人在职场，和同事谈论最多的就是工作。下面是一些有关工作的办公室闲聊，各位可以从中学到一些口语表达。

（1）
Cathy: Did you see May today?
凯西：你今天看到梅了吗？
Jack¹: Yes. But why does she have such a long face?
杰克：看到了，她为什么拉长着脸啊？
Cathy: I don't have the foggiest idea.
凯西：不知道。
Jack: I thought she'd be happy.
杰克：我还以为她会很高兴呢。
Cathy: Yeah, especially since she got a promotion² recently.
凯西：是啊，她最近还升职了呢。
Jack: Maybe it's some kind of personal problem.
杰克：也许有什么私人问题吧。

（2）
Eddie: What are the chances of getting a raise this year?
埃迪：今年有可能长工资吗？
Janice: Chances are slim!
贾尼斯：不太可能。
Eddie: Wow! You haven't gotten a raise for how many years now?
埃迪：哇！你多少年没长过工资了？
Janice: It's been three years! The company keeps losing money and they can't afford to give anyone a raise.
贾尼斯：三年了！公司总是亏损，没法给我们长工资啊。
Eddie: That's too bad. Did you ever think of working somewhere else?
埃迪：太糟了。你有想过去其他地方工作吗？
Janice: Yeah. In fact, I have an interview next Monday.
贾尼斯：有啊，我下周一就有个面试。
Eddie: Good luck!
埃迪：祝你好运啊！

（3）
Terri: Derrick, don't you think you should take a vacation? Even one or two days would be fine.
特里：戴里克，你不觉得应该去休个假吗？一两天也行啊。
Derrick: There's no way. There's too much work.
戴里克：不行啊，工作太多了。
Terri: But you look so exhausted³. You need a break!
特里：但是你看起来筋疲力尽的。你需要休息！
Derrick: I know. My chances would be better if they would hire more people.
戴里克：我知道。如果公司多雇点人我就会好过多了。
Terri: They won't hire more people?
特里：他们不雇人吗？
Derrick: No. They always want to keep the cost down. I am really overwhelmed⁴ with a heavy workload⁵.
戴里克：不雇，他们总想着降低成本。我快被繁重的工作压垮了。
Terri: Maybe you should talk to the manager.
特里：也许你应该和经理谈谈。
Derrick: Yes. I'm going to bring this up in tomorrow's meeting.
戴里克：恩，明天开会的时候我就说。