白领英语口语速查 第24期:加班(2)

　　我快累死了!
I'm exhausted¹.=I'm too tired to stand up.
A: Oh,my God,I'm exhausted.
B: It'll soon be over,this is the last one.
悠着点儿干
slow down =take it easy
A: Slow down!Don't work yourself to death.
B: You're quite right.Health is the most important.
我真的不能加班。
I really can't (afford to) work overtime².
A: Excuse me,Mr.Wang.I really can't work overtime.
Because my father has been ill recently,I must take care of him.
B: I'm sorry to hear that.Take good care of your father then.
不用加班就好了。
I wish I didn't have to work overtime.
A: I wish I didn't have to work overtime.
B: Can't you refuse to do so?
A: No,I can't.The task is urgent³.
我另外找人替你。
I'll find another one to replace you.
A: Miss Liu,I hope you can come to work this Saturday.
B: Why? Did I make any mistake?
A: No,it's not you.Just some extra work.
B: Then I can only say sorry.I already have plans.
A: All right.I'll find another one to replace you.
我已经加了20个小时的班了。
I've logged⁴ in 20 hours of overtime!
A: I'm too tired now.I've logged in 20 hours of overtime!
B: Wow!Why so much? I thought they were getting you an assistant.
A: They were supposed to,but so far nobody's turned up,
and I'm left on my own to do the work.
B: You need to rest.Why don't you ask for some time off?
你能受得了吗？
Can you handle that?= Can your health afford that?
A: Hi, King,haven't seen you for days.What have you been doing?
B: Nothing important.I've been working overtime lately.That's all.
A: How many hours do you work each day now?
B: 15 hours or so.
A: That's tough indeed!Can you handle that?
由于失误不得不加班
have to work late for mistake
A: Miss Yang,your report is a total mess.The statistics⁵ are all wrong!
Why can't you carefully check them after finishing the report?
B: I should have.I'm sorry,Mr.Blake.
A: I'm afraid you'll have to work late this evening for your mistake.It has to be done today.

1 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。

2 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。

3 urgent   

a.紧急的，急迫的，紧要的

参考例句：

• He asked to see the manager for something urgent. 他有急事求见经理。
• A part of this urgent task was allotted to us. 这项紧急任务的一部分分给了我们。

4 logged   

adj.笨拙的，（树）劈成木材的

参考例句：

• We have logged up a remarkable series of gains in technical innovation. 我们已在技术革新方面取得一系列可观的成就。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They asked the pilot how many hours he had logged. 他们问那飞行员累积了多少飞行时数。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 statistics   

n.统计，统计数字，统计学

参考例句：

• We have statistics for the last year.我们有去年的统计资料。
• Statistics is taught in many colleges.许多大学都教授统计学。