对话：

Martin: Have you replied to all those letters and emails?

Martin: 你已经回复完你所有的邮件了吗？

Coco: I’m afraid not. We received quite a few letters today.

Coco:恐怕还没有，我们今天收到不少邮件。

Martin: How many letters do you still have to reply to?

Martin:你还需要回复几篇？

Coco: I still have to do about ten more.

Coco:我还需要回复十封

Martin: Do you think you can finish them before it’s time to get off work?

Martin:你觉得下班前你能回复完吗？

Coco: No, I don’t think so.

Coco:不，我觉得不能。

Martin: Then maybe you can send them tomorrow.

Martin: 那你可以明天回复啊。

Coco: Yes, why not? These letters are not urgent. I’ll do it first thing tomorrow morning.

Coco: 对，为什么不明天回呢，这些邮件又不是要紧事情，明天我早上第一件就做这个事情。

Martin: OK. Then let’s call it quits and go home.

Martin:好的，那我们就到这里吧，回家吧！

重点：

1.reply 回复

to say or write sth as an answer to sb/sth 回答；答复

[ V ]

例：She never replies to any of my letters. 她从来没给我回过信。

2.receive 收到

例：He will receive $6,000 in back pay.

他将收到$6000的欠薪。

3.quite a few 不少，相当多

例：The building needs quite a few repairs.

这栋楼不少处需要修缮。

4.get off work 下班

例：Sometimes it's hard to get off work when you want to.

有时很难如你所愿准时下班

5.urgent

that needs to be dealt with or happen immediately 紧急的；紧迫的；迫切的

例：an urgent appeal for information 紧急呼吁提供信息

例：a problem that requires urgent attention 需要紧急处理的问题

例：Can I see you for a moment?’ ‘Is it urgent?’ “我能见你一下吗？”“有急事吗？”

6.call it quits 做个了结

例：Sometimes， I just want to call it quits.

我有时真想辞职了事.