办公室英语口语第122期:Taking too long of a break 休

Taking too long of a break
A: Greg. I want to speak to you for a minute.
B: Yes. Ms. Gray¹. Is there something wrong?
A: I’m afraid there is, Greg. I don’t mind² you taking a break. But you’ve been away from your desk for twenty-five minutes already³.
B: I’m sorry, Ms. Gray. I must have lost track⁴ of the time. I’ll get back to work, now.

休息时间过长
A：克雷格，我要和你说两句话。
B：什么事？格雷女士，出问题了吗？
A：恐怕是的，克格雷。我不反对你休息一会，可你离开你的办公桌已经有25分钟了。
B：抱歉，格雷女士。我一定是忘记钟点了。我马上就回去干活。

 

1 gray   

n.灰色；adj.灰色的，阴沉的；v.变灰色；（计算机）灰色

参考例句：

• She was dressed in gray.她穿着灰色的衣服。
• His hair was gray and he was short and fat.他头发灰白，长得又矮又胖。

2 mind   

n.思想，主意，心意；v.介意，照顾，留心

参考例句：

• I've changed my mind.我一经转变主意。
• You really don't mind?你真的不介意？

3 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

4 track   

n.轨道；足迹；痕迹；磁轨；途径；vt.循路而行；追踪；通过；用纤拉；vi.追踪

参考例句：

• The new race track is nearly six miles in extent.这条新跑道将近六英里长。
• The police are on his track.警察在跟踪他。