巧嘴秘书情景对话 第10期:办公室问题

 Unit 11

第十一单元

Conversation¹ 1

会话 1

A:Excuse me,Mr. Li. I have something to discuss² with you.

A:对不起，李先生。我有点事得跟你商量。

B:I'm in a bit³ of a hurry,Miss Liu. Can you wait for a minute?

B:我这会儿正忙，刘小姐。可以等等吗？

A:I would⁴ really appreciate⁵ it if we could⁶ talk for a few⁷ minutes now. It's about the overtime⁸ you've asked me to put in.

A:我很想现在就和你谈谈，只要几分钟。是关于您让我 加班的事。

B:All right. What's the problem⁹?

B:那好吧。有什么困难吗？

A:I really can't work overtime. Because my husband¹⁰ has been ill recently,I must take care¹¹ of him.

A:我真的不能加班。因为我丈夫最近病了，我必须照顾他。

B:I'm sorry to hear that. Take good care of your husband. HI find another one to replace¹² you.

B:听到这件事我很难过，照顾好你丈夫。我另外找人替你。

Conversation 2

会话 2

A:I'm too tired now. I've already¹³ worked for 12 hours overtime!

A:我太累了。我已经加了 12个小时的班了。

B:God! Don't you think they should get you an assistant¹⁴?

B:天啊？你不认为他们应该给你请名助手吗？

A:Yes,they were supposed¹⁵ to,but so far nobody's turned up, and I have to do the work alone¹⁶. This is the first break I've had¹⁷ all day.

A:应该是，可是目前为止还没有人来呢。我不得不一个人做这事。这是我一天来头一次休息。

B:They're really running¹⁸ you into the ground¹⁹. Why don't you ask for some time off²⁰? You could take a long weekend and have a good rest.

B:他们对你有些太过分了。你为什么不请几天假呢？好好休息一下。

A:I'm afraid I can't before I finish this project²¹.

A:在完成这个项目之前，恐怕我不能。

B:You'd better pay²² more attention²³ to your health²⁴.

B:你最好多注意健康。

A:I will,thanks for your concern²⁵.

A:我会的，谢谢你的关心。

B:You're welcome.

B:不用客气。

1 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

2 discuss   

v.讨论，议论

参考例句：

• Let's discuss it another day.咱们改日再议吧！
• College students always discuss the news.大学生经常讨论新闻。

3 bit   

n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
• When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？

4 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

5 appreciate   

vt.欣赏，感激，赏识；vt.领会，充分意识；vi.增值

参考例句：

• I really appreciate the danger of this job.我真的认识到了这份工作的危险。
• I appreciate your help very much.我非常感谢你的帮助。

6 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

7 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

8 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

9 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

10 husband   

n.丈夫

参考例句：

• My husband just lost his job.我老公刚刚失业了。
• I visited my daughter and her husband.我去看望我的女儿和女婿。

11 care   

n.小心，照料，忧虑；v.关心，照顾，喜爱，介意

参考例句：

• I really care about the students in my class.我的确喜欢这个班上的学生。
• Her work is to take care of the children.她的工作是照料好孩子。

12 replace   

vt.替换；取代；把…放回原处；归还，赔还

参考例句：

• Please replace after reading.阅毕请放回原处。
• The sound of cars will replace the sound of birds.轿车的声音会代替鸟的声音

13 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。

14 assistant   

n.助手，助理，助教；adj.有帮助的，辅助的，副的

参考例句：

• He needs an assistant.他需要一位助手。
• Her sister is a sales assistant.她姐姐是个售货员。

15 supposed   

adj.（按规定、法律、协议等）（不）应当；假定的；（只用于否定句）不准；（对某人所说的话表示气愤或不大理解）那是什么意思v.料想( suppose的过去式和过去分词)；意味着；[用于被动语态]认为应该；[用于祈使句]让

参考例句：

• Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral. 新闻工作者在政治上应持中立态度。
• I was supposed to be writing a letter but I'm afraid I got sidetracked . 我本来应该在写信，但后来恐怕是分心干别的去了。

16 alone   

adj.单独的，孤独的；adv.单独地，独自地；仅仅

参考例句：

• He often makes a round trip to the hospital alone.他经常一个人往返医院。
• It is dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.一个女孩夜里单独外出是危险的。

17 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

18 running   

n.赛跑，流出，运转；adj.流动的，跑着的，连续的

参考例句：

• I like running.我喜欢跑步。
• The water is running out.水流出来了。

19 ground   

n.土地，战场，场地；adj.土地的，地面上的；v.放在地上，使...搁浅，打基础

参考例句：

• The baby is playing on the ground.婴儿正在地上玩。
• He picked a pen from the ground.他从地上捡起一支钢笔。

20 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

21 project   

n.（学校的)课题，作业；项目，计划；方案；工程

参考例句：

• The project will start next year.这项工程明年上马。
• I'm doing a project on Chinese history.我正在做一个有关中国历史的研究课题。

22 pay   

v.付钱；n.付钱；薪金

参考例句：

• How much did you pay?你付了多少钱？
• His pay is below the average.他的工资低于一般水平。

23 attention   

n.注意，注意力，关心，关注

参考例句：

• I hope you will give attention to this problem.希望你对此给予关注。
• Pay attention to your spelling.请注意拼写。

24 health   

n.健康；健康状况

参考例句：

• Are you in good health?你的身体好吗？
• I wish you good health and a long life.祝您健康长寿。

25 concern   

vt.（使）担忧；涉及；关系到；n.担心；关注；（利害）关系

参考例句：

• It's very kind of you to show so much concern for us.谢谢您对我们这么关心。
• Our losses are beginning to concern me.我们的损失使我担心起来。