对话：

Coco: Hey Tom. Are you working late again?

Coco: 你又在加班啦？

Tom: Yeah, Coco. I have a big project I'm working on.

Tom: 是啊，Coco，我有一个大的项目在进行。

Coco: How's it going?

Coco: 进行的怎么样了？

Tom: Not well. We keep running into problems with the client.

Tom:并不是很好，我们仍然和客户遇到了些问题。

Coco: What kind of problems？

Coco: 什么样的问题呢？

Tom: The client either doesn't like our designs or keeps changing his mind. It's very frustrating.

Tom: 客户要么就是不喜欢我们的设计，要么就在不停的变想法，真的很令人沮丧。

Coco: That can be very annoying.

Coco: 确实很惹人怒呀。

Tom: It is. So, my group has to start over each time. It's such a waste of time and money.

Tom: 是的，所以我们组每次都得重新开始，真的是费钱费时间。

Coco: When is the deadline?

Coco:什么时候是最后期限？

Tom: In two weeks. I don't know how we're going to make it.

Tom:两周后，我不知道我们该怎么赶完工作。

Coco: Where's the rest of your group?

Coco: 你们组其他人呢？

Tom: They went to eat. I told them to go. They're going to bring me back some dinner.

Tom: 他们去吃饭了，我让他们去了，他们要给我带点吃点回来。

Coco: That's good. What are you going to do after your deadline is over?

Coco: 那挺好，那你们这个项目截止以后你打算干什么？

Tom: Go on a long vacation.

Tom: 去度假。

Coco: Good for you!

Coco: 那真的挺好的!

Tom: Well, I better get back to work. See you in the morning.

Tom: 好的，我得回去工作了，明早见。

重点：

1.Work late

工作到很晚

例: I have so much work to do so I have to work late tonight.

我有好多工作要做，所以今晚我要加班了

2.Run into problems 遇到问题

例: Where do they run into problems?

他们会在哪儿遇到问题？

3.Change one’s mind 改变想法

例：I changed my mind about the dress I bought yesterday.

4.Frustrating and annoying

Frustrating 令人懊恼的，令人沮丧的

adj. discouraging by hindering

例：The current situation is very frustrating for us.

目前的局势对我们来讲是很令人懊丧的。

Annoying

adj.令人恼火的，令人烦躁的

adj.causing irritation or annoyance

例：You must have found my attitude annoying.

你一定觉得我的态度让人烦。

4. Deadline 最后期限

n. the point in time at which something must be completed

5.Make it 达到预定目标；及时抵达；走完路程

succeed in a big way; get to the top

Can you make it to Leia’s birthday party on Saturday?

你能赶上周六Leia 的生日派对吗？