- 同事一脸慌张地说自己"犯了个大错",吞吞吐吐了老半天才说出真相:不小心刷公司信用卡订了一间超贵的酒店——真实职场里"闯祸后怎么开口坦白"的经典场景。
- 示范了怎么循序渐进地引出一个不好开口的问题（先说"有点问题"、确认能不能私下谈、再一步步说出细节),而不是一股脑倒出来。
- 学完能掌握安慰、引导对方说出问题的说法（Don't worry, these things happen)以及自己坦白问题时怎么拖延又不失礘貌。
- 对话里数字（£3,782 and 56 pence)反复被追问,顺便练习英式货币金额怎么听、怎么念。
重点内容
情景对话
Vanya：Yuna!
Yuna：Oh, morning!
Vanya：I've got a bit of a problem.
Yuna：What's wrong?
Vanya：Can we talk in private?
Yuna：Of course.
Yuna：Right, so, what's the matter?
Vanya：Well, I've made a mistake. A big mistake.
Yuna：OK. I'm sure we can work it out.
Vanya：It was such a silly thing to do!
Yuna：I'm getting worried now. What's going on here?
Vanya：OK. It was late last night and I was tired. I wasn't concentrating and I accidentally used my company credit card instead of my own to buy something!
Yuna：Don't worry, these things happen. There's a procedure to deal with this. How much did you spend?
Vanya：It was quite expensive.
Yuna：How expensive?
Vanya：It was very expensive.
Yuna：Vanya, how expensive?
Vanya：£3,782 … and 56 pence.
Yuna：What? You spent £3,782?!
Vanya：… and 56 pence.
Yuna：What was it? Vanya?
Vanya：Just a weekend break! I just like a really nice hotel!
Yuna：OK, I see. Thanks for letting me know.
Vanya：Ah! I feel so much better now I've told you. Please don't tell Noelia.
Yuna：Oh, I'm definitely going to tell her!
Noelia：Hi!
Vanya：Hi!
Vanya：Yuna！
Yuna：哦，早安！
Vanya：我遇到一点小问题。
Yuna：怎么了？
Vanya：我们可以私下谈吗？
Yuna：当然可以。
Yuna：好，说吧，什么事？
Vanya：呃，我犯了一个错。一个大错。
Yuna：好。我相信我们能解决的。
Vanya：真的是太傻了！
Yuna：我现在开始担心了。到底发生什么事？
Vanya：好吧。昨晚很晚了，我很累。没注意，结果不小心用公司的信用卡而不是自己的卡买了东西！
Yuna：别担心，这种事难免会发生。有处理流程的。你花了多少？
Vanya：还挺贵的。
Yuna：多贵？
Vanya：非常贵。
Yuna：Vanya，到底多贵？
Vanya：3,782 英镑……还有 56 便士。
Yuna：什么？你花了 3,782 英镑？！
Vanya：……还有 56 便士。
Yuna：你买了什么？Vanya？
Vanya：就是一个周末假期而已！我就喜欢住好一点的酒店嘛！
Yuna：好吧，我明白了。谢谢你告诉我。
Vanya：啊！跟你说完之后感觉好多了。请别告诉 Noelia。
Yuna：哦，我一定会告诉她的！
Noelia：嗨！
Vanya：嗨！
常用句型
| 句型 | 用法 | 例子 |
|---|---|---|
| I've got a bit of a problem. | 委婉开场,先透露"有点问题",不立刻说细节 | Vanya：I've got a bit of a problem. |
| Could we talk in private? | 请求私下谈,暗示这件事比较敏感 | Vanya：Can we talk in private? |
| What's the matter? | 询问到底发生什么事 | Yuna：Right, so, what's the matter? |
| I've made a mistake. | 坦白自己犯错,比 "I did something wrong" 更常用 | Vanya：I've made a mistake. A big mistake. |
| I'm sure we can work it out. | 安慰对方,表示问题能解决 | Yuna：OK. I'm sure we can work it out. |
| Don't worry, these things happen. | 安慰对方,表示这不是多严重的事 | Yuna：Don't worry, these things happen. |
| Thanks for letting me know. | 感谢对方坦白告知,即使消息不好 | Yuna：OK, I see. Thanks for letting me know. |
| I feel so much better now I've told you. | 坦白后松一口气的说法 | Vanya：I feel so much better now I've told you. |
发音 / 语调提示
- "I've got a bit of a problem" 里 a bit of a 是弱读连读的一串词,不能一个字一个字清楚念出来,自然口语会读得又快又轻,像一个整体。
- 英镑金额 £3,782 and 56 pence 要练习英式读法：three thousand, seven hundred and eighty-two pounds and fifty-six pence,重音落在千位和百位数字上,不要照数字一个个念。
- "Don't worry, these things happen" 要用温和、下降的语调,语速放慢,才能表达真正的安慰;语速太快会显得随口应付,没有安慰到人。
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