6. A: Can you meet this deadline?
  B: Yes, I’ll have it finished by (tomorrow morning/ this afternoon/ Friday at 5pm).
你可以在规定期限完成吗？
可以，我会在（明天早上/今天下午/星期五5点）之前完成。

7. A: Is Mr. Smith in his office?
  B: I’m sorry.  He’s (in a meeting/ not at his desk right now/ out).
史密斯先生在办公室吗？
抱歉。他（正在开会/不在位子上/出去了）。

8. A: I’m having some (trouble/ difficulties/ problems). Can you help me?
  B: What do you need?
我遇到一些（麻烦/困难/难题）。 你可以帮我吗？
要我怎么帮？

9. A: You look (tired/ exhausted/ busy).
  B: Yeah, I’ve been working so much overtime lately.
你看上去很（累/疲倦/忙碌）。
是呀，我近来一直加班工作。

10. A: The project was so (difficult/ time-consuming/ tedious).
   B: You shouldn’t work so hard.
这个项目很（难/花时间/枯燥乏味）。
你不要这么拼命工作。

Part Four: Monologue

“When I first started this job, it took me quite a while to learn the ropes. I guess many new-comers have the same problem and have to ask their co-workers for help. I didn’t know how to use the system or where to find things.  On my first day I wandered around for twenty minutes before I could find the copy room. Fortunately my co-workers were very helpful and supportive, so it didn’t take me long to get the hang of it. I just kept working hard, and in the end all my hard work really paid off.  Things are going just great!” 
                                      ——Bob Evian, office worker
当我刚开始做这项工作的时候，花了很久的时间去学习它的规则。我想很多新来的人都会碰到同样的问题而必须向同事寻求帮助。我不明白公司的运作，找东西也不知道去哪里找。第一天上班我转悠了20分钟才找到复印室在哪里。幸运的是，我的同事都肯帮忙，而且都支持我。不久我摸清了工作情况。我一直以来都努力工作，最终辛苦工作终于有了回报。事情简直棒极了。
                                                                                   ——伯博·伊夫安，办公室人员

Part Five: Vocabulary and Expressions

-- stop by =drop by顺便拜访
-- Could you please…? 你可以…吗？
-- How do I…? 我如何…？
-- overtime超过，加班，额外工作时间
-- Hard work pays off. 辛苦工作肯定有回报。
-- promotion  提升，晋级
-- deadline  截止期限，最后限期
-- exhausted  精疲力竭的
-- new-comer 新来的人
-- co-workers 同事（=coworker）
--get the hang of sth.学会，掌握窍门，摸清情况
--* It looks (+ adjective).  It looks like (+ noun).
   It looks delicious.  She looks beautiful.  You look tired.
   It looks like a gourmet meal.  She looks like a beautiful star.  You look like you’re tired.

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