
來自佛星的老闆
Victor just started a new job.
維多是個新人。
just(adv.)剛剛、才start(v.)開始job(n.)工作、職業
Victor: Good morning, Vera. How was your weekend?
維多:早安啊,薇拉,妳的週末如何呢?
weekend(n.)週末
Vera: Morning, Victor. It was great. What about yours? Did you go to work like most people did?
薇拉:早啊,維多,我過了很棒的週末哩!那你的呢?你像大部分的人一樣必須要上班嗎?
yours(pron.)你的、屬於你的work(n.)工作like(prep.)像most(det.)大部分的
Victor: No, I didn’t have to work at all. My friends all envied me because I didn’t have a make-up workday last Saturday. I feel really lucky.
維多:我不必上班呢。我朋友都很羨慕我,因為上週六我不用補班。我覺得好幸運。
work(v.)工作at all絲毫、根本envy(v.)羨慕、嫉妒make-up(adj.)補償的workday(n.)上班日last(adj.)上一個的feel(v.)覺得、感覺really(adv.)很、非常lucky(adj.)幸運的
Vera: Well, I’ve been working for the same company for five years, and I’ve never had to make up for work, either.
薇拉:嗯,我在同一間公司工作五年了,而且也從不補班呢。
the same(adj.)相同的、同樣的company(n.)公司never(adv.)從不、從未make up補償either(adv.)也
Victor: Well, our bosses are kinder than most other bosses.
維多:我們的老闆比其他大多數老闆更好耶。
kind(adj.)寬容的、體貼的other(det.)其他、別的
Vera: Yeah, and we don’t have to work either when a typhoon hits. And because of that, I’m happy to work an extra bit harder for him.
薇拉:是啊?另外,颱風來襲時,我們也不必上班。也因為這樣,我很樂意更加認真為他工作。
yeah(adv.)是、對when(conj.)當…時typhoon(n.)颱風hit(v.)襲擊happy(adj.)高興地、開心的extra(adj.)額外的bit(n.)少許a bit稍微、有點hard(adv.)認真地
Victor: Me too!
維多:我也是!