W: John, don't you think you should take a break? Even one or two days would be fine.

       M: No way. There's too much work to do.

       W: But you look exhausted. You need a break!

       M: I know. They really should hire more people.

       W: They won't hire more people?

       M: No. They always want to keep the cost down. I am overwhelmed with a heavy workload.

       W: Maybe you should talk to the manager.

       M: Yeah. I guess I'm going to bring this up in tomorrow's meeting. 

1. John, don't you think you should take a break? Even one or two days would be fine.

   約翰，你不認為你應該休息一下嗎？即使一兩天也没關系。

Don't you think是一個反問句，就是你難道不認為嗎？

You should take a break？你應該休息一下嗎？

Break 休息

take a break 休息一下

Even one or two days would be fine. 一兩天也好

Even 即使

One or two days 一兩天

would be fine 可以

fine 不錯還行，還好

2. No way. There's too much work to do.

   不可能的,有太多工作要做了。

No way   不可能，没門

There's是 There is的縮寫，它的意思是有

too much 太多

too   表示太的意思,

much表示多的意思，

work 工作

3. But you look exhausted. You need a break!

   但你看起來很疲憊。你需要休息一下！

Exhausted 更加疲憊，精疲力儘

a break 休息

need 需要

4. I know. They really should hire more people.

   我知道。他們真的應該雇用更多的人

really 真的應該，真的怎麼樣，確實怎麼樣

should 應該

hire 雇傭

people 人

more people 更多的人

5. They won't hire more people?

   他們不願雇用更多的人？

won't是will not的縮寫，就是不會不願意的意思

6. No. They always want to keep the cost down. I am overwhelmed with a heavy workload.

   不。他們總是希望降低成本。繁重的工作量讓我感到不知所措。

always 總是，

want to 想要

keep the cost down. 降低成本

Keep 保持

Down 向下，保持成本向下，也就是降低的意思

cost 成本

I am overwhelmed 我感到不知所措，或者說我感到疲於奔命

heavy workload 繁重的工作量

heavy  重，東西很很重很沉也叫heavy

workload 工作量

7. Maybe you should talk to the manager.

   也許你應該和經理談談。

Maybe 也許

talk to 跟誰談談

manager 經理

general manager 總經理

8. Yeah. I guess I'm going to bring this up in tomorrow's meeting.

   是的。我覺得我會在明天的會議上提出這個問題。

bring up 把什麼事情提出，

tomorrow 明天，meeting就是開會的意思，

meet 會面，加上ing，就變成一個名詞，就是開這個會。

單詞

think /θɪŋk/  v. n.想；認為

break/breɪk/  v. n.  （使）破，裂，碎

even /ˈiːvn/  adv. adj. v.  （強調出乎意料）甚至，連，即使

fine /faɪn/  adj. adv. n. v.好的

no way  決不；一點也不

but /bət/  /bʌt/  conj. prep. adv. n.但是；而是；然而

look /lʊk/  v. n. exclamation.  看；瞧

exhausted/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/  adj.  筋疲力儘的；疲憊不堪的

need /niːd/  美  v. modal verb. n.需要

know/nəʊ/美/noʊ/  v. n.  知道；知悉；了解

hire /ˈhaɪə(r)/  v. n.  租用；租借

more /mɔː(r)/  det. pron. adv.  （數、量等）更多的，更大的

keep /kiːp/  v. n.  （使）保持，處於

overwhelmed /ˌəʊvəˈwelm/  美/ˌoʊvərˈw‑/  v.（感情或感覺）充溢，難以禁受

heavy /ˈhevi/  adj. n. adv.  重的；沉的

workload/ˈwɜːkləʊd/美/ˈwɜːrkloʊd/  n.（某一人或組織的）工作量，工作負擔

maybe /ˈmeɪbi/  adv.（不確定）大概，或許，可能

talk /tɔːk/  v. n.  說話；講話；談話

manager /ˈmænɪdʒə(r)/  n.（企業、店鋪等的）經理，經營者，老板

guess/ɡes/  v. n.猜測；估計

bring/brɪŋ/  v.帶…到某處；帶來；取來

up /ʌp/  adv. prep. adj. v. n.   向（或在）較高位置；向上；在上面