凱瑟琳升職記:入職篇之你可能被解僱
【情景再現】
Catherine最近真是運氣不佳，工作中頻頻出錯，接連不斷的疏忽已經讓領導頗有微詞。這天，部門經理把她叫到辦公室，嚴肅地對她說：Concentrate on your job, or you'll be given the pink slip. Catherine聽後一臉的茫然，問道：“給我一張粉色的小紙條幹嗎？“這一問反倒把經理給逗樂了。於是，Catherine出來後就去問同事Jane。
Catherine: Today I was called to the manager's office, and I was told to be more careful about my job. Otherwise he'll give me the pink slip.
凱瑟琳：今天經理把我叫到辦公室了，要我工作更細心些，否則他會給我張粉色的小紙條。
Jane: Really? That's horrible! You've got to be more careful.
珍妮：真的嗎？那太糟糕了！你還是小心點吧。
Catherine: What is "the pink slip"? Is it that bad?
凱瑟琳：什麼是the pink slip呀？它就那麼可怕嗎？
Jane: Oh, my God! If you're given the pink slip, you won't be able to work here any more, it means you'll be fired!
珍妮：哦，老天那！如果你收到the pink slip，那麼你就不能再在這上班了，它意味着你會被解僱的！
【小編的小喇叭】
Concentrate on your job, or you'll be given the pink slip. 專注於你的工作，否則你會被解僱。
concentrate on sth.意思是”專心於某事“；pink slip中slip是小紙條的意思，所以pink slip這個短語從表面上看，指的是一種粉色的小紙條，但在交際中它有”解僱“之意，與walking papers同義。所以，give sb. the pink slip就意味着dismiss sb.（解僱某人）。
【英語情景劇】
Carl：I was scolded by my boss today, because I made lots of mistakes.
卡爾：今天我被老闆臭罵了一頓，因爲我出錯太多了。
Amanda：You‘d better concentrate on your job, or you may be given the pink slip.
阿曼達：你最好工作專心點，否則你可能被開除的。
