山姆，你能帮我个忙吗?
Sam: What’s up?
什么事?
Bob: I don’t know what exactly it is.
我不知道具体发生了什么。
Sam: Tell me what you know.
告诉我你知道的。
Bob: OK, at first, my mother told me that my little sister was serious sick.
好的，首先是我母亲告诉我说我妹妹病得很严重。
Sam: Oh, I am sorry to hear that.
哦，真的很抱歉。
Bob: I am very anxious. My mother told me that my little sister was sent to hospital and the doctor said that she should be hospitalized.
我很担心，我母亲告诉我说我妹妹已经被送到了医院，医生说她要住院。
Sam: And then, please, to make a long story short.
然后呢，拜托了，长话短说。
Bob: Could you help to ask for leave? I need to go home.
你能帮我请假吗?我得回家。
Sam: Of course, but please tell what I need to do at first.
当然，但是请你一开始就告诉我要做什么。