今天的这段对话，在讨论升职，

谈谈升职的经过，成为助理编辑感觉怎么样

来听今天的讲解:

A: guess what? I've got great news!

你猜怎么着?我有个特大消息!

B: what is it?

什么消息?

A: well, you know how I've been working at the Economist as a proof-reader, right?

你知道我给经济学家做校对,对吧?

B: yes.

是.

A: well, the editor-in-chief heard that I had experience as an editor at another maganize and asked me if I was interested in becoming an assiatant editor for him.

嗯,总编听说我以前在另一家杂志做过编辑,就问我想不想做她的助理编辑.

B: really? That's fantastic! Will you get a chance to do any writing?

真的吗?太棒了!你有机会写文章了?

A: she said that the columnist for the literary criticism column would be going on pregnancy leave soon and that I could be in charge of the column until she came back.

她说文学评论版的专栏编辑怀孕了,马上要休假.在她回来之前,我可以负责这个专栏.

B: wow! That's really great news. How often does the magazine come out?

哇!这真是好消息.这杂志多久出一期?

A: it's a monthly magazine, but my column will be shared with another columnist so my articles will be due fortnightly.

是个月刊,不过我的专栏要和另一个专栏编辑合作,所以我的文章大概两周出一次.

B: are you looking forward to doing more editing work?

你还希望做更多的编辑工作吗?

A: yes, but I'm even more excited about getting my thoughts published again!

是的,不过我对我的文章能够再次出版还是相当兴奋的.

B: do you have any order forms here so that I can get a subscription to the magazine?

你手头有没有征订单?这样我就可以预定这本杂志了.

A: I don't have any with me, but I think I could manage to bring a free copy home for you.

我手头没有,不过我想我可以给你免费带回家一本.

B: I'm really looking forward to reading your column.

我非常期待能看到你的专栏.

A: me, too. Do you want to go out to celebrate my good news?

我也是.你想不想跟我一起出去庆祝一下?

B: sure, where would you like to go?

当然,你想去哪里?

A: perhaps we could go to the library festival that's going on at the local bookshop.
也许咱们可以去书店看看正在进行的文艺节.