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Situation 44
情景 44
It's better than nothing.
总比什么都没有好。
I put a dollar in the change machine,but I only got 95 cents back.
我把一块钱放到换零钱的机器里，但是只拿回了九毛五分。
Oh,well,it's better than nothing.
嗯，总比什么都没有好。
No,it isn't.I got short-changed!
不，不是这么说。我给少找钱了！
Are you going to ask for your money back?
你要讨回你的钱吗？
Sure.Who should I talk to?
当然。我该和谁谈？
You have to see manager.
你得去见经理。
I put a dollar in the change machine,but I only got 95 cents back.
我把一块钱放到换零钱的机器里，但是只拿回了九毛五分。
Oh,well,it's better than nothing.
嗯，总比什么都没有好。
No,it isn't.I got short-changed!
不，不是这么说。我给少找钱了！
Are you going to ask for your money back?
你要讨回你的钱吗？
Sure.Who should I talk to?
当然。我该和谁谈？
You have to see manager.
你得去见经理。
Did you ask Mr.Thompson for a raise?
你向汤普生先生要求加薪了吗？
Yes,I asked for 50 cents an hour more.
是的，我要求一小时加五毛钱。
Did you get it?
你如愿以偿了吗？
No,I got 25 cents.
没有，我只加了两毛五分。
That's too bad.
那真可惜。
Oh,it's all right.It's better than nothing.
哦，那还好。总比一毛都没有好。
Did you ask Mr.Thompson for a raise?
你向汤普生先生要求加薪了吗？
Yes,I asked for 50 cents an hour more.
是的，我要求一小时加五毛钱。
Did you get it?
你如愿以偿了吗？
No,I got 25 cents.
没有，我只加了两毛五分。
That's too bad.
那真可惜。
Oh,it's all right.It's better than nothing.
哦，那还好。总比一毛都没有好。
When are you taking your vacation?
你什么时候休假？
Next month.I'll be gone for ten days.
下个月。我要休十天。
Ten days?I thought you were going for two weeks.
十天？我以为你要休两星期呢！
I was,but then I realized I can't afford to be gone for so long.
我本来是的，但是我后来了解到，我去不起那么久。
I guess ten days is better than nothing.
我想十天总比一天都没有好。
Yes,I might as well go for as long as I can.
是的，我还是尽我所能，休得久一点。
When are you taking your vacation?
你什么时候休假？
Next month.I'll be gone for ten days.
下个月。我要休十天。
Ten days?I thought you were going for two weeks.
十天？我以为你要休两星期呢！
I was,but then I realized I can't afford to be gone for so long.
我本来是的，但是我后来了解到，我去不起那么久。
I guess ten days is better than nothing.
我想十天总比一天都没有好。
Yes,I might as well go for as long as I can.
是的，我还是尽我所能，休得久一点。
