生活英语情景口语:老板真是小气...

L: did you get my email?
Z: I certainly did. Do you want to come in and give me some feedback¹ about your weekend?
L: sure.
Z: how did the business trip go?
L: well, to be honest, nothing is more stressful than going on a business trip with our boss.
Z: I understand. The last time I went on a business trip with the boss, I didn't even have enough to eat!
L: I also think the company is pretty cheap with travel expenses. I spent half of the weekend on a train! Surely they could have afforded to buy a few plane tickets!
Z: our company is quite conscious of the environmental problems that frequent flying causes.
L: I see. Well, then perhaps they could give me a few days off after a business trip. It was really tiring for me.
Z: I can ask the boss about giving you the day off today.
L: thank you. I can't imagine getting much done today. I'm just too exhausted²!
Z: no problem. Did you bring any gifts back for your department?
L: no, should I have?
你收到我的邮件了吗?
我收到了.你能不能过来跟我说说周末出差的情况.
当然可以.
这次出差怎么样?
嗯,坦白说,没什么事比跟老板出差压力更大了.
我明白.上次我跟老板一起出差,我甚至连饭都吃不饱!
我还觉得我们公司差旅费定的太少了.我在火车上浪费了半个周末的时间.他们肯定能付得起几张机票钱!
咱们公司对频繁飞行造成的环境污染问题总是很敏感.
我明白.那出差结束后他们应该给我几天时间休假.我实在是太累了.
我可以跟老板申请让你今天休假.
谢谢你.我实在不能想象今天再干很多活儿会变成什么样.我简直是筋疲力尽了.
没问题.你给你们部门的同事们带礼物了吗?
没有,我应该带吗?
Feedback:反馈信息
We need more feedback from the consumer in order to improve our goods.
我们需要从消费者那里多得到些反馈信息以提高产品质量.

Stressful: 充满著压力的; 充满著紧张的
living in these stressful times
生活在充满紧张的时代

Conscious:意识到的
a.意识到[…]的,察觉[…]的[of]
He was not conscious of my presence³ in the room.
他没有察觉我在房间里
I was conscious of being lifted from the ground.
我感觉到自己从地上被抬起来
b. 意识到<…>的
She was conscious that her strength was failing.
她意识到自己的体力在逐渐衰退
c. 知道[…]的[of]
You are never conscious (of) what people think of such conduct.
你从来没有想到人们对这种行为作何想法

Exhausted
a. 疲惫的,筋疲力竭的
exhausted players
筋疲力竭的选手
b. [因…而]疲惫的,筋疲力竭的 [by,from,with]
We were exhausted by the climb up the hill.
我们因爬上那座小山而筋疲力竭
We were [felt] quite exhausted with the toil⁴.
我们因那件辛苦的工作而感到十分疲惫

 

1 feedback   

n.回授，反馈，反应

参考例句：

• I was getting great feedback from my boss.老板对我的评价很高。
• You need feedback to monitor progress.你需要利用反馈信息来监控进展。

2 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

3 presence   

n.出席；到场；存在

参考例句：

• Her presence lent an air of respectability to the occasion.她的到场使那种场合增添了崇高的气氛。
• His presence is indicative of his willingness to help.他的出席表示他愿意帮忙。

4 toil   

vi.辛劳工作，艰难地行动；n.苦工，难事

参考例句：

• The wealth comes from the toil of the masses.财富来自大众的辛勤劳动。
• Every single grain is the result of toil.每一粒粮食都来之不易。