芝华士英语口语第 22 课: A Strike罢工

Mother : Who was it on the phone? 是谁打来的电话?

Daughter : It was Daddy. He said that he is stuck at the airport and couldn't come back on schedule. 是爸爸。他说他被困在机场了，没办法照预定时间回来。

Mother : How is that ? 怎么会那样呢?

Daughter : There is a strike going on among pilots and air hostesses. 机长和空中小姐罢工拒飞。

Mother : Oh, that's too bad. Did he tell you what the cause is? 哦，真是太糟了。他有没有说是什么原因?

Daughter : No, he didn't. It must be something about wages, bonuses, welfare, and such like. 没有。一定是一些有关薪水、奖金红利、福利，以及诸如此类的事情。

Mother : How do you know? 你怎么知道?

Daughter : I don't know, I'm only guessing. 我不知道，我只是猜测而已。

Mother : I hope your daddy soon come back safe and sound. 希望你爸爸能很快地平安无事回来。

Daughter : There's nothing to be worried about, Mom. It's a strike, not a riot. 没有什么好担心的，妈。只是罢工，又下是暴动。

Mother : I hope so .... 但愿如此……。

Son : Hi, Mom. Hi, old sis. 嗨，妈。嗨，老妹。

Mother : Are you going out again? 你又要出去了?

Son : Yes, Mom. Don't wait up. I'll probably stay over-night. 是的，妈，别等我回来，我可能会在外面过夜。

Mother : What are you doing out there? 你在外面都做些什么事?

Son : We're having a parade this afternoon. If the school doesn't agree to fire those unqualified teachers, we'll stage a one-week strike.... See you, Mom, old sis (go ） 今天下午我们有一个游行。如果校方不同意解聘那些不合格的老师，我们就会策动一次为期一星期的罢课。妈，老妹再见。

Mother : What kind of world is this? 这是个什么世界?