第十一单元

Conversation 1

会话 1

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

A:对不起，李先生。我有点事得跟你商量。

B:I'm in a bit 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 would really appreciate it if we could talk for a few minutes now. It's about the overtime 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 problem?

B:那好吧。有什么困难吗？

A:I really can't work overtime. Because my husband has been ill recently,I must take care 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 replace 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 already 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 assistant?

B:天啊？你不认为他们应该给你请名助手吗？

A:Yes,they were supposed to,but so far nobody's turned up, and I have to do the work alone. This is the first break I've had 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 running you into the ground. Why don't you ask for some time off? 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 project.

A:在完成这个项目之前，恐怕我不能。

B:You'd better pay more attention to your health.

B:你最好多注意健康。

A:I will,thanks for your concern.

A:我会的，谢谢你的关心。

B:You're welcome.

B:不用客气。