“办公室恋情”如何表白

在工作日益繁忙的现代社会，很多白领根本就没有足够的时间去寻找爱情，越来越多的人将目光瞄向了与自己一同工作的同事，workplace romance越来越流行，你有没有类似经历呢？

King: The trip was pretty good except for the flat tire we got on the way home. I was going to change it myself but then...hey Dan, are you even listening to me? Dan?

Dan: Oh sorry, I spaced out there for a second.

K: Who were you looking at? Wait a second...you were looking at Julie!

D: All right, I confess! I'm busted. I have a big crush on Julie.

K: That's wonderful! Julie is a great woman, and you're a great guy! So have you asked her out yet?

D: No. I'm not really sure it's appropriate.

King正在给Dan讲自己最近的一次旅行，他们回家路上车胎爆了（We got a flat tire），正说得高兴，King发现Dan根本没在听自己说话。Dan很不好意思，承认他走神了（I spaced out for a second），space out 是“走神”的意思，形容“心不在焉”，“走神”还可以用daydream来表示, 所以刚才那句话也可以说“I was daydreaming for a second.”

然后King发现，Dan走神是在看女同事Julie。 Dan只好承认说“I'm busted. I have a big crush on Julie”。“I'm busted”意思是“被抓住了，被发现了，暴露了”。他说自己确实在偷偷喜欢Julie，但又不敢ask her out（约她出去），不知道这样做是否合适。

K: I think lots of people meet their "significant other" in the workplace. It's not like she's your boss...go ask her out!

D: I don't know...what if she says 'no?'

K: Have you ever heard the old expression: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained?" What if she says 'yes?'

D: I've always had a really hard time approaching women. I get tongue-tied and start sweating. I don't want to come across as too aggressive, but I also don't want to appear too passive...It's really hard to get it right!

King说，很多人都是在工作场所遇到自己另一半的，significant other是“伴侣”的意思，也可以说是自己的better half。Dan害怕被拒绝，King告诉他说Nothing ventured, nothing gained（不去冒险尝试，就绝不会有收获）。Dan说自己在追女人方面特别不在行，I get tongue-tied and start sweating（我说话会结结巴巴，直冒冷汗）。Dan还说，既不想显得太主动，也不想显得太被动，It's really hard to get it right（很难把握好分寸）。

K: If there's one thing I've learned in my life it's that you never lose by trying. You never know unless you try! Getting rejected isn't the end the world!

D: But how do I make the initial approach? Should I try to come up with some clever or witty remarks?

K: There are a lot of guys out there who think they're Casanova, but in my experience, women don't go for cheesy pickup lines. I suggest being sweet, straightforward and sincere.

D: So what should I say?

King说尝试一下（约Julie出去）也不会有什么损失，最糟糕也不过是被拒绝。Dan问，要不要come up with some clever or witty remark（想出一些俏皮话），King告诉他，约女人出去，直截了当些就好，women don't go for cheesy pickup lines（女人对俏皮的搭讪并不买账）。Dan会鼓起勇气约Julie出去吗？请继续关注我们的口语栏目来找出答案吧！