Do you know how long it takes to do something like that?

 

Do you know how long it takes to do something like that? Everybody here seems to think it can be done in no time. If we start today, we’ll be lucky to be finished by next week working round the clock. 你知道做這樣的事情需要多長時間嗎？ 這裡的每個人似乎都認為這可以很快完成。 如果我們從今天開始，我們很幸運能在下周全天候工作完成。

Whatever happened to him? The last thing I heard was that he had found a job in South Africa and was planning to marry a girl there. But that was four years ago. Since then I haven’t heard a thing. 他怎麼了？ 我聽到的最後一件事是他在南非找到了一份工作，並打算在那裡娶一個女孩。 但那是四年前的事了。 從那以後，我什麼也沒聽到。

Don’t get mad at me! I started calling him when I got here this morning and his line has been busy all day. What else can I do, send him a telegram? Either his phone is broken or he doesn’t want anybody calling him. 不要生我的氣！ 我今天早上到這裡時就開始給他打電話，他的電話一整天都在忙。 我還能做什麼，給他發個電報？ 要么他的電話壞了，要么他不想讓任何人給他打電話。