Up in the Air-6

Failure to fire Ryan.

• Tell me you’re not taking this seriously.

• That’s why I brought the entire company in from the road, because we’re not taking it seriously.

• There is a methodology to what I do. There is a reason why it works.

• Coke and IBM have been doing this for years, all right. Are you familiar with them?

• It’s just like anything else, you know, it’s gonna take a few months of sort of transition and then everybody is gonna settle in(适应).

• How are you not getting this? You’re grounded. Everybody’s grounded. It’s done.

• What we do here is brutal（残忍的）, and it does leave people devastated（崩溃）. But there is a dignity（尊严） to the way I do it.

• By stabbing(捅) them in the chest instead of the back, is that right?

• Thank you. How’s everyone taking it（大家接受的怎么样）?

• I admire your… your zeal. And I think you have some very good ideas.

• But you know nothing about the realities of my industry. You can set up（发起） an iChat, but you don’t know how people think.

• Well, since she’s gonna be doing this on a regular basis, don’t you wanna know if she can fire somebody?

• She’s fired Ned.

• My dog can fire Ned. Fire me.

• You don’t need to do this.

• No, it’s okay. I got this.

• I regret to inform you that your position at this company is no longer available.

• I’m here today to discuss your future.

• My future? The only one who can fire me is Craig Gregory.

• Mr. Gregory hired me to handle this for him.

• Handle what? Handle me? Mr. Gregory hired me; he’s the only one who can fire me. You know what? I’m gonna go talk to him.

• You can’t follow me. You’re on a computer screen, remember?

• This is a mythical(虚拟的) situation. How could I possibly know why?

• It’s important not to focus on the why and rather to spend your energy thinking about your future.

• I’m gonna spend my energy on suing(控告) you unless you give me a good reason why you’re firing me.

• the reason’s not important.

• So, you’re firing me without grounds? Now I really have a lawsuit.(打官司)

• I get what you’re trying to say, Ryan.

• Don’t take this personally, Mr. Bingham.

• Personally? This is the most personal situation that you are ever gonna enter.So before you try to revolutionize(彻底改革) my business, I’d like to know that you actually know my business.

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1. I’ve reached my breaking point. （不行，我已经崩溃了。）
2. I’m freaking out.（我要崩溃了。）

📬今日地道表达📬

如何表达“努力工作/学习”（下）

1. By the sweat of one’s brow.在体力劳动方面付出了很大的努力。

2. I have my work cut out for me.我忙得不可开交。
   形容一个工作有难度，而且给的时间有限的，紧迫的。

3. I’m swamped.我忙不过来了。
   这句话用来形容过度的工作，或者工作出了很多问题。

4. To work one’s fingers to the bone.指长期辛苦地进行工作。

5. To give 110 %(percent).尽了最大的努力。