職場英文口語 第80期:禮貌的要求(3)

I could get you some nicotine gum if you like?

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我可以給你一些尼古丁口香糖，如果你需要的話？

No, it’s OK.I’ll stub it out… as you asked so nicely.

不用了，謝謝。我會把煙滅掉的……看在你好心提醒我的份上。

Thank you Mr Ingle. We’ll keep it a secret this time, but please don’t do it again.

非常感謝，英格爾先生。我們就把這次的事情保密，但是請別再吸菸了。

I’m afraid it’s just not permitted on company premises.

在公司裏抽菸是被禁止的。

Yeah, whatever!

無所謂！

Oh and Mr Ingle, I still really like your overalls. Bye!

對了，英格爾先生，你的工作服很好看。再見！

Nice one Anna. You dealt with Mr Ingle really well.

幹得好，安娜。在英格爾先生這件事上你處理的很棒。

You kept your cool and explained the reasons why he shouldn’t smoke.

你很冷靜，也解釋了他不能吸菸的理由。

Let’s hope he doesn’t do it again Anna.

希望他下次不會再犯了，安娜。

I hope not. I hate the smell of cigarette smoke.

但願如此。我不喜歡聞香菸的味道。

But I never got to ask him about stock management.

但是我再也不想去問他關於庫存管理系統的事了。

Well, maybe it’s best to leave it for another time?

或許你可以下次再問？

Anna’s had a tricky day so far dealing with Mr Ingle but she was firm and fair in the language she used.

安娜的這一天可真不容易啊，不過她態度很堅定，說的話也很有道理。