ESL杰夫的一天 第62期:工作 休息和吃午饭(1)

 　　On the way to the office, I was thinking about what I have on my agenda¹ today. 在前往办公室的路上，我在想我今天有什么日程安排。

　　When I get to my desk, there is a stack of new memos² and papers in my inbox. 当我到达我的办公桌的时候，我的收件箱里有一沓新的备忘录和文件。

　　When I turn on my computer, I see at least two-dozen emails I need to go through. 当我打开电脑的时候，我看到至少有二十四条需要我浏览的邮件。

　　Just as I start in on the email, my phone rings. 正当我开始看邮件的时候，我的电话铃响了。

　　It's my project manager, Julie, asking me to come in for a conference call with our head office. 是我的项目经理朱莉打来的，她通知我参加我们总部的多人电话会议。

　　I don't get back to my desk for nearly two hours. 将近两个小时后我才回到了我的办公桌。

　　By that time, I was ready for a break. 到了那时，我准备休息一下了。

　　At 10:30, I head down to the break room and get some hot water at the water cooler to make some tea. 上午10:30，我去了休息室，从饮水机里接了些热水泡茶。

　　There were a couple of other people on break, 休息室里有几个人在休息、

　　having snacks out of the vending³ machine and reading the new notices on the bulletin⁴ board. 吃从自动贩卖机里买来的零食以及阅读公告牌上的最新通知。

　　I run into Sam, one of my friends at work, and we chat a little before going back to work. 我偶遇我工作中的一个朋友山姆，在回去工作之前我们闲聊了一会儿。

　　Before long, it's time for lunch. 没过多久，就到了午饭时间。

　　I usually bring my lunch with me to work and eat it at my desk. 我一般自带午餐并坐在我的办公桌上吃它。

　　If I don't have time to pack a lunch, I sometimes go across the street for some take-out. 如果我没有时间自带午饭，我有时就会去街对面买外卖。

　　The only trouble is, it's always so busy during the lunch hour and I always have to stand in line. 唯一的不便之处是，午饭时间那儿总是非常忙，我总是要排队。

　　That's usually a pain. 排队通常是件令人头痛的事。

　　On Fridays, I usually go out to lunch with a few friends from work. 每周五，我一般会和几个工作中的朋友外出吃午饭。

　　On casual Fridays, we can kick back a little and take it easy. 每周五便装日，我们可以稍微放松一下。

1 agenda   

n.议事日程，记事册

参考例句：

• We now proceed to the next item on the agenda.我们现在着手讨论下一项议题。
• If there is no objection,the agenda is adopted.如果没有意见，议程就通过了。

2 memos   

n.备忘录( memo的名词复数 )；（美）内部通知

参考例句：

• Big shots get their dander up and memos start flying. 大人物们怒火中烧，备忘录四下乱飞。 来自辞典例句
• There was a pile of mail, memos and telephone messages on his desk. 他的办公桌上堆满着信件、备忘录和电话通知。 来自辞典例句

3 vending   

v.出售（尤指土地等财产）( vend的现在分词 )；（尤指在公共场所）贩卖；发表（意见，言论）；声明

参考例句：

• Why Are You Banging on the Vending Machine? 你为什么敲打这台自动售货机？ 来自朗文快捷英语教程 2
• Coca-Cola had to adapt almost 300,000 vending machines to accept the new coins. 可口可乐公司必须使将近三十万台自动贩卖机接受新货币。 来自超越目标英语 第5册

4 bulletin   

n.小报，会刊，简明新闻，新闻快报

参考例句：

• We read the declaration posted on the bulletin board.我们读了贴在布告板上的声明。
• The radio bulletin warned of the typhoon.收音机新闻快报发布了台风警报。