公司可能開始裁員
Eddie has been very grumpy lately. His friend, Terry, has been very worried about him.
艾迪最近脾氣很暴躁。他的朋友泰瑞非常擔心他。
grumpy(adj.)暴躁的、脾氣古怪的
Terry: Eddie, how have you been lately? You seem upset.
泰瑞：艾迪，最近如何？你看起來不太好。
upset(adj.)悶悶不樂、不悅
Eddie: I’m fine. What do you want?
艾迪：很好。你想要幹嘛？
Terry: Just worried about you. You know you can open up to me, right?
泰瑞：只是擔心你。你知道你可以對我敞開心胸說話，對吧？
be open up to sb.對某人敞開心房
Eddie: I know… I have been under a lot of pressure lately. Our firm might start to let people go. I might lose my job.
艾迪：我知道……最近我壓力很大。我們的公司可能會開始裁員。我可能會失業。
under pressure壓力大let go=lay off解雇
Terry: Is it official?
泰瑞：已經確定了嗎？
official(adj.)正式的、官方的
Eddie: Not yet.
艾迪：還沒有。
Terry: Don’t freak out. Let me tell you about the “Stress Buffer Shield.” It will help you get through this stressful time.
泰瑞：那別害怕。讓我告訴這個「壓力緩衝盾」。這會幫助你度過難關。
freak out驚慌失措、慌張stressful(adj.)充滿壓力的
Eddie: Sure.
艾迪：好。
Terry: First, you should have your support networks. Have someone to talk to when you are feeling down. Also, try to always keep a positive attitude.
泰瑞：首先，應該建立個人支持網絡。情緒低落時，要有個人可以聊聊。此外，時常保持積極正向的念頭。
positive(adj.)正面的、negative(adj.)負面的attitude(n.)態度
Eddie: And then?
艾迪：然後呢？
Terry: Then, you should find your own way to blow off steam. Finally, learn some actions that you can take to solve the problems that bother you.
泰瑞：你應該找到自己的方法來減緩壓力。最後，要找到能改變壓力問題的行動技巧。
blow off steam緩解壓力、紓壓action(n.)行動solve problem解決問題bother(v.)困擾
Eddie: Thank you. I’ll give it a try.
艾迪：謝謝。我會試試看的。