语法 · B2even if you'd worked at Mintz and Kramer

even if 引导让步：even if 引出一种退一步的假设：就算发生过这件事，结论也不会变。从句里用过去完成时表示与过去事实相反的设想。对方想用资历压人，克拉利克却用这个结构表明，再好的履历在这里也改变不了处境，语气冷静而现实。

My dear child, even if you'd worked at Mintz and Kramer-- I did!
短语 · B1deal with someone

接待那一类客人

Well, we don't deal with that class of people here.
短语 · B1take someone back

马上把我请回去

They'd take me back right this minute.
短语 · B1if it was up to someone

如果我说了算

Look, if it was up to me, I'd put you to work right away. But I'm not the boss.
短语 · B1put someone to work

安排你上岗干活

Look, if it was up to me, I'd put you to work right away. But I'm not the boss.
短语 · B1be in a bad mood

心情有点儿不好

Well, he's in sort of a bad mood today.
短语 · B1take a chance

冒个险、试一把

Oh, I'll take a chance. Maybe I can cheer him up.
短语 · A2cheer someone up

把他哄开心

Oh, I'll take a chance. Maybe I can cheer him up.
短语 · B2know someone inside out

对某人了如指掌

'My dear young lady, I've been here for nine years' 'and I know Mr. Matuschek inside out.'
短语 · B2word for word

一字不差地

I could tell you word for word exactly what he'd say.
俚语 · B1huh

是吧、嗯？（句末追问，带点挑衅）——huh 放句末，用半开玩笑又半挑衅的语气逼对方承认，只在熟人之间和口语里用。对上司、顾客或正式场合会显得轻慢，要换成正式的反问说法。

So, you know every reaction of mine, huh?
短语 · B2a mind reader

能看穿别人心思的人

You're not only a genius, you're a mind reader.
语法 · B2You're not only a genius, you're a mind reader

not only 的递进强调：not only 先把一个头衔抬出来，后面再补一个更夸张的，形成层层加码的讽刺。它省略了后半句常见的转折连词，让句子更短、更冲。马图切克用这个结构把克拉利克的自吹推到了荒谬的地步。

You're not only a genius, you're a mind reader.
短语 · B2not in the vocabulary of someone

在某人的字典里不存在、绝不可能

马图切克当面向求职的姑娘保证，在马图切克公司的字典里没有「不可能」这个词，话说得漂亮。

'So, I don't know what the difficulty is' but I can assure you, madam that the word "impossible" is not in the vocabulary of Matuschek and Company.
短语 · B2out of the question

绝无可能、想都别想

- It's-it's out of the question. - Mr. Matuschek-- No, I've-I've no time. No time. I'm very busy.
发音out of

out of 连读时 out 末尾的辅音接到 of 上，of 又几乎吞掉，听起来像 ou-təv，两个词连成一串。

- It's-it's out of the question. - Mr. Matuschek-- No, I've-I've no time. No time. I'm very busy.
短语 · A2waste one's time

浪费时间

I'm afraid you're just wasting your time.
短语 · B1have got to do something

非得有份工作不可

But I've got to have a job.
短语 · B1someone will be the first

会优先考虑你

Oh, yes, yes. If we need anybody, you'll be the first.

看懂「假装买包其实求职」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用 take on 表达雇人帮忙
  • 掌握 qualifications 的求职语境
  • 听懂 out of the question 的明确拒绝
  • 会用 of my own accord 说明主动离职

发音重点

  • don't you think — don't you think 里 don't 的 t 和 you 连读时几乎缩成一个音，听起来像 doncha-think，节奏很快。
  • if I — if I 连读时 if 末尾的辅音直接接到 I 上，听起来像一个词 if-eye，中间不停顿。
  • out of — out of 连读时 out 末尾的辅音接到 of 上，of 又几乎吞掉，听起来像 ou-təv，两个词连成一串。
Now, if you wish to look around, just make yourself at home.

您要是想随便看看，就把这儿当自己家。 一句把拒绝也变成款待的客套：不买没关系，请随意。它既保住了对方的面子，也守住了店家的体面，换到待客、招待新人或化解尴尬时都能直接搬用。

Look, I could do anything for you, I'd do it.

您听我说，我什么都能替您做，您让我做什么我都行。 把求职的急切说得毫不遮掩：不是列条件，而是把自己整个交出去。它可以是真诚，也可以是走投无路，特别能戳中每个找过工作的人，换到任何想争取机会的场合都成立。

Look, if it was up to me, I'd put you to work right away. But I'm not the boss.

听我说，要是我说了算，我马上就让你上班。可我不是老板。 把善意和无权并列摆出：我想帮你，但我决定不了。它既是安慰也是坦白，说出了职场里最常见的无奈，换到任何想帮却帮不上、只能摊手的场合都贴切。

But I've got to have a job.

可我非得有份工作不可。 不解释、不哀求，只把最硬的现实摆出来：不是想要，而是必须。短短一句把生计的重量全压上，换到任何走投无路却只能继续争取的时刻都成立。

关于这一章的问题

go through the whole routine 是什么意思？

字面是「把整套流程走一遍」，常指被人牵着把一整套麻烦事做完，白忙一场。这场戏里，求职者怪店员让她把假装买包的全套推销流程都走完了。

「绝无可能」用英语怎么说？

out of the question。老板想一口回绝求职者时说的就是这句，语气比 no 更硬，等于「想都别想」。也可以说 not in the vocabulary of，意思是某人的字典里根本没有这个词。

make yourself at home 是「把这里当自己家」吗？

对。它是请客人别拘束、随便看随便坐的客气话。店员招呼进店的顾客时用它，把对方当自家人一样对待，语气亲切又礼貌。

in a bad mood 和 unhappy 有什么区别？

in a bad mood 说的是当下心情不好、情绪差，多半是一时的；unhappy 更偏向较长一段时间不开心。店员提醒老板今天 in a bad mood（心情不好），就是怕她这时候去碰钉子。

求人给份工作，英语怎么开口？

可以说 I'm looking for a job，或者更软一点 I wonder if I could see the manager。这场戏里求职者先寒暄、再亮出资历，最后才说自己在找工作，是很典型的先建立好感再开口的路子。

街角的商店 · 共 19 章

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第 1 章make something out of nothing清早到店同事互相打趣第 2 章earn one's daily bread念匿名笔友来信第 3 章make up your mind为唱歌的烟盒吵翻天正在看 · 第 4 章go through the whole routine假装买包其实求职第 5 章have a weakness for推销音乐糖果盒第 6 章knock on wood没见面就爱上笔友第 7 章pick on someone老板翻脸专挑老员工第 8 章call it a day为请一晚假吵到翻脸第 9 章of one's own accord被老板客气辞退第 10 章mind your own business辞退老员工后遭背叛第 11 章had enough bad news for today咖啡座认出笔友是同事第 12 章instead of a heart, a handbag咖啡馆里互怼的笔友第 13 章kept in strictest confidence老板坦白嫉妒后让位第 14 章a yes man升任经理后当场炒人第 15 章not in the same planet登门探望生病同事第 16 章ruin Christmas平安夜挑圣诞礼物第 17 章from the bottom of my heart老板平安夜回店发奖金第 18 章your whole life ahead of you邀请孤身少年回家过节第 19 章swept me off my feet绕圈子承认动了心
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