参考译文
A:Did you hear the news?
你听到消息了吗?
B:No, I don't think so.Anyway, what happened?
没有啊,发生什么事情了?
A:The boss really dropped the bomb on us this time.
这次老板真的给我们带来了一件惊人的消息。
B:Oh no, this doesn't sound good so far.
天啊!这听起来不太好啊!
A:It's worse than that.We've all got to put in extra hours and work on the weekends for the next month.
更糟糕的是,我们下个月需要加班,周末也要工作。
B:What? He can't do that!
不是吧!怎么可以这样?
A:Well, yes and no.If we don't get the Ambex project done by the end of the month,he can fire us if he wants.
对啊!如果在月底我们完成不了Ambex项目,如果他想的话,他会解雇我们。
B:Man, this is terrible news.I've got a lot of plans this month!Why does he have to be like that?
这个消息太可怕了!我这个月有很多计划呢?为什么他非得这么做呢?
A:I guess it's come down to the crunch for the company with this deal.
我猜这笔交易与公司的危机有关。
B:I knew it was a big deal for us,but I didn't know it was that big.
我知道这对我们来说是个大生意,但是我不知道这个单子这么大。
A:Apparently it is!
显然是这样的!
听力原文
A:Did you hear the news?
B:No, I don't think so.Anyway, what happened?
A:The boss really dropped the bomb on us this time.
B:Oh no, this doesn't sound good so far.
A:It's worse than that.We've all got to put in extra hours and work on the weekends for the next month.
B:What? He can't do that!
A:Well, yes and no.If we don't get the Ambex project done by the end of the month,he can fire us if he wants.
B:Man, this is terrible news.I've got a lot of plans this month!Why does he have to be like that?
A:I guess it's come down to the crunch for the company with this deal.
B:I knew it was a big deal for us,but I didn't know it was that big.
A:Apparently it is!