Lisa告诉同事Emily新年过后准备辞职，因为她觉得眼下的工作很无聊，没有升职的机会，她还说：

 

Lisa: The other problem is that I think the company is really set in its ways.

 

Emily: What do you mean?

 

L: In other words, I think management is resistant¹ to change. I've given great proposals to my section chief and I've even sent emails with ideas on how to streamline² operations to the big boss, but the reaction is always the same.

 

E: What do they say when you offer suggestions?

 

L: Usually something like: "We'll take a look and get back to you." But that's the last I'll ever hear from them.

 

Lisa还觉得公司运作墨守成规，set in one's ways是指生活方式或做事方法一成不变，类似的说法还有stuck in a rut，rut是指车轱辘留下的印儿，to stuck in a rut陷在车轱辘印里，也是墨守成规、一成不变的意思。Lisa说自己向部门经理和公司老板提出过很多好建议，但都没有得到重视。得到的回答一般都是：We'll take a look and get back to you（我们看一下再答复你），然后就再也没有任何消息了。

 

E: So, do you have any job prospects³ lined up?

 

L: I've been sending out resumes⁴ and I've gotten a couple of bites.

 

E: I see...so you've pretty much made up your mind to quit then?

 

L: I think so. I'll miss seeing you everyday.

 

E: I'll miss you, too. Can I make a suggestion?

 

L: Sure!

 

E: Don't burn any bridges when you make your move.

 

L: What do you mean?

 

Emily问她工作找得怎么样了，Do you have any job prospects lined up? Lisa说自己发了一些简历，已经有一些公司对她表示有兴趣了，I've gotten a couple of bite. bite在这里是上钩的意思，意思是她的简历已经引起了一些公司的兴趣。看起来Lisa去意已定，Emily好心地建议Lisa： Don't burn any bridges. 辞职的时候不要把事做绝，最后给自己留条后路。Emily进一步解释说：

 

E: I mean, don't tell the boss you hate your job or him. Simply inform them that you plan to resign from your position and do your best to train your replacement⁵. That way, this company can remain a back-up option for you.

 

L: You make a good point. I'll try to be as professional about this as possible. Thanks Emily! Talking to you makes me feel much better.

 

E: Sure! Now let's eat!

 

Emily劝Lisa不要burn any bridges（断了自己的后路），不用告诉老板对公司有多不满意，而且还要do your best to train your replacement（尽力把交接工作做好），这里所说的replacement指的是接替Lisa工作的那个人。Emily说，这样的话，现在的公司还能是Lisa的候补选项back-up option. Lisa觉得Emily这番话很有道理，并保证自己在处理这件事的时候，I'll try to be as professional as possible. 这里的professional是专业的意思，as professional as possible意思是尽可能按照职场的惯例去做。

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