A:Anne R:Ryan
A: Why are you here so early, Ryan? When did you get here?
小安：萊恩，你怎麼這麼早就在這裡了？你什麼時候來的？
R: I’ve been here for nearly an hour. I had to get a head start on this big project.
萊恩：我已經來幾乎一個小時了。我得提早著手進行這項大計劃。
A: I thought you just finished your big project last week. Are you working on another one already?
小安：我以為你上週才剛完成你的大計劃。你已經在進行另一項計劃了嗎？
R: No, it’s the same project. Mike wasn’t satisfied with how it turned out and gave me a bunch of changes to make.
萊恩：不，這是同一個計劃。邁克對於最後的結果不滿意，還要我改一大堆東西。
A: Well, that’s frustrating! You spent so
much time working overtime just to get it done ahead of schedule.
小安：嗯，那真令人沮喪！你花了這麼多時間就為了提前完成它。
R: Yeah, it kind of feels like all that was for nothing. I was really not pleased when Mike emailed me over the weekend about these changes.
萊恩：是啊，這有點感覺就像是那些心血都白費了。邁克週末發郵件給我告訴我這些要改的東西時，我真的很不開心。
A: Wow, really? I’d be so upset, too.
小安：哇，真的嗎？我一定也會超生氣的。
R: It really spoiled my mood yesterday because I could only think about everything I had to do this week. It’s a lot of pressure.
萊恩：這真的毀了我昨天的心情，因為我滿腦子只想著這周要做的事情。這真的讓我壓力很大。
A: Why is he being so picky about your work all of a sudden?
小安：為什麼他對你的工作突然這麼挑剔？
R: I guess it’s because the chairman is
coming in a few weeks. Mike wants everything to be perfect.
萊恩：我想是因為董事長過幾周就要回來了。邁克想要一切都很完美。
A: That would make sense. Well, sorry to hear you’re going to be tied up and stressed this week. I hope you can manage.
小安：那樣就合理了。嗯，很遺憾聽到你這週會很忙碌而且壓力很大。我希望你能想辦法應付。
R: I’m going to do my best. I can’t afford to mess this up.
萊恩：我會盡力的。把這件事搞砸了我可承擔不起。
Notes
get a head start on 提早著手進行
be satisfied with 對……感到滿意
a bunch of 一堆
work overtime 加班
ahead of schedule 超前進度
for nothing 徒然，白費；免費
spoil vt.破壞，搞砸
all of a sudden 突然間
be tied up 忙得不可開交
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