心事誰人知
Samantha and Jim are meeting in a cafe.
莎曼莎和吉姆正在一間咖啡店碰面。
Jim: Samantha! Long time no see. It’s been such a long time.
吉姆：莎曼莎！好久不見，時間已經過了這麼久了。
time(n.)一段時間such(det.)如此、這麼
Samantha: Hi, Jim. Yes, I know! How is your new job?
莎曼莎：嗨，吉姆。是啊，我知道！你的新工作如何？
Jim: That’s what I wanted to talk to you about. You see, I’ve been really busy recently. They really are giving me too much work.
吉姆：那就是我想與妳聊的事。妳知道，我最近非常忙碌，他們真的給我太多工作了。
what(pron.)…的see(v.)知道、了解really(adv.)非常、很busy(adj.)忙碌的recently(adv.)最近really(adv.)確實、的確
Samantha: Well you have a stressful job. You’re an engineer, aren’t you?
莎曼莎：你工作壓力真大。你是工程師，對吧？
stressful(adj.)緊張的、壓力大的engineer(n.)工程師
Jim: Yes, I am, but the thing is they keep asking me to do things that aren’t my job. So I work late almost every night.
吉姆：是啊，我是，但事實是他們持續要求我做不是我工作的事情，所以我幾乎每晚都工作到很晚。
thing(n.)主題、事件the thing事實(想法、事件)本身keep(v.)繼續、重複ask(v.)詢問、要求so(conj.)因此、所以almost(adv.)幾乎、差不多
Samantha: Ouch, it sounds like you have a lot on your plate. Perhaps you should talk to your boss or send an email to human resources. You can explain that you think you are being given too much work and it’s making you unhappy. A good boss should care if his team members are happy or not.
莎曼莎：天阿！聽起來你真的超忙，也許你應該與老闆聊聊，或寄電子郵件給人資。你可以解釋你覺得你被給予太多的工作，而這使妳不快樂。一個好的老闆應該要在意他的團隊成員是否快樂。
ouch(excl.)唉呀sound(v.)聽起來like(prep.)像on one’s plate需要完成、需要處理perhaps(adv.)或許、可能should(aux.)應該boss(n.)老闆、上司human(adj.)人的、人類的resource(n.)資源explain(v.)解釋make(v.)使變成、使成為unhappy(adj.)不快樂的care(v.)關心、在意if(conj.)是否team(n.)團隊member(n.)成員
Jim: You’re right. That’s great advice. Thanks Samantha!
吉姆：沒錯，那是個很棒的建議。謝啦，莎曼莎！
advice(n.)意見、忠告、勸告thanks(excl.)謝謝