林肯英语 - 3 A Day in the Life of a Typical American White Collar Worker
Situation 5 Arriving at Work 达到公司

Steve: Good morning, James. You're early. What's up? 早上好。你好早啊，有什么新事？

James: Morning, Steve. Early is right. I've got two important meetings today; one with the boss and one with a client. You're pretty early yourself, something important? 早上好。早来是对的。 今天我有两个重要的会议，一个是和老板，另一个是和客户。 你自己也很早啊，有什么重要的事情？

Steve: Yeah, I'm meeting a client, too. Someone from a big computer company. I think their headquarters are in Taiwan, but this guy runs the New York office. 是的。我也要见一个客户，是从一个大的电脑公司来的 我想他们的总公司在台湾，但是这个家伙来自纽约办事处。

James: Wang Computers. That's my client, too. But I think the owner is a Chinese-American; I'm not sure if they even have an office in TaiWan. I guess we're working on this account together. 王氏电脑。那也是我的一个客户 但是我认为老总是一个华侨， 我不肯定他们是不是在台湾有办事处 我猜我们同时在与这家公司合作。

Steve: Good. To tell you the truth / I was a little scared. The account is really big; it's just too much work for one man. Say, what time do you meet with the boss, Mr. Barnes? 真好。告诉你实情，我还真有点提心吊胆 这个客户真的很大，对于一个人来说这是很多的工作。 说，你什么时候会见老板Barnes先生？

James: Ten-thirty, Why? 十点半，怎么了？

Steve: I was right. We are on this account together. I'm scheduled to meet with Mr. Barnes at ten-thirty, too. 我是对的。我们是同时与这客户合作。 我也害怕十点半钟和Barnes先生见面。

James: Well then, partner, let's get busy preparing something for the meeting. 好的，搭档，那样的话，让我们为这次会议做好充分的准备。

Steve: Good idea. Where should we begin? 好主意。我们应该从哪开始？

James: I don't know about you but I always begin big projects by going to the bathroom, and then with a hot cup of coffee. Can you wait for me? 我不知道你是怎么样，但是我一直是在进浴室时开始大工程。 然后还要一杯热咖啡。你能等我吗？

Steve: Just hurry. I'll get the coffee ready. 快一点。我将准备好咖啡

James: That sounds like an excellent plan. 那听起来象是最好的主意。