接下来这篇文章给大家介绍的是英语情景口语两位朋友之间的对话——如果失业了怎么办。一位朋友担心他失业了钱不够用怎么办,另一位朋友则在一旁出谋划策,甚至提出如果对方失业了可以搬到他家去住直到找到工作为止。有这样的朋友真好啊!好了,不再感慨了,还是一起来欣赏下面的英语情景口语小对话吧!
A:I don't know what I'm going to do! It's going to be impossible to make ends meet if I lose my job.
B: Don't worry. I don't think you're going to lose your job over one mistake.
A: It was a rather big mistake. When you work as a investment adviser, one small mistake can cost the company millions.
B:But it wasn't just you who was involved, right? You were only doing what your supervisor told you to do.
A: That's true, but my supervisor is very dishonest. There's no reason that he will tell my boss it was all my fault, and there's nothing I can do about that. My boss won't believe me if I tell him the truth.
B: Let's think realistically about what might happen. How much maney do you have in your savings?
A: I have enough to live off of for about 3 months. But I really don't want to spend my life saving on just living!I'd rather invest my money somehow.
B: Well,you can't have everything. Let's just figure out what you'll do if you lose your job. When is your contract up on your apartment?
A: Next month. So, I can move out then or renew my contract for another year.
B: Well,that's good. If you lose your job, you can just move in with me until you find another job. That will save you plenty of money.
A: That's very generous of you. I guess that would work.
B: If you lose your job, you just have to go for a few manths without buying all the junk you usually buy. If you live frugally, you'll save plenty of money.
A: I guess working with so much money has made me rather greedy. Maybe losing my job would be a good thing!
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A: 我真不知道该怎么办!我要是丢了工作,一定会入不敷出的。
B:别担心,我觉得你不会因为只犯一次错误就丢掉工作的。
A:可真的是一个大失误,如果你是投资顾问,那么即使是一个很小的失误也会造成公司上百万的损失。
B:不过,这事又不是归你一个人负责,对吧?你只是做了你上司吩咐你做的事而已。
A:这倒是事实,可是我的上司可不是一个诚实的人。他不可能跟我们老板说实话。我敢肯定他会跟我们老板说都是我的错。就算我跟老板说实话,他也不会相信的。
B:那咱们想象一下接下来会发生什么。你有多少存款?
A:大概足够支持我生活3个月的。可是我真不想把存款都花在日常生活上。我想做点投资。
B:嗯,你不可能什么都占着。咱们算算如果你失业了该怎么办。你房租的合同什么时候到期?
A:下个月。所有,我要么搬出去,要么在续签一年的合同。
B:哦,那好办了。如果你被炒了,你就搬过来跟我一起住,直到你找到新工作。这样可以帮你省一笔钱。
A:你真是太好了。我觉得这样行得通。
B:如果你真失业了,你恐怕要有几个月不能再买你平常爱买的那些杂七杂八的东西了。如果你过得节俭一点,也能省下不少钱。
A:我也觉得上班挣这么多钱使我变得有些贪心了。也许失业反倒是件好事!