歌词
One of Britain's most popular reality TV programmes
has returned to our screens for a fifth series.
要出第五季了
The Apprentice sees 16 ambitious individuals
学徒看着15个野心勃勃的的人
competing for a job with electronics tycoon Sir Alan Sugar.
去争取一个职位
With endless talk of credit-crunches,
有着无尽的谈话，关于信贷紧缩
redundancies and cut-backs,
冗余和开支缩减
it come as no surprise
毫无惊讶的
that thousands of plucky hopefuls applied for the show.
千上万的勇敢的候选人申请报名了这个节目
The chosen 16 will compete
被选的16个人
in a series of business tasks
在这一系列的经商考验之中
and do their best to escape elimination.
尽己所能逃避淘汰
Not one of them wants to hear the fateful words:
没有一个人想听到
you're fired.
你被开除了
It should also be noted
需要被重视的是
that this year's budding apprentices
这一年初露头角的学徒
are not going to be allowed to forget
不会轻易忘记
the grim economic climate quite so easily.
这严峻的经济形势
At the launch of this year's TV show,
在电视剧开播的同时
Sir Alan announced that
艾伦先生说道
some episodes have been "specifically made
这些节目
towards recognition of what difficult times we are in".
明确了对困难时期我们的认可
The tasks will as usual be gruelling tests of business acumen,
像往常一样商业头脑经历着艰苦的任务测试,
team-working and leadership skill.
团队合作和领导技能
They will also make for some hilarious viewing.
这还会带来很多搞笑的看法
British viewers will be shaking their heads
英国的评论员会难以置信的点头
in disbelief at the crazy decisions of the wannabe apprentices.
在疯狂学徒的决定
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