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。