Tom: Hi, Lily, we need to talk. Please follow me.
汤姆:嗨,莉莉,我们需要谈一谈。请随我来。
Lily: Yes, of course. What would you like to discuss?
莉莉:嗯,当然可以。您想谈什么呢?
Tom: Today you were late again. We warned you last time that you would be dismissed if it happened again. Other companies would have let you go a long time ago, but I wanted to give you a chance to change your habits because you are a very dedicated worker when you are here.
汤姆:今天你又迟到了。上次迟到我们警告过你,如果再有一次你就会被解雇。换做其他公司,早就让你走人了。但因为你在这里是一名很努力的员工,所以我想给你一次机会,来让你改变自己的习惯。
Lily: I understand. I appreciate you giving me the chances and I apologize for letting you down. I won't make any excuses for my lateness. I know it is something I need to change and I will keep trying to do better in future, wherever I work next.
莉莉:我明白。我很感激您给我的机会,很抱歉我让您失望了。我不会为我的迟到找任何的借口。我知道这是我需要改变的一件事,不管今后我在哪里工作,我会努力做得更好。
Tom: That sounds like a good plan. Sorry this didn't turn out differently.
汤姆:这听起来是个好主意。很抱歉结果竟然是这样。