F:Where is the boss? I need him to sign a few documents. I checked in his office,but he is not there. Is he out of the office now?
M:Yes. Today is Tuesday,so the boss went off to his MBA seminar class. He is out of the office every Tuesday and Thursday mornings,and he has classes all day Saturday and Sunday.
F:What’s he studying?
M:He is finishing up a special continue education program for executives. He can continue working,taking a few of classes here and there,and in 2 years he will complete his MBA.
F:Sounds like a tiring schedule.He’s probably got a lot of homework too,eh?
M:The classes have him out of the office,so that is stressful for him. But as far as homework goes,it is a breeze for him.
F:Why is that?
M:He just has his secretary do his homework for him.
老板在哪儿?我需要他签署几份文件.我去过他办公室找过,可是他不在那儿.他现在下班了吗?
是的.今天是星期二,老板去上工商管理硕士的研讨课了.每周二和周四上午他都不上班,周六和周日全天也都有课.
他学什么?
他参加了一个针对管理人员开办的特殊继续教育项目.他可以一边继续工作,一边到处去听课,两年就能完成工商管理硕士课程的学习.
听起来课程安排的很紧.那他可能有很多作业要做了?
上课时间,他不得不中断工作,所以对他来说压力很大.但作业对他而言,是轻而易举的事.
为什么是这样?
他只是把作业都交给他的秘书做就行了.
Tiring: making you feel the need to sleep or rest 令人困倦的;使人疲劳的;累人的
It had been a long tiring day.
这一天让人感到又累又长.Schedule: a plan that lists all the work that you have to do and when you must do each thing 工作计划;日程安排
I have a hectic schedule for the next few days.
我今后几天的日程紧得要命.
We’re working to a tight schedule(= we have a lot of things to do in a short time).
我们的工作安排得很紧.
Filming began on schedule(= at the planned time).
拍摄如期开始.
The new bridge has been finished two years ahead of schedule.
新桥提前两年落成.
The tunnel project has already fallen behind schedule.
隧道工程已经晚了工期.
Stressful: causing a lot of anxiety and worry 压力重的;紧张的
a stressful job/situation/lifestyle
繁重的工作;艰难的处境;紧张的生活方式
It was a very stressful time for all of us.
对于我们所有人来说,那都是一段艰难时期.
Breeze: a thing that is easy to do 轻而易举的事
It was a breeze.
这事不费吹灰之力
