Please excuse me if I’m a little 1)pensive today.

Mark is leaving, and I’m feeling kind of sad.

You probably don’t know Mark, but you might be lucky enough to know someone just like him. He’s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of year combining 2)exemplary professional skills with a sweet nature and gentle 3)disposition. He’s never been all that interested in 4)getting credit for the terrific work he does. He just wants to do his job, and to do it superbly well.

And now he’s moving on to an exciting new professional opportunity. It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime, and we’re genuinely, sincerely pleased for him. But that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted colleague.

Life has a way of throwing these curve balls at us. Just when we start to get comfortable with a person, a place or a situation, something comes along to alter the recipe. A terrific neighbor moves away. Someone in the family graduates. A child finds new love and loyalties through marriage. The family’s principle bread-winner is laid off.

马克走了，我感到些许忧伤。你也许不了解马克，但是你会感到幸运，因为了解了一个像他这样的人。他曾经是这个办公室的心脏和灵魂，但他长年落发。值得作为榜样的职业技能，用他甜美自然充满绅士感的品性。他从来没有对了不起的声望感兴趣。他只是想做好他的工作，而且尽量做的好一点。