Office Romance 职场恋歌

 

dialogue 1 

 

C: What's the problem, Nada? You look down in the dumps.

娜达,怎么了？你看上去怎么闷闷不乐的？

 

N: I don't know. My life is a big mess. Everything is so compliceted.

我也不知道。我的生活一团糟。怎么这么复杂？

 

C: come on, nothin can be that bad.

到底怎么了？没什么大不了的。

 

N: but promise me, you'll keep it a secret.

但你要发誓，替我保守秘密。

 

C: ok, I promise. So what's troubling you so much?

好吧，我发誓。那到底什么让你这么烦心呢？

 

N: I've fallen in love with my boss.

我喜欢上我们老板了。

 

C: really? Is he married?

是吗？那他结婚了？

 

N: no, of course not. He is still single.

没有，当然没有。他还是单身。

 

C: then what's your problem?

那你愁什么呢？

 

N: I try to keep it to myself. But there is a lot of gossip about us.

我本想埋在心里，谁也不说。但是公司里传的沸沸扬扬的。

 

C: oh, I see. Office romance tends to be the subject of gossip.

啊，明白了。办公室恋情总会引起闲言碎语的。

 

N: worse still, he is trying to avoid me these days.

更糟糕的是，他这两天在极力躲避我

 

C: office romance is very tricky.

办公室恋情很难处理的。

 

N: it gives me a lot of pressure and I feel depressed.

我感到很有压力，心情很郁闷。

 

C: cheer up, Nada. You'll be fine.

娜达，别这样，高兴点。一切都会过去的。

 

dialogue 2 

 

C: how's it going?

最近怎么样？

 

N: I'm in a good mood today, actually. How about you?

事实上，我今天心情很好，你呢？

 

C: to be honest, I'm a bit fed up.

说实话，我有点烦。

 

N: what's wrong?

怎么了？

 

C: there's a girl in my company that I really like but I always get shy when she is around.

我很喜欢我们公司的一个女孩，但是我一看见她就不好意思。

 

N: I see! Do you want to ask her out?

这样啊，你想约她出去吗？

 

C: sure, but how?

当然啦，但是怎么约啊？

 

N: you can ask her out for drink after work.

你可以约她下班后一起喝东西。

 

C: but for what reasons? She doesn't even know who I am.

但是找什么理由啊？她都不知道我是谁。

 

N: then you've got a lot of homework to do. You need to get her notice first.

那你要做的事情可就多了，你要先引起她的注意。

 

C: easier said than done.

说起来容易。

 

N: you can start by meeting her at the bus stop and saying hello to her.

你可以先在公交车站偶遇她，然后和她搭讪。

 

C: but I always get tongue-tied when I see her.

但是我一见到她，就不知道说什么。

 

N: that's something you need to overcome. Men should make the first move as most of girls perfer being chased.

那你一定要克服这个毛病。男士要主动，女孩子喜欢被追啊。

 

C: I see. I'll try.