A I can't seem to progress up the career ladder no matter how hard I try and I have been here for 2 years already!

我已經(jīng)在這里工作2年了，似乎我怎么努力也沒(méi)有晉升的機(jī)會(huì)。

B Well, have you thought of getting an MBA? I heard it does wonders in getting you to the top.

嗯，你想過(guò)考MBA嗎？我聽(tīng)說(shuō)如果你想到高層，這個(gè)很有用。

A An MBA, hey. . . well my degree wasn't in business, the business schools won't be interested in me.

工商管理學(xué)碩士……嘿，我不是在經(jīng)商，所以商學(xué)院不會(huì)錄取我的。

B Nonsense! The business schools measure your ability through a test called GMAT.

胡說(shuō)！商學(xué)院通過(guò)GMAT來(lái)測(cè)試你的能力。

A GMAT? What does that stand for and what will the test contain?

GMAT? 這個(gè)考試具體是什么意思呢？

B Graduate Management Admission Test, it contains three parts Analytical Writing Assessment, the Quantitative section, and the Verbal section. Not only does the test mark you on the number of questions answered but also on the difficulty.

研究生管理專業(yè)入學(xué)考試。他包括三個(gè)部分：分析寫作評(píng)價(jià)，數(shù)學(xué)部分，和語(yǔ)文部分。測(cè)試打分不僅看你答題的數(shù)量還包括難度。

A Okay, this sounds a little tough, how am I supposed to practice for this?

好的，這聽(tīng)起來(lái)有點(diǎn)難，但是我真的應(yīng)該試著去考嗎？

B Up to you, you could have a one on one session with a tutor or group sessions, you can also use free or private computer software. Going to church might help as well!

取決于你自己，你可以請(qǐng)老師一對(duì)一進(jìn)行指導(dǎo)，也可以參加小組，或者使用電腦軟件。去教堂可能也會(huì)對(duì)你有所幫助！

A No matter what I do, I'm going to ace this test and go on to become a corporate fat cat!

不管我做了什么，我都會(huì)努力取得好成績(jī)，向高層進(jìn)軍。

B Umm. . . That's the spirit!

嗯，要的就是這種精神！