你寫過辭職信嗎？怎麼樣的辭職信會讓老闆又驚又喜？不久前有一封離職信在網路上火紅，號稱全世界最甜美的辭職信，寫在蛋糕上的辭職信，英國的Daily Mail網站上的標題是：Saying goodbye is such sweet sorrow。 原來服務於英國機場的移民官Chris Holmes，太太剛生了小孩，他想開家蛋糕店，可以更有彈性陪伴家人，於是他別出心裁把離職信「寫」在蛋糕上，離職前也趁機為自己的新事業打廣告。 當他親自把蛋糕端給上司，主管又驚又喜。Chris說：「我的離職屬於好聚好散型，希望讓大家嚐到好滋味。」('I thought it was a good natured resignation and hopefully left a nice taste in their mouths.)   我們一起來看這封信他怎麼寫：

To The Management,
Border Force, Stansted:

(給一個不得不所以然的原因) Today is my 31st birthday, and having recently become a father I now realise have precious life is and how important it is to spend my time doing something that makes me, and other people, happy.

(告訴別人你的"action") For that reason I hereby give notice of my resignation, in order that I may devote my time and energy to my family, and to my cake business which has grown steadily over the past few years.

(維持善意，還不忘做生意) I wish the organization and my colleagues the best for the future and I remind you that, if you enjoy this cake, you can order more at www.mrcake.co.uk Sincerely, Chris Holmes　(Mr. Cake)

寫離職信最重要的是誠意，不必照著範本抄，底下給大家的四句離職句，只是幫各位在熟悉的中文表達中，找到英文裡的對應用法：

1. 我想拓展我的視野。(X) I want to . (O) I want to . Horizons的複數指「視野」；（知識、經驗等的）範圍」，拓展視野horizon用複數。Widen my view不是自然用法。
   widen my view
   expand my horizons
2. 我不想重覆做相同的事，所以才辭職。
   (X) I quit because I don’t want to keep doing the same thing.
   (O) I quit because I don't want to be stuck in a rut. Rut是車輪的痕跡，看過車輪在泥濘裡打轉無法前進嗎？"stuck in a rut"的原意就是如此，它廣泛的引申為「週而復始的做著同樣的事情而無法突破」，需要嘗試新的挑戰最常用的一個成語。
3. 我在這裡待太久了，想轉換一下環境。
   (X)  I’ve been here too long. I want to change the company.
   (O) I've been here for too long.I want to move on. 
   Change the company是改變公司，換工作可以用career move或是change jobs。但move on聽來讓人舒服。
4. 我辭職是因為我想嘗試不一樣的東西。
   (X) I'm quitting because I want to try new thing.
   (O) I'm quitting because I want to try something new.
   Try new thing文法不對，假如你要嘗試的事是預期中的，你可以說try new things，但多半嘗試新事物，既是新的，就不在預期中，用try something new更切合實情。

英文也要說得生動，訂閱世界公民電子報

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