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新浪首页 > 教育天地 > 星座篇之巨蟹座心语：“蟹”下心房

Cancer Boss: Carefree Colleague or Crabby Co-Worker?

http://www.sina.com.cn 2002/10/14 10:37 空中美语

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　　Tammy and Jared are eating some birthday cake at work.

　　T: This cake isn't really up to scratch.

　　J: It tastes OK to me. Wasn't it funny seeing the birthday girl huffing and puffing with those trick candles!

　　T:Maybe it was all that spittle that turned me off the cake. Who was the joker behind that, anyway?

　　J: Someone whose birthday is also this month.

　　T:Really? The boss? And I thought she didn't have a sense of humor.

　　J: Actually, Cancers can be real cutups.

　　T: I don't know --- that's not the impression I get. I always feel that if I goofed around, she'd reprimand me.

　　J: For typical Cancerians, there's a time and a place for everything. At work, business comes first. But luckily, Cancers also have a sensitive side.

　　T: So she does know that there are times when it's good to lighten up, then?

　　J: Of course. Why else would we have the impromptu birthday celebrations?

　　T: And the joke candles. ... Hey, what was that loud bang?

　　J: The boss just wentsintosher office and slammed the door behind her.

　　T: But we haven't finished celebrating yet. I wonder what's going on?

　　J: Maybe she heard you panning the cake. She was the one who baked it, you know!

　　--- by Sandra Walker

星座篇之巨蟹座心语：“蟹”下心房

　　塔米和贾里德正在办公室里吃生日蛋糕。

　　塔米：这个蛋糕实在不怎么样。

　　贾里德：我觉得味道还可以。看着过生日的女孩上气不接下气地吹着整人的蜡烛，不是挺好玩的吗？

　　塔米：也许是那些口水让我对蛋糕倒胃口。咦，到底是谁在背后捣鬼呀?

　　贾里德：某个也在这个月过生日的人。

　　塔米：真的吗？是上司吗？我还以为她一点幽默感都没有呢。

　　贾里德：事实上，巨蟹座的人可以是很幽默的。

　　塔米：我不知道──我的印象不是这样的。我总觉得，如果我做错了事，她会骂我的。

　　贾里德：对典型的巨蟹座人而言，做每件事都要看时机，看场合。在工作上，公事第一。幸好，巨蟹座的人也有感性的一面。

　　塔米：所以她还真知道什么时候该放松一下啰?

　　贾里德：当然。不然我们怎么会有即兴的生日庆祝会呢？

　　塔米：还有整人的蜡烛。……嗨，是什么那么大声？

　　贾里德：上司刚走进她的办公室，重重地甩了门。

　　塔米：可是我们还没庆祝完啊。不知道怎么回事?

　　贾里德：说不定她听到你在批评那个蛋糕。你不知道吗，她就是那个烤蛋糕的人啊！

　　语法

　　Maybe it was all that spittle that turned me off the cake.

　　也许是那些口水让我对蛋糕倒胃口。

　　it be ... that ...是强调句型。原句可为All that spittle turned me off the cake.此处是强调，就是“口水”让我对蛋糕倒胃口。另外还可将that替换成when，用来强调时间；或是who，当强调对象是人的时候。

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　　e.g. It was this dress that cost me three thousand dollars.

　　e.g. It was yesterday when he was hit by the car.

　　e.g. It was that woman who stepped on my toes.

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