商务英语情景口语39 -老板边上学边工作

商务英语情景口语39:老板边上学边工作M:Yes.TodayisTuesday,sothebosswentofftohisMBAseminarclass.HeisoutoftheofficeeveryTuesdayandThursdaymornings,andhehasclassesalldaySaturdayandSunday.F:What'shestudying?M:Heisfinishingupaspecialcontinueeducationprogramforexecutives.Hecancontinueworking,takingafewofclasseshereandthere,andin2yearshewillcompletehisMBA.F:Soundslikeatiringschedule.He’sprobablygotalotofhomeworktoo,eh?M:Theclasseshavehimoutoftheoffice,sothatisstressfulforhim.Butasfarashomeworkgoes,itisabreezeforhim.F:Whyisthat?M:Hejusthashissecretarydohishomeworkforhim.老板在哪儿?我需要他签署几份文件.我去过他办公室找过,可是他不在那儿.他现在下班了吗?是的.今天是星期二,老板去上工商管理硕士的研讨课了.每周二和周四上午他都不上班,周六和周日全天也都有课.他学什么?他参加了一个针对管理人员开办的特殊继续教育项目.他可以一边继续工作,一边到处去听课,两年就能完成工商管理硕士课程的学习.听起来课程安排的很紧.那他可能有很多作业要做了?上课时间,他不得不中断工作,所以对他来说压力很大.但作业对他而言,是轻而易举的事.为什么是这样?他只是把作业都交给他的秘书做就行了.Tiring:makingyoufeeltheneedtosleeporrest令人困倦的;使人疲劳的;累人的Ithadbeenalongtiringday.这一天让人感到又累又长.Schedule:aplanthatlistsalltheworkthatyouhavetodoandwhenyoumustdoeachthing工作计划;日程安排Ihaveahecticscheduleforthenextfewdays.我今后几天的日程紧得要命.We'reworkingtoatightschedule(=wehavealotofthingstodoinashorttime).我们的工作安排得很紧.Filmingbeganonschedule(=attheplannedtime).拍摄如期开始.Thenewbridgehasbeenfinishedtwoyearsaheadofschedule.新桥提前两年落成.Thetunnelprojecthasalreadyfallenbehindschedule.隧道工程已经晚了工期.Stressful:causingalotofanxietyandworry压力重的;紧张的astressfuljob/situation/lifestyle繁重的工作;艰难的处境;紧张的生活方式Itwasaverystressfultimeforallofus.对