女士:早上好,卡爾松先生。感謝您百忙中抽空與我交談。
Man: I always make time for my best workers,Clorial. Please have a seat. What can I do for youtoday?
男士:我總是有時(shí)間會(huì)見(jiàn)我最好的員工,克羅瑞爾。請(qǐng)坐。今天有什么需要我?guī)兔Φ膯?
Woman: Well, as you know, I have been workinghere for about 15 years now. I really like thiscompany. My job is interesting and the workingconditions are generally pretty good.
女士:嗯,你也知道,我在這里工作有15年了。我真的很喜歡這家公司。我從事的工作也很有趣,工作環(huán)境總體來(lái)說(shuō)也很不錯(cuò)。
Man: I'm glad you feel that way. Whatever we can do to make our workers happy is importantto us.
男士:很高興你這樣想。任何能讓員工高興的事,對(duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō)都很重要。
Woman: Well, now that you mention it, there is one thing that will make my life a little easier.
女士:好吧,既然您提出來(lái)了,我就說(shuō)出一個(gè)能讓我過(guò)得舒服點(diǎn)的請(qǐng)求。
Man: Yes?
男士:是嗎?
Woman: I haven't had a raise that more than 4 years and with inflection it is really gettingtough to make a meet.
女士:我有四年多沒(méi)漲工資了,通貨膨脹使我只能勉強(qiáng)維持生活。
Man: 4 years, you say? Emmm....
男士:你是說(shuō)有四年了?嗯...
Woman: Yes. And in that time, I have had at least 3 performances with you that I've all beenexcellent. You said I'm doing a great job here. And I think my good work should be rewarded.
女士:是的。在此期間,我至少有三次表現(xiàn)很優(yōu)秀。您說(shuō)我一直做得很棒,所以我認(rèn)為我的出色工作應(yīng)該被獎(jiǎng)賞。