林肯英语 - 3 A Day in the Life of a Typical American White Collar Worker
Situation 12 Backing the Boss's Office 回到老板办公室

Mr. Barnes: (Seeming quite upset) I hope you two know what you have done. （看起来很沮丧）我希望你们知道你们都做了什么。

James: I'm sorry, Mr. Barnes. It was all my fault. Steve was doing just fine until I opened my big mouth. I take full responsibility. 对不起，先生。都是我的错 做得很好然而我却胡说八道 我负所有的责任。

Steve: Yes, sir. I told him to keep quiet about that Mac stuff and just let me do the talking. 是的，先生 我告诉他不要说关于Mac材料，让我说就行了。

Mr. Barnes: Is that so? 是那样吗？

James: Yes, sir. 是的，先生。

Mr. Barnes: (Now seeming quite happy) Well, that's interesting since Mr. Wang has [is] just signed a contract to order fifty-thousand units. Good job, Goddard. He said he was impressed both by your technical knowledge and your honesty. As for you Dawson, we'll talk tomorrow; right now, I'm too happy to think about anything negative. （现在看起来很开心） 很有意思，王先生签合同预订 5万个部件 做得好。 他说对你的技术知识和忠实诚恳印象很深。 至于，我们明天再谈吧。 现在，我太高兴而不想想一些消极的事情。

Steve: But, Mr. Barnes, sir. 但是，先生。

Mr. Barnes: That will be all. 不要再说了

James: Come on, Steve. You can only make it worse by talking now. Good-bye, Mr. Barnes, and thank you. 请过来，你现在说话只能将事情越办越糟。 先生，再见，谢谢你

Mr. Barnes: No, thank you, Goddard. You did a fine job today. This company needs more men like you. We may be talking about a promotion soon. Now get out {of} here. 不，谢谢你， 你今天工作做得很好。 这个公司需要更多的象你这样的人。 我们很快会谈提升的问题。 现在先回去吧。

James/Steve: Yes, sir. Good-bye. 好的，先生，再见。