Bonus complaints

A: Ms. Montgomery? Do you have a moment?

B: Sure, Brian. What』s on your mind?

A: I』m a bit upset about this year』s bonus. I was really expecting a little more. Are there any problems with my work?

B: No, not at all, Brian. This year, we』ve all had to cut back. I』m hoping next year』s going to better. I hope you can understand.

抱怨獎金

A：蒙格瑪利女士，您這會有空嗎？

B：有空，布萊恩。有事嗎？

A：今年的獎金有點令人沮喪。我以為會多些呢。是我的工作有什麼問題嗎？

B：沒有，一點都沒有，布萊恩。今年我們大家都得緊一些。預計明年會好點，希望你能理解。

Discordance about a secretary

A: Hello, Mr. Kramer. Could you spare a minute?

B: That』s about all I can spare, Karen. What do you need?

A: I need to talk to you about that new secretary you』ve hired. I think I』m going to
have some problems working with her.

B: She seems to be quite qualified. If it』s a personal problem, I』d prefer it if you would work it out between yourselves.

同事不和

A：您好，克萊默先生。能佔您一點時間嗎？

B：只能是一點點，凱倫。你有什麼事？

A：我想說的是您新錄用的秘書。我覺得我和她在工作中會發生些問題。

B：她好像挺稱職的嘛。如果是個人問題，我倒希望你們自己解決。

(本文轉載自旺旺英語)