C：Oh. I didn't realize I was getting an office all to myself.
C：噢，沒想到我可以擁有壹間私人辦公室。
F：Yes, you are. And this is your secretary, Jane Borromeo. She is a Filipina but was bornand brought up here and is pletely bilingual.
F：是的，妳可以。這是妳的秘書珍·包羅密。她是菲律賓人，但在這裏出生，長大，完全能說兩種語言。
S：Hi. How do you do? Just holler if you need anything.
S：嗨。妳好!如果有任何需要，只要叫我壹聲就可以。
C：Thanks.to BuchwaldShe is a very attractive girl.
C：謝謝。對布華奇說她是個非常迷人的女孩。
F：And capable, too.
F：而且也很能幹。
C：Gee, my nameplate's already on the desk. Everything is so neat.
C：哇，我的名牌已經放在桌上了。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，請不要客氣，隨時到我的辦公室來。
C：Even a silly one?
C：即使是壹個笨問題?
F：How do you know it's silly if you haven't asked?
F：妳又沒問，怎麽知道會是個笨問題。
C：My former colleagues told me three secrets of success in foreign-affiliated panies.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秘訣。第壹，良好的英文能力。
C：Second, an outgoing and sociable wife. And third, not getting involved in office politics.
C：第二，外向且善於社交的妻子。第三，不要參與公司的政治鬥爭。
F：I agree with the first and the last. You have to be careful when you step into theexecutive jungle and it's best to stay away from office politics, especially in a big organizationlike ours.
F：我同意第壹點和最後壹點。當遇見激烈的競爭時，必須要小心，最好遠離公司的政治鬥爭，特別是在像我們這麽龐大的機構中。
F：The English ability is helpful but you already have a fine mand of it. I'm not so sureabout the second.
F：英語能力是很有用的，但妳的英語已經很好了。對於第二點，我不完全肯定。
F：I have a good idea. Why don't you bring your wife to our place for dinner next week? Shecan pare notes with my wife.
F：我有個好主意。下星期妳帶妳太太到我家來***進晚餐怎麽樣?她可以和我太太交換壹下看法。