A Day in the Life of a Typical American White Collar Worker
Situation 15 Back at Home-1 回到家里
Catherine: Wow, you're home early. It's only eight forty-five. 噢，你回来很早。 现在才八点四十五。
James: Yeah, it was a strange day at the office. 是啊，今天是奇怪的一天
Catherine: Why? Did your presentation go poorly? 怎么？难道你的陈述不成功？
James: No. Nothing like that. In fact, it went really well. It's just that I had some trouble with a colleague. 不，才不会那样。 实际上，进行的很顺利。 只是我和同事之间有点问题。
Catherine: Who? 谁？
James: Do you remember Steve Dawson? 你记得Steve Dawson吗？
Catherine: Let me think. Didn't I meet him at the Christmas party? 我是不是在圣诞晚会上碰到过他？
James: Yes. That's him. 是的，就是他。
Catherine: That's right [fine]. I told you to be careful when working with him. He seems so aggressive. What did he do? 那就对了，我告诉过你跟他一起工作的时候要小心。 他好象有点好斗。他做什么了？
James: Oh, nothing really. I just thought we were supposed to be working together, but he seemed to be working against me. 哦，真的没有什么 我只是猜想和他合作， 但是他好象和我作对
