A) A list of the typical excuses for not being done on time:

My dog ate the report. Oh, you needed that this week? You're not the boss of me. Put it on the pile, I'll get to it whenever.

一些在未能及時完成工作時常用的借口：我的狗把報告吃了。噢，你這星期就需要呀？ 你不是我的老板。把它放在那堆文件上，我總是會做的。

B) A list of promises to do better: It won't happen again. I'll get right on it. That was a special case, I assure you. It will be on your desk before you know it.

一些要改過的承諾：這種事不會再發生了。我馬上就做。我向你保證，那是特殊情況。很快就把它放到您辦公桌上。

Diologue

Molly : Do you have the report finished?

Gordon: I finished it yesterday, but my dog ate it.

Molly : Excuses, excuses. How about the weekly newsletter, is that done?

Gordon: Sorry to say a virus erased my hard drive.

Molly : You must be kidding? I am fed up with your poor work habits.

Gordon: I'll re-do it ASAP.

Molly : While you are doing that, I need another copy of the monthly numbers, this paper is blank.

Gordon: That's because the printer is on the blink. Some times it works, and sometimes it doesn't.

Molly : So many excuses. Are you slacking off in the office?

Gordon: Of course not.

Molly : How about the time I caught you sleeping?

Gordon: It won't happen again, I promise.

Molly : Well, get back to work.

Gordon: I'll get those reports on your desk ASAP.

莫莉：你的報告完成了嗎？

戈登：我昨天就做完了，可是我的狗把它吃掉了。

莫莉：借口，借口。那每周的電子雜志呢，做完了嗎？

戈登：不好意思，病毒把我硬盤的文件弄沒了。

莫莉：你一定是在開玩笑吧？我受夠了你差勁兒的工作習慣。

戈登：我會盡快重新做。

莫莉：你重新做的時候，再給我做一份每月的數據，這張紙是空的。

戈登：那是因為打印機壞了，有的時候能用，有的時候不能用。

莫莉：這么多的借口，你是不是在辦公室偷懶呀？

戈登：當然不是。

莫莉：那我發現你睡覺的事怎么解釋？

戈登：我保證，這種事不會再發生了。

莫莉：好吧，回去工作吧。

戈登：我會盡快把那些報告放在你的桌子上。