职场英文口语 第157期:健康安全(3)

 　　Yes… and then he tripped over something.

　　是的，他被绊倒了。

　　Was it your ego¹ Tom?

　　是被你的自负绊倒了吗，汤姆？

　　Ouch! No, it was a sample box of Perfect Peaches.

　　哎呦！不，是“完美桃子”的样品箱。

　　So, the cause of the accident was a box of Perfect Peaches left on the floor.

　　所以造成意外的是地上的一箱“完美桃子”。

　　Who left them there anyway?

　　谁放在那里的？

　　That might have been me Denise.

　　可能是我，丹尼斯。

　　What do I always say about putting things away?

　　我在储存东西方面是怎么说的？

　　Now Anna, it says here 'Were there any injuries?'

　　安娜，接下来是“有没有伤员？”

　　So I'll write, 'Yes, a member of staff broke his arm.'

　　我会写，“是的，一名员工摔断了手臂。”

　　Sprained² his arm.

　　扭伤他的手臂。

　　I think he'd be in a lot more pain if it was broken, hey Tom?

　　我想要是他骨折了会更痛的，是吧，汤姆？

　　What? Err³, yeah. It still hurts though.

　　什么？是的，但还是很疼。

　　Now finally it says 'What can be done to avoid this accident again?'

　　最后是“怎么避免意外再次发生？”

　　Get rid of the mice… I mean rats?

　　除掉小耗子，我是说大老鼠？

　　No. Store things away properly and keep the office tidy, eh Tom?

　　不是，合理码放物品，保持办公室整洁，对吗，汤姆？

1 ego   

n.自我，自己，自尊

参考例句：

• He is absolute ego in all thing.在所有的事情上他都绝对自我。
• She has been on an ego trip since she sang on television.她上电视台唱过歌之后就一直自吹自擂。

2 sprained   

v.&n. 扭伤

参考例句：

• I stumbled and sprained my ankle. 我摔了一跤，把脚脖子扭了。
• When Mary sprained her ankles, John carried her piggyback to the doctors. 玛丽扭伤了足踝，约翰驮她去看医生。

3 err   

vi.犯错误，出差错

参考例句：

• He did not err by a hair's breadth in his calculation.他的计算结果一丝不差。
• The arrows err not from their aim.箭无虚发。