Catherine太高興了,上次面試的公司E通知她,她已經(jīng)被錄取了。她第一個(gè)把這件事告訴了Jenny,Jenny聽說后,笑著對(duì)她說:"congratulations,it's a blank slate."Catherine很困惑,問她是什么意思,Jenny告訴她這是祝福她,這是一個(gè)新的一頁,新的開始。下面是她們的對(duì)話:
C:Jenny,I have just recieved a call telling me that I am to be hired by E company.
J: Congratulations!It's a blank slate.
C: Do you mean that I know nothing about the job by saying it's a blank slate?
J: No,honey.It means you are going to have a new start.
【小編的小喇叭】
It's a blank slate.新的一頁,新的開始
blank是“空白的”,slate是“板巖,石板”
a blank slate本來是指“干凈的黑板”,也就是未經(jīng)書寫的黑板,是嶄新的。現(xiàn)在演變成“新的開始,新的一頁”之意,是給予對(duì)方的鼓勵(lì),也是表達(dá)對(duì)于某事物前景的美好祝福。
【情景劇】
Carl:The famous company that I interviewed with last week phoned me today and informed me to be on duty next monday.
卡爾:上個(gè)星期我參加面試的那個(gè)知名公司今天來電話了,通知我下周一正式上班。
Amanda: Really?Congratulations!It's a blank slate.
阿曼達(dá):真的嗎?恭喜你了,新的一頁,新的開始