地道美语听力播客897：办公室翻新

Alice: I can’t hear you over that hammering. When are these renovations going to be done?　　
爱丽丝：有乒乒乓乓的敲打声，我听不清你说话。什么时候翻修完?

　　Dilbert: They’re already two weeks past the scheduled completion date and I can only guess at the cost overruns.

　　呆伯特：已经超出预计的完工期两周了，我只能估算超出预算多少钱。

　　Alice: It feels like they’re never going to finish.

　　爱丽丝：感觉他们永远也干不完似的。

　　Dilbert: I know. When the renovations were announced, I was glad to hear that the office would be reconfigured for better use.

　　呆伯特：我同意。翻修要是结束了，我就会很高兴地听到办公室改造地更好用啦。

　　Alice: Me, too.

　　爱丽丝：我也是。

　　Dilbert: The upgrades sounded good – new lighting fixtures, flooring, and sound-deadening walls and ceilings.

　　呆伯特：改良的很不错--新的照明设备，地板，还有隔音墙和天花板。

　　Alice: I was looking forward to an updated look with new built-ins. This old furniture shows lots of wear and tear.

　　爱丽丝：我一直想要一个既有现代的外观，里边又换上新内置家具的办公室。老家具都磨损得不成样子了。

　　Dilbert: Yeah, now all I want is to be rid of all this dust. Who can work with this racket?

　　呆伯特：是啊，现在我最想要的就是把这些尘土都弄干净。有噪音还怎么工作啊?

　　Alice: Heh? What did you say? Did you say you can’t hack it? Me, neither!

　　爱丽丝：呵?你说什么?你受不了了?我也受不了了!