办公室英语口语第114期:Discussing overtime problems讨论

Discussing overtime¹ problems
A: Excuse me, Mr. Graham? I have something I need to discuss with you.
B: I’m in a bit of a hurry, Louise. Can it wait?
A: I would really appreciate² it if we could talk for a few minutes now. It’s about the overtime you’ve asked me to put in.
B: All right. Why don’t you have a seat? What’s the problem?

讨论加班问题
A：对不起，格雷厄姆先生。我有点事得跟您商量。
B：我这会正在忙，路易丝。可以等等吗？
A：我很想和您现在谈谈，就几分钟。是关于您让我加班的事。
B：那好。怎么不坐呢？有什么困难？
 

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 appreciate   

vt.欣赏，感激，赏识；vt.领会，充分意识；vi.增值

参考例句：

• I really appreciate the danger of this job.我真的认识到了这份工作的危险。
• I appreciate your help very much.我非常感谢你的帮助。