
你能做得更好
Mr. Smith is Brenda’s boss. They are talking about how Brenda works. Mr. Smith wants Brenda to do better.
史密斯先生是布蘭達的老闆,他們正在聊布蘭達的工作做得如何,史密斯先生想要她做得更好。
Mr.=Mister(n.)先生boss(n.)老闆、上司talk(v.)說話about(prep.)關於work(v.)工作want(v.)要、想要
Mr. Smith: Hello, Brenda. Take a seat.
史密斯先生:哈囉,布蘭達,請坐。
take(v.)(意思視後面的名詞而定)seat(n.)座位、座椅
Brenda: Hello, Mr. Smith. What did you want to see me about?
布蘭達:哈囉,史密斯先生,您想要跟我談關於什麼呢?
Mr. Smith: I want to talk about your work this week. There were a lot of mistakes in your report.
史密斯先生:我想跟妳聊聊妳這週的工作,在妳的報告中有很多錯誤哦!
work(n.)工作week(n.)星期,週a lot of很多mistake(n.)錯誤report(n.)報導、報告
Brenda: I’m very sorry. I don’t know what happened.
布蘭達:我很抱歉,我不知道怎麼會這樣。
very(adv.)很、非常sorry(adj.)抱歉的、對不起的know(v.)知道happen(v.)發生
Mr. Smith: I was quite surprised, Brenda. You are usually very hard working. Is anything the matter?
史密斯先生:我很驚訝耶,布蘭達。妳通常很認真的,有什麼問題嗎?
quite(adv.)相當、頗surprised(adj.)驚訝的、意外的usually(adv.)經常、通常hard(adv.)努力地working(adj.)工作的anything(pron.)任何事物matter(n.)事情、事件the matter麻煩事、問題
Brenda: Well, I was worried that I was too slow. So, I’ve been trying to do my work faster.
布蘭達:嗯,我擔心我的動作太慢了,所以我一直試著要做快一點。
well(excl.)啊、那麼、好吧worried(adj.)擔心的、擔憂的too(adv.)太slow(adj.)慢的、緩慢的try(v.)嘗試、試圖fast(adv.)快地
Mr. Smith: You’re a fast worker, Brenda. You don’t need to worry about speed, but please take care in the future. I know you can do better.
史密斯先生:妳是個動作快的人,布蘭達;妳不需要擔心速度,但未來請多注意一下,我知道妳能做得更好的。
fast(adj.)快的worker(n.)工作者、人員need(v.)需要worry(v.)擔心、憂慮speed(n.)速度but(conj.)但是care(n.)仔細、小心、謹慎future(n.)未來
Brenda: Thank you, Mr. Smith. I can do better!
布蘭達:謝謝您,史密斯先生。我可以做得更好的!
thank(v.)謝謝、感謝