Lisa and Evan both work for a large company. Recently a new manager was hired for a position they both wanted. Listen as they discuss their feelings about being passed over and try to remain optimistic.

　　Lisa: Did you hear the news about Bob Spence getting the management job?

　　Evan: Yeah. I just heard. It’s a bit hard to swallow, isn’t it?

　　Lisa: That’s exactly what I was thinking. It just isn’t fair! I really can’t believe it.

　　Evan: Me neither. I thought for sure that you or I would get it.

　　Lisa: Me, too. What qualifications does he have that you or I don’t? Besides, we’ve both worked here longer. We could both do that job in our sleep. I’m so angry!

　　Evan: I know how you feel. I don’t think it’s going to be very good for our morale either.

　　Lisa: That’s for sure. It’s going to be difficult to get used to.

　　Evan: What do you know about Bob? Is he a nice guy? Have you heard anything about him?

　　Lisa: Actually, I don’t know anything about him. I’d like to think he’s highly skilled. That would at least be some consolation.

　　Evan: Well, if he isn’t, the job might be available again soon.

　　Lisa: Which probably means that either you or I would be next in line.

　　Evan: I don’t know about that – that’s what we thought before, and Bob’s appointment caught us both by surprise.

　　Lisa: True. I suppose we really should give him the benefit of the doubt, however. Who knows – maybe the president sees something in him that we don’t.

　　Evan: That’s possible, but I’d still like to think it was just luck.

　　Lisa: Even so, people sometimes grow into their jobs. You never know – he might turn out to be a great manager.

　　Evan: Yes, but I’m going to keep my fingers crossed anyway.

　　莉莎和伊凡都在一家大公司上班,。最近公司聘用了一位新的經(jīng)理擔(dān)任這兩個(gè)人都想要的職位。請聽他們兩人討論被失去晉升機(jī)會,，并試著保持樂觀的心情,。

　　莉莎：你聽說鮑伯·斯賓塞得到那個(gè)經(jīng)理的工作了嗎？

　　伊凡：聽說了,。我剛聽說,。這真叫人難以置信，不是嗎,？

　　莉莎：我也是這樣想的,。真是不公平！我真不敢相信,。

　　伊凡：我也是,，我還以為不是你就是我會得到那個(gè)職位。

　　莉莎：我也是,。他有什么你和我所沒有的條件呢,？此外，我們在這里工作的時(shí)間都比他久,。這份工作我們兩個(gè)閉著眼睛都能勝任,。我好生氣！

　　伊凡：我明白你的感受,。而且我認(rèn)為這也會打擊我們的士氣,。

　　莉莎：那是一定的。這很難讓人適應(yīng),。

　　伊凡：你對鮑伯了解多少?。克撕貌缓茫磕阌袥]有聽說過他的什么事,？

　　莉莎：事實(shí)上,，我對他一無所知。但我希望他的工作能力很強(qiáng),。這樣至少會安慰一點(diǎn),。

　　伊凡：嗯，如果他不是這樣的話,，這個(gè)職位很快就會空缺,。

　　莉莎：這或許就意味著我們其中之一會是下一個(gè)人選。

　　伊凡：這我就不知道了──我們以前就是這樣想的,，而鮑伯被委派上任讓我們跌破眼鏡,。

　　莉莎：那倒是，我想我們真的不該對他未審先判,。但是,，誰知道呢，也許董事長在他身上看到一些我們所沒有的東西,。

　　伊凡：這有可能,，但我還是想說這只是他運(yùn)氣好。

　　莉莎：就算是這樣,，人們有時(shí)候是會在工作中成長的,。你怎么會知道，說不定他可能是個(gè)好經(jīng)理,。

　　伊凡：對,，但是不管怎么樣，我還是想繼續(xù)祈求好運(yùn),。