★★★★Good News & Bad News
W：Hey, I've got some news, some good news and some bad news.
M：OK, give me the bad news first.
W：We're moving to a new office.
【现在进行时表将来】move，go，come，leave等转移动词 → e.g. I'm coming. / She's leaving for Beijing.
M：When is this going to happen?
【将来时的结构之一】be going to+do → e.g. We are going to move to a new office.
W：We're supposed to move at the end of next month. 85
be supposed to do sth 应当做某事；
M：How far away is the new office?
How far away…？ …有多远？→ How far away…from…？从哪到哪距离多远？
→ e.g. How far away the sun from Earth. 太阳距地球有多远？
W：We are not sure yet, but it will mean a longer commute /kəˈmjuːt/(通勤) for most of us. The new office will probably be on the other side of the city. 89
yet 用于否定句和疑问句，谈论尚未发生的事；
commute ① (n.)通勤 → a long commute； ② (v.)通勤 → I commute by subway. 我坐地铁上下班
probably 很可能,大概；on the other side of the city 在城市的另一边；
M：The commute is already too long for me and I'm not going to change flats. We just bought one.
already 已经,早已；be going to 的意义之一：意愿(打算在将来做某事)
译文：嘿，我有一些消息，好消息和坏消息。好吧，先听坏消息。我们要搬去新的办公室了。我们什么时候搬？我们应该在下个月末搬。新办公室有多远？我们还不确定，但是意味着对于我们大多数人通勤要更久。新办公室可能会在城市的另一边。对于我来说通勤时间已经够长了，而且我不打算换房子。我们刚买了一个
What did he just buy? - He just bought a new flat.
When are they going to move? - They're supposed to move at the end of next month.
How is the move going to far commute……
M：Anyway, what's the good news?
W：The good news is that we are going to expand. 75 In other words，the company is growing so we are gonna/ˈɡənə/ hire(雇用) more people.
expand (v.)扩大,扩张；In other words 也就是说,换句话说；hire (v.)雇佣,聘用 → e.g. I was hired by Liulishuo.
M：Well, I've got some news for you too.
W：I hope it's a good news.
M：Well, that depends on your point of view(看法). 87 I'm planning to start my own business. 85
depends on 取决于；point of view 观点,看法 → from my point of view…/in my opinion 在我看来；plan to do sth 打算做某事；
W：Why? I thought you were happy working here. 81
M：I like the work, but I'm not learning anything new. 91 I think I can do better on my own. 92
不定代词+形容词：learning anything；something hot and spicy；anything interesting；
do better 做的更好；on one's own 靠自己；
译文：不管它了，好消息是什么？好消息是我们公司要扩张了，也就是说公司在扩大，所以我们需要雇佣更多的员工。好吧，我也有些消息要告诉你。我希望是个好消息。好吧，这得看你怎么想了。我打算开启自己的事业。什么？我还以为你在这里工作很开心。我喜欢这份工作，但是我没有在这里学到新东西了。我觉得我靠我自己可以做的更好
What is he planning to do? - He is planning to start his own business.
Why is company going to hire more people? The company is growing
复述：It will make the commute longer for most of the employees. 81
M：I was planning to wait a few months. But now that the office is moving, I'm ready to make the change.
now that 既然,由于；
W：What does your wife think? 89
M：She's in favor(赞成) of it and she'll help me. She's already designing a website. We'll work from home at first.
in favor of sth 支持,赞同某事 → be against sth 反对某事 → e.g. He's against my proposal. 他反对我的提议；at first 一开始,最开始；
W：So you really are serious about this? You're taking a big risk(大风险). Most new businesses fail.
serious (adj.)严肃的,认真的 → e.g. Are you serious？你是认真的吗？ → be serious about sth 对某事认真严肃；
take a risk / take risks 冒险；fail 失败；
M：Yes, I know, but if I don't do it now, I never will. I'm tired of working for others.
be tired of doing sth 厌倦做某事 → e.g. I'm tried of the rules. 我厌烦这些规则了
W：I know what you mean.
译文：我本来计划等几个月，但是现在我们办公室要搬了，我已经做好改变准备。你的妻子怎么想？她赞成，她会帮助我的。她已经在设计网站了。我们会一开始先在家工作。所以你是认真的？你在冒大风险呀，多数新的事业都会失败的。是的，我也知道有风险，但是如果我现在不做的话，我永远不会做了。我厌倦了为别人工作。我明白你说的意思
What's very risky? - Starting a new business is very risky because most new businesses don't succeed.
What's he serious about? - He's serious about starting his own business.
M：Don't tell anyone about this, OK? 88 It's still a secret.
W：Sure,Iwon'tsay anything to anybody. 90
I'm sure this will come as a surprise to everyone. 86
come as a surprise to sb 让某人出乎意料,感到突然；come as no surprise 理所当然→ e.g.Theis break-up comes as no surprise.
M：I'm sure changing offices will also come as a surprise to people.
This is exactly why I want to work on my own.
I don't like these kinds of surprises. 93
W：You are right about that. When are you gonna let people know?
let sb know 让某人知道；
M：I'll make the announcement/əˈnaʊnsmənt/(宣告) at the beginning of next month.
announce (v.)宣布,宣告 announcement(n.) → make the announcement；
译文：不要告诉其他人，这还是个秘密。当然，我不会对任何人说一个字，我确定这对所有人来说是个惊喜。我相信换办公室也是个惊喜，我正式我为什么想要为自己工作的原因，我不喜欢这种形式的惊喜。你说的对。你准备什么时候让他们知道？将在下个月初公布此事
复述：He'll announce/əˈnaʊns/his decision at the beginning of next month. 他将在下个月初宣布他的决定 85