第15课:刻薄的 - 2

迷你小对话

A: Well, our company has been sold. All former employees have to clear out by Monday.
B: That is so hard-hearted! They didn’t even try to find a way to keep people on?
A: No! They were totally merciless. They just said “That’s it. Thank you. Goodbye.”
B: Well, I’m glad you are not working for such ruthless people!

A: 哦,我们公司被卖掉了。所有的员工周一之前都要离开。
B: 太无情了吧!他们甚至都没试着想办法把人留下吗?
A: 没有!他们一点都不仁慈。他们就说“就这样了,谢谢。再见。”
B: 好啊,我真高兴你不再为这些无情无义的家伙工作了。

语言点精讲

clear out: 立即并永久性地离开某地。
hard-hearted: 无情的,硬心肠的。
keep on: 继续雇用某人。
merciless: 无情的;无怜悯之心的。
ruthless: 无同情心的;冷酷的;残忍的。