① You thought it was going to be smooth sailing， didnt you？ 你是不是認(rèn)為找工作是一件一帆風(fēng)順的事情？

smooth sailing： a situation where progress is made without any difficulty（一帆風(fēng)順，輕而易舉的事）。例如：

Probation in the QC department wont be smooth sailing because they are known for being tough on newcomers.

在質(zhì)檢部的試用期可不容易，人人都知道他們對(duì)新人很苛刻。

② Yeah， the job market is a fickle mistress， and sometimes just isnt fair to the working class. 嗯，就業(yè)市場(chǎng)猶如一個(gè)善變的情人，有時(shí)這對(duì)于工薪階層的人們來說是不公平的。

fickle mistress： sb. who changes his/her mind all the time， sth. that is always changing（善變之人，變化莫測(cè)）。例如：

The summer weather here is like a fickle mistress; you never know whats next.

這里的夏季天氣多變，誰(shuí)也說不準(zhǔn)接下來會(huì)發(fā)生什么。

③ It may seem like some soulless corporation， but the guys there helped me get back on my feet， during a time when I was really struggling with things in my private and professional life. 星巴克聽起來像是沒有靈魂的公司，但是，當(dāng)我在個(gè)人生活和工作之間痛苦掙扎的時(shí)候，是那里的人們讓我重新振作起來。

get back on your feet： get back to a comfortable position （usually emotionally or financially）（重新振作，重新恢復(fù)）。例如：

After one year of restructuring， the company seems to have gotten back on its feet.

經(jīng)過一年的重組，公司似乎已經(jīng)恢復(fù)了元?dú)狻?/p>