Jane: I heard that Kevin got divorced. Is that true?
Eddie: Not so bad,but Kevin does have problems with his wife.
Jane: What?
Eddie: His wife always complained that Kevin's salary was too low and got no promotion.
Jane: Poor Kevin, we should do something for him. He is a nice guy and does his job well.
Eddie: Yeah, I agree with you. But you know, it's just one of those things.
譯文:
簡: 我聽說凱文離婚了,是真的嗎?
艾迪: 還不至于這么糟。不過凱文和他妻子確實有些矛盾。
簡: 怎么了?
艾迪: 他妻子老是抱怨他薪水太低,又不見提升。
簡: 可憐的凱文。我們真該幫他做點什么。他是個好小伙子,工作也干得不錯。
艾迪: 是啊,你說得沒錯。但你也是知道的,每個人都可能遇到這些事情。
注解 :
1) divorced (adj): 離婚的
2) salary (n): 工資,薪水
例: He finally got a job in a company paying good salaries.
他最終在一家公司里得到一份高薪的工作.
蘇: 那你是干什么的?
約翰:商場職員。
注解 :
1) publishing house: 出版社
2) clerk (n): office worker 職員
例: She got a job as a bank clerk.
她得到一份銀行職員的工作。