職場(chǎng)社交46你怎能那么肯定？

SCENE② D 吉娜與戴夫在各自的隔間里工作
【你怎能那么肯定？】
Dave: Do you really think we can beat WebTracker?
戴夫： 你真覺(jué)得我們能打敗“網(wǎng)路搜尋家”？
Zina: Of course.
吉娜： 當(dāng)然。
Dave: How can you be so sure? Do you know something I don't?
戴夫： 你怎能那么肯定？你是不是知道什么隱情？
Zina: I have a plan for 1) handling WebTracker. Step one is the Stars.com 2) contract.
吉娜： 我有對(duì)付“網(wǎng)路搜尋家”的計(jì)劃。第一步就是拿到Stars.com的合約。
Dave: What's step two?
戴夫： 那第二步是什么？
Zina: Don't worry about that, Dave. Look, I have to see Vince now. Think about what I said.
吉娜： 不用操心，戴夫。聽(tīng)著，我現(xiàn)在要去找文斯。你想想我說(shuō)的話。

語(yǔ)言詳解
A: I can't handle having so much homework.
功課這么多，我應(yīng)付不過(guò)來(lái)。
B: Maybe you should get a tutor.
也許你該去找個(gè)家教。
【Do you know something I don't? 你是不是知道什么隱情？】
要向?qū)Ψ酱蚵?tīng)秘密的說(shuō)詞很多種，直接的辦法如Tell me the secret 或Let me know what you have found out 等等。但比較婉轉(zhuǎn)的似比較好，上面對(duì)話中的Do you know something I don't? 就是不錯(cuò)的說(shuō)詞，這句話的意思是Do you know something I don't know?
A: Our football team is going to win the match at 2 to 1 this afternoon.
我們的足球隊(duì)下午會(huì)以二比一踢贏球賽。
B: Wait a minute. Do you know something I don't?
稍等一下。你是不是知道什么隱情？
A: If you are a gambler, you have your ways to get tips.
如果你是個(gè)賭徒，你總有辦法弄到內(nèi)部消息。
B: Are you sure the other team can be bought?
你真的認(rèn)為客隊(duì)是可以收買的嗎？
1) handle (v.) 對(duì)付，應(yīng)付
2) contract (n.) 合約