美国地道美语 纯正地道美语 第4期(外教讲解):I need an assistant

纯正地道美语 第4期(外教讲解):I need an assistant  

资料来源于EnglishPod，内容覆蓋生活、学习、工作、娱乐等各个方面的小专题，纯正地道的美音，内容非常的实用，希望对大家喜欢。,The Office - I need an assistant! (C0004)
A: 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 Adam.
B: Oh... hi... I’m Tony...,Key Vocabulary,resources: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 orstress