壹苹派生活美语　爆肝工作心好累（二）

M: Marlon　　S: Steve

Steve talks to Marlon at his desk just before the end of the day.

S: Hi, Marlon. I’ve given about half the work you were assigned to Lara and Jake. That should ease your load significantly.

M: Thank you, Steve. But won’t Lara and Jake be flooded with work now?

S: For the time being, yes. But I told HR that another position should be opened in our department, so the extra work will only be temporary.

M: I see. That’s good. Thank you.

S: Don’t mention it. Also, our company offers some ways to help employees relieve stress. I think you may be interested in them.

就在那天结束前，史提夫在马龙的桌边跟他说话。

史提夫： 嗨，马龙。我已经把一半指派给你的工作分给莱拉和杰克了。那应该会大大减轻你的工作量。

马　龙： 谢谢你，史提夫。但现在莱拉和杰克不会被工作淹没吗？

史提夫： 目前来说，会的。但我跟人资说过我们的部门应该再开另一个职缺，所以额外的工作量只会是暂时的。

马　龙： 我了解了。那很好。谢谢你。

史提夫： 别客气。而且，我们公司有提供一些管道来帮员工减轻压力。我想你可能会对它们感兴趣。

 

生活必备字词：

assign　vt. 分派（工作）；指定

significantly　adv. 显著地

be flooded with...　　充斥∕充满……

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