1-- Hello, Mr. Kramer. Could you spare a minute?
 
2-- That’s about all I can spare, Karen. What do you need?
 
1-- I need to talk to you about that new secretary you’ve hired. I think I’m going to have some problems working with her.
 
2-- She seems to be quite qualified. If it’s a personal problem, I’d prefer it if you would work it out between yourselves.
 
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注解：
 
1.spare闲置的     
2.secretary秘书       
3.qualified有资格的
 
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译文：
 
1--您好，克莱默先生。能占您一点时间吗？
2--只能是一点点，凯伦。你有什么事？
1--我想说的是您新录用的秘书。我觉得我和她在工作中会发生些问题。
2--她好像挺称职的嘛。如果是个人问题，我倒希望你们自己解决。