白领英语口语速查 第8期:日常办公用语(2)

　　假期过得好吗？
Did you have a good holiday?
A: Hello,John.Did you have a good holiday?
B: Great,thanks.Good food,good weather.I enjoyed it very much.
A: That's so nice.
B: Anything special happened when I was away?
A: Nothing that you could call special,no.
一切顺利吗？
How is everything going on?
=How are you doing?
A: How's everything going on,Tom? I know you've been pretty busy lately¹.
B: Everything's going well,Mr.Palmer.Except for one thing.
A: Oh? What is it?
B: This copier.I really think we need to buy a new one.It's been breaking down quite often.
A: Is that so? I'll have Dennis take care of it then.
别太辛苦了。
Don't work too hard.
= Take it nice and easy.
A: You don't look well,dear,you must be tired.
B: Not really.I've been so busy that I haven't had time to think about it.
A: Anyway,don't work too hard.
B: I'll try not to.Thanks for all you've done for me.
今天就到这儿吧。
Let's call it a day.=Let's wrap² things up.
A: Let's call it a day.
B: Ok,see you tomorrow.
明天从这儿接着干。
We'll take it from here tomorrow.
=We'll resume³ tomorrow.
A: Shall⁴ we stop here today?
B: OK,we'll take it from here tomorrow.
辛苦了!
Thanks for your hard work.
A: Thanks for your hard work.Have a good rest.
B: Thank you,you too.
下班了。
Time to go home.
= It's time to return from work.
A: Time to go home!
B: It's six o'clock already? Can't believe it!
再给我五分钟。
Give me 5 more minutes.
A: Come on,it's six thirty,let's go home before it gets dark.
B: OK,just give me 5 more minutes.
我要走了。
I'm off.=I will go now.
A: I'm off.Bye!
B: See you!
没落下什么东西吧？
Have you forgotten anything?
A: You'll go? Have you forgotten anything?
B: En, I don't think so.
别忘了打出勤卡。
Remember to punch⁵ your time card.
= Don't forget to punch out.
A: I'm going home now,bye.
B: Remember to punch your time card.
你能帮我打一下出勤卡吗？
Could you punch me in?
A: Could you punch me in?
B: Sure,where's your time card?
干嘛这么着急？
What's the hurry?
A: What's the hurry?
B: It's time for the last bus.

1 lately   

adv.最近，不久前

参考例句：

• I don't like reading novels lately.近来我不喜欢读小说。
• She's only lately begun working here.最近她才开始在这儿工作。

2 wrap   

n.外套，围巾，包裹，限制，约束，秘密；vt.包装，卷，缠绕，包，裹，覆盖，遮蔽，隐藏

参考例句：

• You'd better wrap it with a piece of clean cloth.你最好用一块干净的布把它包起来。
• You can wrap the skirt around your waist.你可以把裙子围在腰间。

3 resume   

v.（中断后）继续，恢复；n.摘要，简历

参考例句：

• We'll stop now and resume at two o 'clock.我们现在停下来，到两点再干。
• My resume shows that I have the right qualifications for the job.我的简历表明我正符合这项工作的条件。

4 shall   

v.aux.（主要用于第一人称）将

参考例句：

• I shall always love you.我将永远爱你。
• Which club shall we join?我们要参加哪个社团？

5 punch   

v.用拳猛击；用打孔机打孔

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• He laid his opponent low with a single punch.他一拳猛击便把对手打倒在地。