PETS－2每日對話練習293

　　The next week
　　Lucy: I just got my paycheck. There was like ten thousand NT missing from it.
　　Troy: This is getting way out of hand. SHE's using every excuse to dock our pay.
　　Lucy: She"fined" me for taking an extra coffee break.
　　Troy: Well, there's no way she'll be able to get away with this much longer.
　　Lucy: Says who? People get away with abusing their subordinates all the time. We have to do something.
　　Troy: No way. I'm not going to be dragged into office politics by that woman. I have two children to support.
　　(續上期，下期續)
　　隔周
　　露西：我剛拿到我的薪水支票。裡麪大概有一萬塊不見了。
　　特洛伊：這真的是太誇張了。她用一堆借口釦我們的薪水。
　　露西：她爲了一個額外的咖啡休息時間罸我錢。
　　特洛伊：呃，她不可能在這樣快活太久了。
　　露西：誰說的？人們一曏虐待下屬也不會受逞罸。我們一定要有些行動。
　　特洛伊：不行。我才不要被拖進那女人的辦公室躰制裡。我有兩個小孩要養。
　　重點解說：
　　★ paycheck (n.) 薪津，付薪水的支票
　　★ out of hand 無法控制
　　★ fine (v.) 処以罸金
　　★ Says who 誰說的？
　　★ abuse (v.) 虐待，傷害
　　★ subordinate (n.) 部屬
　　★ office politics 辦公室躰制
　　★ support (v.) 扶養