星期五晚上，Jason和Wanda劝同事Larry不要老加班，应该劳逸结合。Larry却说，手头总有做不完的工作。 L: But I feel like I'm wasting time if I go home and watch TV...even if I'm reading a good book I still feel...

星期五晚上，Jason和Wanda准备下班，跟同事Larry说再见。 Jason: Goodnight, Larry! I'm heading home. It's been a long day. Larry: Goodnight, Jason. Have a good evening. Wanda: You're not going home, Larry? L: Na...thought I'd...

Chris向一家香港公司的老板 Hank 和部门主管Rebecca介绍申请国际认证的程序。首先是安全，其中还有防范恐怖袭击的要求。老板Hank表示不解。 C: Well, after the terrorist attacks on September 11th,...

一家香港公司的老板Hank带Chris去见部门主管Rebecca。 Hank: Rebecca, I'd like you to meet Chris Lee. Rebecca: How do you do, Mr. Lee? Chris: Very well, thank you. And call me Chris. H: Chris is here to walk us through the cert...

Jimmy因为天性腼腆，所以每逢社交活动，一律能推就推。同事Brad和Pam想帮他克服这个障碍。Pam问 Jimmy, P: When you are walking down the street, do you judge the people you see? J: Not really. Maybe only if the...

Jimmy因为天性腼腆，所以每逢社交活动，一律能推就推。同事Brad和Pam努力说服Jimmy, 因为social networking是事业发展一个不可缺少的环节。Pam说， P: You know, I'm not such a big fan of company events...

Claire告诉同事Jessica，上司Kevin跟她动手动脚，让她很不舒服。Jessica说，这是性骚扰，自己以前也遇到过。她的做法是： J: One day when my boss made a joke about my body, I spoke up and told him - in fr...

Jessica看到同事Claire情绪很低落。 Jessica: Hey Claire, you look sad. What's up? Claire: I guess I am a bit depressed. J: Having a bad hair day? C: (Chuckle) No, that' not it. J: Come on. You can confide in me. I know how to keep a secret. C...

部门经理Fay找手下Steve来，讨论他的年度中期工作表现，除了上班迟到，Steve还有哪些缺点呢？ S: OK...what other issues are there with my performance? F: Well, like I said before, you are very enthusiastic and we apprec...

今天要学的习惯用语都包括这个词：whip。 Whip可以当名词，解释为鞭子，但是它也可以是动词，意思是鞭打，而且通常是惩罚性的鞭打。今天要学的第一个习惯用语是： whipping boy。Whipping boy这...