对话:
Coco: Hey Tom. Are you working late again?
Coco: 你又在加班啦?
Tom: Yeah, Coco. I have a big project I'm working on.
Tom: 是啊,Coco,我有一个大的项目在进行。
Coco: How's it going?
Coco: 进行的怎么样了?
Tom: Not well. We keep running into problems with the client.
Tom:并不是很好,我们仍然和客户遇到了些问题。
Coco: What kind of problems?
Coco: 什么样的问题呢?
Tom: The client either doesn't like our designs or keeps changing his mind. It's very frustrating.
Tom: 客户要么就是不喜欢我们的设计,要么就在不停的变想法,真的很令人沮丧。
Coco: That can be very annoying.
Coco: 确实很惹人怒呀。
Tom: It is. So, my group has to start over each time. It's such a waste of time and money.
Tom: 是的,所以我们组每次都得重新开始,真的是费钱费时间。
Coco: When is the deadline?
Coco:什么时候是最后期限?
Tom: In two weeks. I don't know how we're going to make it.
Tom:两周后,我不知道我们该怎么赶完工作。
Coco: Where's the rest of your group?
Coco: 你们组其他人呢?
Tom: They went to eat. I told them to go. They're going to bring me back some dinner.
Tom: 他们去吃饭了,我让他们去了,他们要给我带点吃点回来。
Coco: That's good. What are you going to do after your deadline is over?
Coco: 那挺好,那你们这个项目截止以后你打算干什么?
Tom: Go on a long vacation.
Tom: 去度假。
Coco: Good for you!
Coco: 那真的挺好的!
Tom: Well, I better get back to work. See you in the morning.
Tom: 好的,我得回去工作了,明早见。
重点:
1.Work late
工作到很晚
例: I have so much work to do so I have to work late tonight.
我有好多工作要做,所以今晚我要加班了
2.Run into problems 遇到问题
例: Where do they run into problems?
他们会在哪儿遇到问题?
3.Change one’s mind 改变想法
例:I changed my mind about the dress I bought yesterday.
4.Frustrating and annoying
Frustrating 令人懊恼的,令人沮丧的
adj. discouraging by hindering
例:The current situation is very frustrating for us.
目前的局势对我们来讲是很令人懊丧的。
Annoying
adj.令人恼火的,令人烦躁的
adj.causing irritation or annoyance
例:You must have found my attitude annoying.
你一定觉得我的态度让人烦。
4. Deadline 最后期限
n. the point in time at which something must be completed
5.Make it 达到预定目标;及时抵达;走完路程
succeed in a big way; get to the top
Can you make it to Leia’s birthday party on Saturday?
你能赶上周六Leia 的生日派对吗?