Catherine太高興了,上次面試的公司E通知她,她已經(jīng)被錄取了。她第一個把這件事告訴了Jenny,Jenny聽說后,笑著對她說:"congratulations,it's a blank slate."Catherine很困惑,問她是什么意思,Jenny告訴她這是祝福她,這是一個新的一頁,新的開始。下面是她們的對話:
C:Jenny,I have just recieved a call telling me that I am to be hired by E company.
J: Congratulations!It's a blank slate.
C: Do you mean that I know nothing about the job by saying it's a blank slate?
J: No,honey.It means you are going to have a new start.
【小編的小喇叭】
It's a blank slate.新的一頁,新的開始
blank是“空白的”,slate是“板巖,石板”
a blank slate本來是指“干凈的黑板”,也就是未經(jīng)書寫的黑板,是嶄新的?,F(xiàn)在演變成“新的開始,新的一頁”之意,是給予對方的鼓勵,也是表達對于某事物前景的美好祝福。
【情景劇】
Carl:The famous company that I interviewed with last week phoned me today and informed me to be on duty next monday.
卡爾:上個星期我參加面試的那個知名公司今天來電話了,通知我下周一正式上班。
Amanda: Really?Congratulations!It's a blank slate.
阿曼達:真的嗎?恭喜你了,新的一頁,新的開始