人生转折与长期选择英语对话

对话原文与翻译

每句先给英文原句，下面一行是中文翻译。想练口语时把译文遮住，跟着音频一句句复述。

1. Emma 0:00

   My manager offered me the promotion, but it would put me on planes almost every week.

   经理给了我晋升机会，但那意味着我几乎每周都要坐飞机出差。

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2. Tom 0:05

   So the real question is whether the title outweighs losing your routine and steady sleep.

   所以真正的问题是，这个头衔值不值得你拿稳定作息和睡眠去换。

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3. Emma 0:10

   Exactly, and I only recently got my migraines under control by eating regularly and avoiding late nights.

   是的，而且我也是最近才靠规律吃饭和少熬夜把偏头痛控制住。

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4. Tom 0:18

   Then your health history is part of the price, not a small side note.

   那你的健康史就是这份工作的成本之一，不是无关紧要的细节。

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5. Emma 0:22

   True, yet the role would give me client exposure and faster access to regional strategy work.

   这倒是，不过这个岗位能让我更多接触客户，也更快进入区域策略项目。

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6. Tom 0:29

   How certain is that benefit, though, since companies often promise visibility and reward office politics instead?

   但这个好处到底有多确定，公司常常说会给机会，最后却还是奖励办公室政治。

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7. Emma 0:35

   The last two people in this role moved into strategy within eighteen months, so there is some evidence.

   前两位做这个岗位的人都在十八个月内转去了策略岗，所以也不是完全没依据。

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8. Tom 0:43

   That evidence helps, but their stamina and home situation may have been very different from yours.

   这个证据有帮助，但他们的体力和家庭情况可能跟你很不一样。

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9. Emma 0:48

   Right, so I shouldn't copy their choice without checking whether the travel pattern can be adjusted.

   对，所以我不能直接照搬他们的选择，得先确认出差模式能不能调整。

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10. Tom 0:55

    Could you negotiate clustered trips, or at least one protected week each month without travel?

    你能不能谈成把出差集中安排，或者至少每个月保留一周完全不出差？

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11. Emma 1:00

    I could ask for back-to-back visits, remote follow-ups, and no overnight returns after major presentations.

    我可以要求把拜访排在一起、后续改远程跟进，而且重要汇报后不要连夜返程。

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12. Tom 1:07

    That sounds more realistic than treating the decision as a simple yes or no.

    这样比把决定当成单纯的接或不接更现实。

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13. Emma 1:12

    If they allow that structure for a trial quarter, the promotion probably becomes worth testing.

    如果他们愿意先试行一个季度这样的安排，这个晋升就值得试一试。

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14. Tom 1:18

    And if they insist on constant travel, you'll know the career gain comes with too much physical cost.

    如果他们坚持高频出差，你就会知道这个职业收益附带的身体代价太大了。

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15. Emma 1:23

    Then my decision isn't about ambition alone, but about whether the role can be shaped responsibly.

    那我的决定就不只是看上不上进，而是看这个岗位能不能被调整到更负责任的状态。

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16. Tom 1:30

    Take that version into the meeting, and you'll leave with terms to assess instead of pure excitement.

    你带着这个思路去谈，出来时拿到的就会是可评估的条件，而不是一时兴奋。

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本课重点词汇

从本篇对话中挑出的实义词，按它们在全部 500 篇对话里出现的等级排序（越靠后等级出现的越优先）。已排除虚词、专有名词与数词。

• planes /pleɪnz/ noun

  飞机；平面

• title /ˈtaɪtəl/ noun

  标题；称号

• outweighs /ˌaʊtˈweɪz/ verb

  比……更重要；超过

• migraines /ˈmaɪˌɡreɪnz/ plural noun

  偏头痛

• regional /ˈridʒənəl/ adjective

  地区的

• certain /ˈsɜrtən/ adjective

  确定的；肯定的

• politics /ˈpɑlətɪks/ noun

  政治；政治活动

• stamina /ˈstæmənə/ noun

  耐力

• clustered /ˈklʌstərd/ verb

  cluster的过去式；聚集在一起

• presentations /ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃənz/ noun

  演示；报告；展示

• gain /ɡeɪn/ verb

  获得；增加

• assess /əˈsɛs/ verb

  评估；评价；估量

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