After Work 下班以后

 　　Celia : Shall I punch out for you, Rose? I'm leaving now.

　　Rose : No, thanks. I've to work overtime¹.

　　Celia : But today is Friday. You're not going to work overtime on Friday evening, are you?

　　Rose : Well, I am. I'll have to finish this report for next Monday's meeting....Is Ted² coming to pick you up?

　　Celia : No. We'll meet at my house. He invited my family to spend the weekend with his family at their villa³.

　　Rose : That's nice. Where is his villa?

　　Celia : It's not his villa, but his father's. I think it's somewhere in Florida. I'm not sure myself.

　　Rose : Sometimes I envy you a lot. Ted is a good guy.

　　Celia : Come on. You just haven't met the right person. And I think that you work too much. You should learn how to entertain yourself and enjoy your life.

　　Rose : I know, but I am a work maniac⁴.

　　Celia : Well, suit yourself! I've got to run now.

　　Rose : Have a nice weekend!

　　Celia : You too.... Oh, I forgot to tell you one thing. A guy called this afternoon. He said he was your ex-boyfriend. He wanted you to call him back.

　　Rose : Did he mention anything else?

　　Celia : No, nothing else.... See you Monday.

　　Rose : See you.

　　Vocabulary

　　注释

　　1. to punch out 同 "clock out (off)" 指下班打卡签退。反之为"punch in", "clock in (on)', 上班打卡签到。

　　2. maniac n.狂热、狂人

1 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

2 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

3 villa   

n.别墅，城郊小屋

参考例句：

• We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
• We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。

4 maniac   

n.精神癫狂的人；疯子

参考例句：

• Be careful!That man is driving like a maniac!注意！那个人开车像个疯子一样！
• You were acting like a maniac,and you threatened her with a bomb!你像一个疯子，你用炸弹恐吓她！