The Office – I need an assistant (رایگان)

• پادکست, پادکست‌های مبتدی

 

Key Vocabulary

resource

money

understaffed

not enough people to do the job

the timing is just not right

it is not a good time now

weight off my shoulders

remove pressure or stress

give me a hand

help

that sounds reasonable

is OK

A: …like I told you before, we just don’t have the resources to hire you an assistant

B: I understand that, but the fact is we’re understaffed

A: The timing is just not right. The economy is bad, and it’s too risky to take on new staff

B: Yeah, I guess you’re right…. here’s an idea, what if we hire an intern? She would take some of the weight off my shoulders

A: She

B: Yeah, you know, a recent graduate. She could give me a hand with some of these projects and we could keep our costs down

A: That sounds reasonable… let me see what I can do

A: Tony, I’d like to introduce you to your new assistant

B: OK, great! Let’s meet her

C: Hi, I’m Ada

B: Oh… hi… I’m Tony