Practice English Conversation (Working hard to get a pay raise) English Conversation Practice

hey John have you seen Bertha I need  her to give me some documents to

嘿，约翰，你见过伯莎吗，我需要她给我一些文件，

hello Mark again are you  working overtime again oh my God

你好马克，你又加班了吗，天哪，

yeah what's the matter I need to work  hard if I want to get that promotion

是的，如果我想得到升职，我需要努力工作，

you've told me that many times you've been  working hard for I don't know how many years

你已经告诉我很多次了你一直在努力工作，因为我不知道有多少年，

six or seven years that's a lot of time  my friend you should reconsider that

六七年，这是很多时间，我的朋友，你应该重新考虑，

you don't know how it works right you need  to work hard if you want to get things

你不知道它是如何工作的，如果你想得到东西，你需要努力工作

yeah sure I'm not telling you that  working hard is something bad but

是的，我肯定不是在告诉你努力工作是件坏事，但

working overtime at least do you get  paid for those extra hours you're working

至少加班你会因为你工作的额外时间而得到报酬吗

of course I mean for some extra hours  I also do some extra work sometimes

当然我的意思是额外的时间我有时也会做一些额外的工作，

for example yesterday I helped the boss with  something personal gift for his daughter

例如昨天我帮老板给他女儿准备了一些私人礼物

I had to go to the mall to look for  a present because it was her birthday

我不得不去商场找礼物，因为今天是她的生日

I found a beautiful doll for her I bought  it and gave it to the boss he loved that  

我为她找到了一个漂亮的洋娃娃 我买了它并把它送给了他喜欢的老板 哦，

oh obviously he gave me that money  back the money I spent I'm not silly

显然他给了我那笔钱 把我花的钱还给我 我不傻

and he was so happy that he congratulated  me for helping him I'm his friend now

他很高兴 他 祝贺我帮助了他 我现在是他的朋友

but that's not part of your work bro you  just need to work eight hours in this office

但这不是你工作的一部分 兄弟 你只需要在这个办公室工作八个小时

as I told you before working hard  is good but do not exaggerate

我告诉过你之前努力工作是好的但不要夸大

you don't know you just come here on time  leave home and come back again the next day

你不知道你只是准时来这里离开家第二天再回来是的

yeah because that's what our job is about I  also work hard but during my working hours

因为这就是我们的工作就是这样我也努力工作但在我的工作时间

I'm not going to offer to go to the mall  to get a gift for my boss's daughter haha

我我不会提议去商场给我老板的女儿买礼物哈哈

well you should consider doing that  didn't you know Patrick quit last week

好吧你应该考虑这样做你不知道帕特里克上周

seriously I didn't know that I heard  that he got fired because of a problem

真的辞职了我不知道我听说他被解雇是因为一个问题，

no he quit he had to travel to other  country and he's going to work there

不，他辞职了，他不得不去其他国家工作，他要去那里工作，

he talked to the boss and decided to  quit the boss told me that yesterday

他和老板谈过，决定辞职老板告诉我，昨天

you know what it means right there is a  vacancy available for that job position

你知道这意味着什么，那个职位有空缺

and of course he will think of me when he  has to take that decision do you get it now

，而且当然，当他必须做出那个决定时，他会想到我，你现在明白了吗，

I see I think I get it but what will  happen if you don't get that promotion

我想我明白了，但是如果你没有得到晋升会怎样，

how can you say something like  that of course I'll get it

你怎么能说那样的话，我当然会明白这

and not only because I did the boss a  favor yesterday there are many factors

不仅是因为我昨天帮了老板一个忙还有很多因素

I have helped him a lot all these years  did you know I come on Saturdays to work

这些年来我帮了他很多你知道我周六来上班

what why could you come to  work on Saturdays are you crazy

你为什么周六来上班你疯了吗

yeah I come every Saturdays to work here  there is a lot of work my friend he needs help  

是的我每天都来星期六在这里工作有很多工作我的朋友他需要帮助

I usually arrive at seven in the morning and  then we work together as a team it's amazing

我通常早上七点到达然后我们作为一个团队一起工作

after we finish working we go to eat something  to a nice restaurant here's my friend

完成工作后我们去一家不错的餐厅吃点东西这是我的朋友

he usually offers to pay but I tell him no I  always pay for the lunch we eat on Saturdays  

他通常会主动付钱，但我告诉他不，我总是为我们周六吃的午餐付钱，

you could think I'm stupid but no  that way he will know he owes me one

你可能会认为我很愚蠢，但不这样他就会知道他欠我一个，

hmm if you say so I'm just telling  you to be careful don't trust too much

嗯，如果你这么说，我只是告诉你是小心不要太相信

what happens is that you don't know  how things work here in the office

会发生的事情是你不知道办公室里的事情是如何工作的

if you want to get a promotion or a pay  raise you will have to do many things

如果你想获得晋升或加薪你将不得不做很多事情

like that time we stayed up working late  he needed to deliver an important report

就像那次我们熬夜工作他需要提交一份重要的报告，

so I offered to help him finish that  we stayed here until the next day

所以我主动提出帮他完成我们在这里待到第二天

but we could at least finish with that report  it was really tiring but it was worth it  

，但我们至少可以完成那份报告，这真的很累，但值得

or at that time he didn't have enough cash to  pay for his lunch I had to lend him some money

，否则当时他没有足够的现金为了支付他的午餐，我不得不借给他一些钱，

he likes eating in fancy restaurants  so it cost like 500 dollars

他喜欢在高档餐厅吃饭，所以它花了大约 500 美元，

five hundred dollars wow that's a lot of  money of course he paid you back right

五百美元，哇，这是一大笔钱，当然他还给了你，当然

of course not he wanted to do that  but I didn't let him do so smart

不是他想那样做，但我 如果你这么说 ，他不会让他这么聪明

if you say so but again what will  happen if you don't get that promotion

，但如果你没有得到

that is impossible to happen I will  absolutely get that promotion you'll see

不可能发生的升职，又会发生什么，我绝对会得到升职，你会看到你知道

did you know I always arrive two hours before  we start to work I arrive at five o'clock

吗，我总是比我们早两个小时到达开始工作 我五点钟到达

are you crazy why I mean why why would  you do that do you get pet for that

你疯了吗 为什么我的意思是你为什么要那样做 你为此得到宠物

or it's not I come here earlier  to help cleaning the office

还是不是我早点来这里帮助打扫办公室

but we have a staff for that job why  would you clean the office I don't get it

但我们有工作人员做那件事 为什么会你打扫办公室我不明白

because that's how I show that I have initiative  the boss knows that and he congratulates me  

，因为那是我表明我有主动性的方式，老板知道这一点，他祝贺我，他

he appreciates me so much that he will  recommend me to get that promotion you'll see

非常欣赏我，他会推荐我获得升职，你会看到的，

well I hope you're not wrong I hope  you can get that promotion seriously

我希望你你没有错，我希望你能认真地升职

thanks but that's how it will be you  just wait for the great news okay

谢谢，但事情就是这样，你只需要等待好消息好吧好吧

okay congratulations then I need to  go to my office I have a lot of work

恭喜然后我需要去我的办公室我有很多工作

sure he doesn't know but I will  get that promotion for sure

肯定他不知道但我肯定会得到晋升

hello Mark I was looking for you I  need to ask you for a favor please

你好马克我正在寻找对你来说，我需要请你帮个忙，

Hi boss sure whatever you want I'm  here to help you or the company grow

老板，你好，不管你想要什么，我都会在这里帮助你或公司发展，

thank you I need you to deliver some  documents to the main office please could you

谢谢你，我需要你把一些文件送到总公司，当然可以，

of course I'm here to help you just  give me the address and I'll go there

我在这里为了帮助你，只要给我地址，我就去那里，

great the address is in my office I will  go to get it and then I'll come back

太好了，地址在我的办公室，我会去拿它，然后我会回来

oh by the way did you know Patrick  quit last week it was a great worker

哦，顺便说一句，你知道帕特里克上周辞职了吗，他是个很棒的员工

yes I've heard about that it's a Pity he  doesn't work here anymore I hope he's fine  

是的，我听说很遗憾他不再在这里工作了，我希望他没事是的，我想他

yeah I think he got a job in other country  anyway we were looking for his replacement

在其他国家找到了工作，无论如何我们正在寻找他的替代者，

we were evaluating a lot of people these days but  we finally found him he was here in this office  

这些天我们正在评估很多人，但我们终于找到他，他就在这个办公室，

we decided to promote one of the workers  here I think that's fair don't you

我们决定提拔这里的一名员工，我认为这很公平，先生，您

absolutely sir totally agree with you and  I'm so happy with your decision thank you  

完全同意您的意见吗？我很高兴您的决定，谢谢，

I've been working hard all these years and I'm  so happy and honored to be the new supervisor and

我一直在努力工作多年以来，我很高兴也很荣幸成为新主管，

yeah that's why I decided to promote  Mike my nephew do you remember him

是的，这就是为什么我决定提拔迈克我的侄子你还记得他

Mike your nephew but he has just started  working here he started last month  

迈克你的侄子但他刚刚开始在这里工作他上个月开始是的

yeah and he has done an excellent job I'm so proud  of him that's why he will be the new supervisor  

，他做得很好工作 我为他感到骄傲，这就是为什么他将成为新主管的原因

hard work always pays off don't you think  he deserves to get that promotion for sure  

努力工作总是有回报的 你不认为他确实应该得到晋升

so you just keep working hard and  someday you could become like Mike  

所以你只要继续努力工作，总有一天你会像迈克一样过得

have a good day yeah bye oh God maybe I have  to work even harder right I hope you liked  

很好day yeah bye oh God maybe I have to work even harder right I hope you like

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