03 工作小摩擦
�理：好了，开始吧。史蒂文，我们先来看看学校的工程。一切都还顺利吧？
steven: i'm afraid there'll be a delay of one week.
史蒂文：恐怕得要一星期才能完成。
manager: what's holding things up?
经理：是什么给耽误的？
steven: actually, it is all my fault. we are short-handed at work because many of the workers have left. and i still havn't hired enough hands now.
史蒂文：事实上，都是我的错。因为很多工人都辞工了，我们人手不够。直到现在我还没有招到足够的人手。
manager: well, what have you done to solve the problem? are the workers working overtime?
经理：哦，你是怎么解决问题的？工人是不是在加班？
steven: yeah, they've been working overtime for a month. and i also put a want advertisement in the newspaper, but i haven't got any replies so far.
史蒂文：是的，工人已经加班一个月了。我也在报纸上登了招聘广告，但是目前仍没有回音。
manager: okay. tell the workers we have to work overtime for one more week. we must bow to time.
经理：好了，告诉工人再加班一周，我们要抓紧时间啊。
notes
1. hold up 支持，支撑；延迟；展示；举出
2. short-handed [??:t'h?ndid] adj. 人手不足的
3. attack [?'t?k] v.（努力地）着手干；进攻；抨击
4. a want advertisement 招聘广告
5. so far 到目前为止
小贴士
1. the plan is behind schedule again.
这项计划又没按时完成。
2. by burning the midnight oil i still failed to finish the job on time.
尽管开了夜车，我还是没能按时完成工作。
3. bob always falls behind his schedule.
鲍勃总是不能按时完成计划。
4. you can't always procrastinate.
你不能总是拖延。
5. i'm sorry to tell that the project is shelved.
很抱歉，工程延期了。
6. with the customer often picking holes in my work, my job has be a bed of nails. so i don't finish it on time.
顾客经常对�
steven: i'm afraid there'll be a delay of one week.
史蒂文：恐怕得要一星期才能完成。
manager: what's holding things up?
经理：是什么给耽误的？
steven: actually, it is all my fault. we are short-handed at work because many of the workers have left. and i still havn't hired enough hands now.
史蒂文：事实上，都是我的错。因为很多工人都辞工了，我们人手不够。直到现在我还没有招到足够的人手。
manager: well, what have you done to solve the problem? are the workers working overtime?
经理：哦，你是怎么解决问题的？工人是不是在加班？
steven: yeah, they've been working overtime for a month. and i also put a want advertisement in the newspaper, but i haven't got any replies so far.
史蒂文：是的，工人已经加班一个月了。我也在报纸上登了招聘广告，但是目前仍没有回音。
manager: okay. tell the workers we have to work overtime for one more week. we must bow to time.
经理：好了，告诉工人再加班一周，我们要抓紧时间啊。
notes
1. hold up 支持，支撑；延迟；展示；举出
2. short-handed [??:t'h?ndid] adj. 人手不足的
3. attack [?'t?k] v.（努力地）着手干；进攻；抨击
4. a want advertisement 招聘广告
5. so far 到目前为止
小贴士
1. the plan is behind schedule again.
这项计划又没按时完成。
2. by burning the midnight oil i still failed to finish the job on time.
尽管开了夜车，我还是没能按时完成工作。
3. bob always falls behind his schedule.
鲍勃总是不能按时完成计划。
4. you can't always procrastinate.
你不能总是拖延。
5. i'm sorry to tell that the project is shelved.
很抱歉，工程延期了。
6. with the customer often picking holes in my work, my job has be a bed of nails. so i don't finish it on time.
顾客经常对�