1.4.3 Satisfaction 滿意

A: Hello, Anna speaking!

A：你好，我是安娜。

B: Hey, Anna, this is Jason.

B：嘿，安娜，我是詹森。

A: Jason, where have you been hiding lately? You know it’s been a long time since your last call. Have you been good?

A：詹森!你最近躲到哪里去了?你知道，從上次打電話到現在已經好久了，最近好不好?

B: Yes. How are you, Anna?

B：很好，你怎么樣，安娜?

A: I am fine. What have you been doing?

A：我很好，最近你忙什么呢?

B: Working. I’ve been really busy these days. I got a promotion.

B：工作。這些天我特忙，我升職了。

A: That’s great, congratulations!

A：太好了，恭喜恭喜!

B: Thanks. I am feeling pretty good about myself too. You know, bigger office, a raise and even an assistant.

B：謝謝，我自我感覺也挺良好的。你知道，辦公室大了，加了薪水，甚至還有個助理。

A: That’s good. So I guess I’ll have to make an appointment to see you.

A：不錯，我猜我要見你的話得預約了。

B: You are kidding.

B：開玩笑。

A: How long have you been working there?

A：你在那家公司干多久了?

B: A bit over two years. This is a fast-moving company, and seniority isn’t the only factor in deciding promotions.

B：兩年多一點，這是一家發展很快的公司，資歷在這兒不是決定升職的惟一標準。

A: How do you like your new boss?

A：你的新老板怎么樣?

B: She is very nice and open-minded.

B：她人很好，思想也很開明。

A: Much better than the last one, huh?

A：比上一個好多了，是吧?

B: Yeah. He was a real slave driver. He probably would have loved it if we were robots.

B：是的，上一個真是個奴隸主，他簡直把我們當機器人了。

A: Forget about him. Come over to my house tonight. Let’s get drunk.

A：忘了他吧，今晚到我家來，咱們一醉方休。

B: Good. Tonight 8 o’clock.

B：好的，今晚八點。

A: 8 it is. See you then.

A：說定了，回見。

B: Bye.

B：再見。

注釋：

“slave driver”原來指“監督奴隸工作的人”，本文里引申為“苛刻的上司”。