英语口语之工作中

西区由我负责。

I'm in charge of the west side.

I take charge of the west side. (西区由我负责。)

I'm responsible for the west side.

我已经结束那项工作了。

I'm done with the work.

I'm done with the work. (我已结束那项工作了。)

Already? (已经结束了?)

I'm finished with the work.

I'm all done with the work.

我还能工作好长时间呢。

I can still work for a long time.

I'll be able to work for many more years. (我还能工作好多年呢。)

I still have many years of work. (我还可以干上好几年。)

我们的上司被解雇了。

Our boss has been fired. *fire“撤职，解雇”。

Our boss has been fired. (我们的上司被解雇了。)

You're kidding! (你不是在开玩笑吧!)

Our boss has been dismissed.

Our boss has been let go.

Our boss has been canned. *俚语。

Our boss has been sacked. *俚语。

请把这个订在一起。

Please staple these together. *stapler 是名词，“订书器”。 staple为动词，“订在一起”。

能帮我复印一下这份材料吗?

Would you copy these papers?

复印机有毛病了。

This copy machine doesn't work.

This copy machine isn't working.

This copier is broken. (这台复印机坏了。)

我想复印机是没纸了。

I think it ran out of paper. *run out“用完”。

I think it's out of paper.