aThe boss had an informal discussion with me this morning, I feel really down.
今天早上我与老板进行了一个正式的商讨，我真的觉得心情低落。
bWhat’s up?
怎么了？
aWell, actually I failed to meet a deadline last week and I forgot to answer an e-mail for a VIP customer yesterday.
额，实际上，我未能在上周的期限之前完成工作，而且昨天我忘记去回一个VIP客户的邮件。
bAnything that distracts you from work?
有什么事令你工作分心吗？
aYes, everything. I feel overwhelmed by the daily work. Sometimes, I just can’t focus on what I am doing. What is worse, though I make plans for a whole week, I always have to make changes later on because other things come up. I can’t manage my time well. I can’t handle work well. I am afraid I was screw up more things.
bLook, Lucy. Things are not so bad as you said. This is our company’s busiest time in a year. You need to relax a little. Don’t push yourself too hard, ok?
1、informal 非正式的
例句：
She is refreshingly informal.
她随和得令人耳目一新。
2、fail to do 失败，未做成
例句：
It's not very productive to get angry and upset every time you fail to do something.
每次失败都生气或心烦意乱，这样对提高意志力是没有成效的。
3、meet the deadline 赶上最后期限；按期完成
例句：
If we found that a team or team member was unable to meet the deadline with a suitable product, it sometimes meant there was a problem that required assistance.
如果我们发现一个团队或者团队成员不能在时间期限内实现一个适当产品的里程碑，这有时意味着存在需要帮助的问题。
4、distract from 转移；使从…分心
例句：
Identify the subplots and determine how they support the main plot line, or distract from it.
要能辨别出次要情节，判断出它们是如何支持或者转移主要情节的故事线。
5、overwhelmed 受宠若惊的，使不知所措
例句：
Sightseers may be a little overwhelmed by the crowds and noise.
观光者可能被人群和噪声搞得有点不知所措。
6、focus on 集中于
例句：
He finds it hard to focus his thoughts on one thing for longer than five minutes.
他发现他很难把他的注意力集中在一件事情上超过五分钟。
7、come up 发生，出现
例句：
A research fellowship came up and I applied for it and got it.
一项研究奖金出台，我申请并得到了。
8、screw up 弄糟，搞砸
例句：
You can't open the window because it screws up the air conditioning.
你不能开窗，因为那样会破坏空调。
9、push sb hard 严厉的强迫某人
例句：
Never push yourself too hard.
永远不要逼迫自己。
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