办公室英语口语第170:Complaining about work 抱怨工作

Complaining about work
A: You look really wiped out.
B: I had meetings back to back all morning. Then the printer broke in the middle of putting together the Wix Soap presentation, and the phone rang off the hook¹ from the minute I walked into the office.
A: Not a good day, I hate to tell you that Mr. Emory wants to see the designs for the Polish Paste² Ad tomorrow morning.
B: I can’t believe it! I guess I’ll be here until ten again tonight!

抱怨工作
A：你好像全垮了。
B：今天上午是连轴开会。在准备Wix香皂介绍时打印机又出了问题。电话从我一进门就响个不停。
A：真不是好日子。我真不好意思告诉你，埃莫里先生明天上午还要看Polish Paste的广告设计。
B：真难以置信！我想今天晚上又得在这熬到十点了。
 

1 hook   

vt.钩住；n.钩子，钩状物

参考例句：

• The blacksmith forged a bar of iron into a hook.铁匠把一根铁条锻造成一个钩子。
• He hangs up his scarf on the hook behind the door.他把围巾挂在门后的衣钩上。

2 paste   

n.糊，浆糊，铅制玻璃；vt.粘贴，覆盖，猛击

参考例句：

• Please paste these sheets of paper together.请将这几张纸粘在一起。
• Stick the paper with paste.用糨糊粘纸。