Situation 44
情景 44
It's better than nothing.
總比什么都沒有好。
I put a dollar in the change machine,but I only got 95 cents back.
我把一塊錢放到換零錢的機器里,但是只拿回了九毛五分。
Oh,well,it's better than nothing.
嗯,總比什么都沒有好。
No,it isn't.I got short-changed!
不,不是這么說。我給少找錢了!
Are you going to ask for your money back?
你要討回你的錢嗎?
Sure.Who should I talk to?
當然。我該和誰談?
You have to see manager.
你得去見經理。
I put a dollar in the change machine,but I only got 95 cents back.
我把一塊錢放到換零錢的機器里,但是只拿回了九毛五分。
Oh,well,it's better than nothing.
嗯,總比什么都沒有好。
No,it isn't.I got short-changed!
不,不是這么說。我給少找錢了!
Are you going to ask for your money back?
你要討回你的錢嗎?
Sure.Who should I talk to?
當然。我該和誰談?
You have to see manager.
你得去見經理。
Did you ask Mr.Thompson for a raise?
你向湯普生先生要求加薪了嗎?
Yes,I asked for 50 cents an hour more.
是的,我要求一小時加五毛錢。
Did you get it?
你如愿以償了嗎?
No,I got 25 cents.
沒有,我只加了兩毛五分。
That's too bad.
那真可惜。
Oh,it's all right.It's better than nothing.
哦,那還好。總比一毛都沒有好。
Did you ask Mr.Thompson for a raise?
你向湯普生先生要求加薪了嗎?
Yes,I asked for 50 cents an hour more.
是的,我要求一小時加五毛錢。
Did you get it?
你如愿以償了嗎?
No,I got 25 cents.
沒有,我只加了兩毛五分。
That's too bad.
那真可惜。
Oh,it's all right.It's better than nothing.
哦,那還好。總比一毛都沒有好。
When are you taking your vacation?
你什么時候休假?
Next month.I'll be gone for ten days.
下個月。我要休十天。
Ten days?I thought you were going for two weeks.
十天?我以為你要休兩星期呢!
I was,but then I realized I can't afford to be gone for so long.
我本來是的,但是我后來了解到,我去不起那么久。
I guess ten days is better than nothing.
我想十天總比一天都沒有好。
Yes,I might as well go for as long as I can.
是的,我還是盡我所能,休得久一點。
When are you taking your vacation?
你什么時候休假?
Next month.I'll be gone for ten days.
下個月。我要休十天。
Ten days?I thought you were going for two weeks.
十天?我以為你要休兩星期呢!
I was,but then I realized I can't afford to be gone for so long.
我本來是的,但是我后來了解到,我去不起那么久。
I guess ten days is better than nothing.
我想十天總比一天都沒有好。
Yes,I might as well go for as long as I can.
是的,我還是盡我所能,休得久一點。