常春藤生活英語(yǔ)：Workplace Safety職場(chǎng)安全

Wendy and Leo are at work.

Leo:　The restaurant is really busy today. We need more French fries. They're in the freezer.

Wendy:　I'll get them…woohaaaa!

Leo:　Oh my gosh! Are you all right? What happened?

Wendy:　I slipped. Why is there water on the floor? Ouch! I think my leg is broken.

Leo:　Quick, Tammy, call an ambulance! Wendy, don't move. Just try to relax and stay calm.

Wendy:　OK, I'll try.

Leo:　Someone dial 1-1-9.

溫迪和李?yuàn)W在上班。

李　奧：今天餐廳好忙喔。我們還需要更多薯?xiàng)l。它們放在冷凍柜里。

溫　蒂：我去拿……哇啊啊!

李　奧：我的天啊!妳還好吧?怎么了?

溫　蒂：我滑了一跤。為什么地板上有水?好痛喔!我覺(jué)得我的腿摔斷了。

李　奧：塔米，快叫救護(hù)車(chē)!不要?jiǎng)?，溫迪。試著放輕松，保持冷靜。

溫　蒂：好，我會(huì)試試看。

李　奧：來(lái)人啊，快打119。

(Dialogue B)

Leo is visiting Wendy at home.

Wendy:　Thanks for stopping by my house, Leo.

Leo:　No problem. How are you feeling?

Wendy:　Much better. Did you figure out what caused the accident?

Leo:　Yes, one of the pipes was leaking. Tammy said she told Mr. Grain, the manager, but he didn't have it fixed.

Wendy:　I can't believe it. Mr. Grain should make sure that we have a safe working environment.

Leo:　What are you going to do?

Wendy:　I think I might sue the company.

李?yuàn)W到溫迪家中探視她。

溫　蒂：李?yuàn)W，謝謝你來(lái)我家看我。

李　奧：沒(méi)什么啦。妳覺(jué)得如何?

溫　蒂：好多了。你有沒(méi)有找出意外發(fā)生的原因?

李　奧：有啊，有一條水管在漏水。塔米說(shuō)她已經(jīng)告訴經(jīng)理葛瑞先生，不過(guò)他沒(méi)有請(qǐng)人來(lái)修。

溫　蒂：我真是不敢相信。葛瑞先生應(yīng)要確保我們有一個(gè)安全的工作環(huán)境。

李　奧：妳要怎么辦?

溫　蒂：我想我搞不好會(huì)告公司。

Building Your Vocabulary

1.relax　vi. 放松

I go swimming after work every day to relax.

每天下班后，我會(huì)去游泳來(lái)放松一下。

2.leak　vi. 漏，滲

The roof sometimes leaks when it rains.

下雨天時(shí)，屋頂有時(shí)會(huì)漏水。

3.sue　vt. 控告，起訴

I'm suing the restaurant for making me sick.

我要控告那家害我吃壞肚子的餐廳。

Phrases for Learning

1.stop by...　　順便拜訪∕順路去……

Gina stopped by the supermarket for eggs.

吉娜順道去超市買(mǎi)雞蛋。

2.figure out...　　想出∕找出……

I can't figure out the answer to this question.

我想不出這個(gè)問(wèn)題的答案。

3.make sure + that 子句　　確認(rèn)∕確保……

Please make sure that all of the windows are closed before you leave.

在你離開(kāi)前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必確認(rèn)所有窗戶(hù)都已關(guān)上。

參考字詞

1.workplace　n. 工作場(chǎng)所

2.freezer　n. 冷凍柜;冷凍室

3.ambulance　n. 救護(hù)車(chē)

4.manager　n. 經(jīng)理

5.environment　n. 環(huán)境

Tips In Use

Oh my gosh! Are you all right?

(我的天啊!妳還好吧?)

除了"Oh my gosh!"之外，您還可以說(shuō)"Oh my goodness!"或"Oh dear!"來(lái)表示『我的天啊!』。但千萬(wàn)不要使用"Oh my god!"，因?yàn)榇朔N說(shuō)法容易冒犯到對(duì)宗教問(wèn)題比較敏感的人，請(qǐng)各位讀者小心。

Someone dial 1-1-9.

(來(lái)人啊，快打119。)

在國(guó)內(nèi)叫救護(hù)車(chē)或是報(bào)火警須打119，而報(bào)警則是打110。但是在美國(guó)，遇上任何緊急事件都是打911。當(dāng)您接通后，總機(jī)會(huì)依您的需求或視狀況來(lái)聯(lián)絡(luò)相關(guān)單位。以下為各位介紹一些相關(guān)的實(shí)用句子：

Please connect me to the police.

(請(qǐng)幫我接警察。)

I need an ambulance right now.

(我現(xiàn)在需要救護(hù)車(chē)。)

I want to report a fire on 12 Elm Road.

(我想要報(bào)火警，榆樹(shù)路12號(hào)失火了。)