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Michael: Hey, Oscar. How are you doing, man?
嘿,Oscar. 你怎么样,老兄?
Oscar: All right.
很好。
Michael: So you have a good weekend going there?
周末去那儿还不错吧?
Oscar: It was fine.
挺好的。
Michael: Oh, yeah. I bet it was fun. Oh, hey. This is Oscar.
哦,我肯定你玩得很好。哦,这位是Oscar.
Oscar: Mar Martinez.
Mar… Martinez.(他的姓)
Michael: Right. See? I don't even know. First name basis.
对的。看到没?我都不知道(他的姓),我们关系很好。
Mr.Brown: Great. Uh, we're all set.
很好。我们都准备好了。
Michael: Oh, hey. Well, diversity, everybody. Let’s do it. Oscar works in here. Jim, can you, uh, wrap it up, please.
哦,好的,多样性,各位!我们开始吧。Oscar在这儿工作。Jim,你能不能赶紧(把手头工作)弄完?
Jim: Uh, Mr. Deckard, please.
额,Mr. Deckard...
Michael: I…it’s Diversity Day, Jim. I wish every day was Diversity Day.
今天是多元文化日,Jim。我希望每天都是多元文化日。
Jim: Uh, you know what? Um, I'm actually gonna have to call you back.
Thank you. Sorry about that.
额,您猜怎么着?我得之后再打给您了。谢谢,非常抱歉。
Mr. Brown: Thank you.
谢谢。
Michael: Come on, people. Let's get them in.
快来呀,各位。我们让他们进来。
Mr. Brown: Thank you. Great.
谢谢。非常好。
Michael: Getting the cards. Getting the cards.
拿着卡片,拿着卡片。
Mr. Brown: Thank you. Thank you very much. OK. Thanks for filling these out. And I promise this will be quick. At Diversity Today our philosophy is about honesty and positive expectations. We believe that 99% of the problems in the workplace arise simply out of ignorance.
谢谢。非常感谢。好的。非常感谢大家填这些,我承诺会很快。在多元文化日我们的理念关乎“诚实”和“积极期待”。我们相信99%的工作场所的问题都是源于无知。
Michael: You know what? This is a color-free zone here.
你知道吗,我们这儿没有人种差别。
Mr. Brown: Michael, uh, I would love to have your permission to run this session.
Michael, 能让我来主持这个环节吗?
精选解析:
1. How are you doing, man?
见面除了how are you? 还经常用How are you doing? 年轻人也喜欢说What’s up? 一般不期待回答,快速答Good 或者Not bad 就可以了。
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