處理後續業務
Ben and Patrick are colleagues. They are in the middle of work.
本和派翠克是同事。他們在上班。
in the middle of sth.在…中
Ben: Patrick! I got word from the boss.
本：派翠克！老闆要我告訴你一個消息。
word(n.)消息、不可數boss(n.)上司、老闆
Patrick: That can’t be good.
派翠克：肯定沒好事。
Ben: You know Phil from the other team, right?
本：你認識另一組的菲爾，對吧？
Patrick: Yeah. He took a sick leave yesterday and the day before.
派翠克：對。他昨天和前天都請病假。
sick leave病假the day before前天
Ben: Well, he is still sick. The boss needs you to pick up the slack.
本：嗯，他還在生病，所以老闆要你來處理他業務的後續部分。
sick(adj.)生病的
Patrick: What? I don’t know any of his clients.
派翠克：什麼？我又不認識他的客戶。
Ben: Well, the boss still needs you to follow through on all of his cases.
本：嗯，老闆還是需要繼續完成那些案件。
follow through on sth.接續完成case(n.)案件
Patrick: What about my cases?
派翠克：那我的案子呢？
Ben: Hey! Don’t shoot the messenger.
本：嘿！我只是傳話而已。
shoot-shot(v.)射擊messenger(n.)信差、傳話的人
Patrick: I can’t believe it!
派翠克：這也太扯了吧！