C:Oh.I didn't realize I was getting an office all to myself.
C:噢，沒想到我可以擁有一間私人辦公室。
F:Yes,you are.And this is your secretary,Jane Borromeo.She is a Filipina but was born and brought up here and is completely bilingual.
F:是的，你可以。這是你的秘書珍.包羅密。他是菲律賓人，但在這里出生和長(zhǎng)大，完全能說兩種語言。
S:Hi.How do you do?Just holler if you need anything.
S:嗨。你好嗎？如果有任何需要，只要叫我一聲就可以。
C:Thanks.(to Buchwald)She is a very attractive girl.
C:謝謝。（對(duì)布華奇說）她是個(gè)非常迷人的女孩。
F:And capable,too.
F:而且也很能干。
C:Gee,my nameplate's already on the desk.Everything is so neat.
C:哇，我的名牌已經(jīng)放在桌上了。每件東西都很整齊。
F:Feel free to drop by my office if you have a question.
F:如果有問題，請(qǐng)不要客氣，隨時(shí)我我辦公室來。
C:Even s silly one?
C:即使是一個(gè)笨問題？
F:How do you know it's silly if you haven't asked?
F:你又沒問，怎么知道會(huì)是個(gè)笨問題。
C:My former colleagues told me three secrets of success in foreign-affiliated companies.First,the ability to speak English well.
C:我以前的同事告訴我，要在外商公司成功有三個(gè)秘訣。第一，良好的英文能力。
C:Second.an outgoing and sociable wilf.And third,not getting involved in office politics.
C:第二。外向且善于社交的妻子。第三。不要參與公司的政治斗爭(zhēng)。
F:I agree with the fist and the last,You have to be careful when you step into the executive jungle and it's best to stay away from office politics,especially in a big organization like ours.
F:我同意第一點(diǎn)和最后一點(diǎn)。當(dāng)踏進(jìn)爭(zhēng)奪主管的地方時(shí)，必須小心一點(diǎn)，而且最好遠(yuǎn)離公司的政治斗爭(zhēng)，特別是在一個(gè)像我們這么龐大的機(jī)構(gòu)當(dāng)中。
F:The English ability is helpful but you already have a fine command of it.I'm not so sure about the second.
F:英語能力是很有用的，但你的英語已經(jīng)很好了。我第二點(diǎn)，并不完全確定。
F:I have a good idea.Why don't you bring your wife to our place for dinner next week?She can compare notes with my wife.
F:我有個(gè)好注意。下星期，你為何不帶你太太到我家來晚餐呢？她可以和我太太交換一下看法。
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