【生詞預覽】

receptionist接待員，switchboard電話總機，pend懸而未決

【笑話原文】

Didn’t Do Job Right

For many years I worked as a receptionist and switchboard operator at a busy company. After a good annual review, my supervisor told me I was up for a raise, pending approval of the vice president. A month later, my supervisor called me into his office and told me the VP had refused to approve the salary hike. Every time he saw me, I was either chatting with someone in the lobby or talking on the telephone.

【中文譯文】

不加工資的原因

我在一家繁忙的公司當了很多年前臺接待兼電話接線員。我的上司告訴我，我的年度考績很好。只要副總裁批準，就給我加工資。一個月以后，我的上司把我叫到他的辦公室，告訴我說，副總裁不同意給我加工資。因為他每一次看到我不是在前臺和人聊天，就是在打電話。

【詞匯講解】

1.receptionist接待員。 The girl is a receptionist of the Beijing Hotel.這個女孩是北京飯店的前臺接待員。

2.switchboard電話總機。 If you want an outside line, you’ll have to ask the switchboard.如果你想要外線, 你得叫交換臺給你轉。

3. annual每年的。 It's an annual report.這是年度報告。

4.pend懸而未決，等候判定（vi.）

5.hike提升。 They hiked gas rates.他們提高了煤氣價格。

6.lobby門廳。作動詞有“向…進行游說”的意思： They are actively lobbying against the bill.他們正在積極游說議員, 阻止通過該項法案。