在工作日益繁忙的現(xiàn)代社會，很多白領(lǐng)根本就沒有足夠的時間去尋找愛情，越來越多的人將目光瞄向了與自己一同工作的同事，workplace romance越來越流行，你有沒有類似經(jīng)歷呢？

King: The trip was pretty good except for the flat tire we got on the way home. I was going to change it myself but then...hey Dan, are you even listening to me? Dan?

Dan: Oh sorry, I spaced out there for a second.

K: Who were you looking at? Wait a second...you were looking at Julie!

D: All right, I confess! I'm busted. I have a big crush on Julie.

K: That's wonderful! Julie is a great woman, and you're a great guy! So have you asked her out yet?

D: No. I'm not really sure it's appropriate.

King正在給Dan講自己最近的一次旅行，他們回家路上車胎爆了（We got a flat tire），正說得高興，King發(fā)現(xiàn)Dan根本沒在聽自己說話。Dan很不好意思，承認他走神了（I spaced out for a second），space out 是“走神”的意思，形容“心不在焉”，“走神”還可以用daydream來表示, 所以剛才那句話也可以說“I was daydreaming for a second.”

然后King發(fā)現(xiàn)，Dan走神是在看女同事Julie。 Dan只好承認說“I'm busted. I have a big crush on Julie”。“I'm busted”意思是“被抓住了，被發(fā)現(xiàn)了，暴露了”。他說自己確實在偷偷喜歡Julie，但又不敢ask her out（約她出去），不知道這樣做是否合適。

K: I think lots of people meet their "significant other" in the workplace. It's not like she's your boss...go ask her out!

D: I don't know...what if she says 'no?'

K: Have you ever heard the old expression: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained?" What if she says 'yes?'

D: I've always had a really hard time approaching women. I get tongue-tied and start sweating. I don't want to come across as too aggressive, but I also don't want to appear too passive...It's really hard to get it right!

King說，很多人都是在工作場所遇到自己另一半的，significant other是“伴侶”的意思，也可以說是自己的better half。Dan害怕被拒絕，King告訴他說Nothing ventured, nothing gained（不去冒險嘗試，就絕不會有收獲）。Dan說自己在追女人方面特別不在行，I get tongue-tied and start sweating（我說話會結(jié)結(jié)巴巴，直冒冷汗）。Dan還說，既不想顯得太主動，也不想顯得太被動，It's really hard to get it right（很難把握好分寸）。

K: If there's one thing I've learned in my life it's that you never lose by trying. You never know unless you try! Getting rejected isn't the end the world!

D: But how do I make the initial approach? Should I try to come up with some clever or witty remarks?

K: There are a lot of guys out there who think they're Casanova, but in my experience, women don't go for cheesy pickup lines. I suggest being sweet, straightforward and sincere.

D: So what should I say?

King說嘗試一下（約Julie出去）也不會有什么損失，最糟糕也不過是被拒絕。Dan問，要不要come up with some clever or witty remark（想出一些俏皮話），King告訴他，約女人出去，直截了當些就好，women don't go for cheesy pickup lines（女人對俏皮的搭訕并不買賬）。Dan會鼓起勇氣約Julie出去嗎？請繼續(xù)關(guān)注我們的口語欄目來找出答案吧！

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（來源：VOA英語教學 編輯：旭燕）

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