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，workplaceromance越来越流行，你有没有类似经历呢？
King:Thetripwasprettygoodexceptfortheflattirewegotonthewayhome.Iwasgoingtochangeitmyselfbutthen...heyDan,areyouevenlisteningtome?Dan?
Dan:Ohsorry,Ispacedoutthereforasecond.
K:Whowereyoulookingat?Waitasecond...youwerelookingatJulie!
D:Allright,Iconfess!I'mbusted.IhaveabigcrushonJulie.
K:That'swonderful!Julieisagreatwoman,andyou'reagreatguy!Sohaveyouaskedheroutyet?
D:No.I'mnotreallysureit'sappropriate.
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（Wegotaflattire），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（Ispacedoutforasecond），spaceout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“Iwasdaydreamingforasecond.”
然后King发现，Dan走神是在看女同事Julie。Dan只好承认说“I'mbusted.IhaveabigcrushonJulie”。“I'mbusted”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askherout（约她出去），不知道这样做是否合适。
K:Ithinklotsofpeoplemeettheir"significantother"intheworkplace.It'snotlikeshe'syourboss...goaskherout!
D:Idon'tknow...whatifshesays'no?'
K:Haveyoueverheardtheold:"Nothingventured,nothinggained?"Whatifshesays'yes?'
D:I'vealwayshadareallyhardtimeapproachingwomen.Igettongue-tiedandstartsweating.Idon'twanttoeacrossastooaggressive,butIalsodon'twanttoappeartoopassive...It'sreallyhardtogetitright!
King说，很多人都是在工作场所遇到自己另一半的，significantother是“伴侣”的意思，也可以说是自己的betterhalf。Dan害怕被拒绝，King告诉他说Nothingventured,nothinggained（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，Igettongue-tiedandstartsweating（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'sreallyhardtogetitright（很难把握好分寸）。
K:Ifthere'sonethingI'velearnedinmylifeit'sthatyouneverlosebytrying.Youneverknowunlessyoutry!Gettingrejectedisn'ttheendtheworld!
D:ButhowdoImaketheinitialapproach?ShouldItrytoeupwithsomecleverorwittyremarks?
K:Therearealotofguysouttherewhothinkthey'reCasanova,butinmyexperience,womendon'tgoforcheesypickuplines.Isuggestbeingsweet,straightforwardandsincere.
D:SowhatshouldIsay?
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，要不襡upwithsomecleverorwittyremark（想出一些俏皮话），King告诉他，约女人出去，直截了当些就好，womendon'tgoforcheesypickuplines（女人对俏皮的搭讪并不买账）。Dan会鼓起勇气约Julie出去吗？
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