Ben：Look. Another coworker is leaving.

看。又一個(gè)同事要走了。

Linda：Yeah. This is the tenth one this week.

是啊。這都是這周第十個(gè)了。

Ben：Why is the company laying off so many employees?

公司為什么要裁這么多員工呢？

Linda：It's because we're down-sizing.

因?yàn)槲覀円�縮減開(kāi)支。

Ben：I think that's just an excuse they want us to believe. There must be something else going wrong within the company.

我覺(jué)得這就是借口，只是想哄過(guò)咱們而已。公司內(nèi)部一定有些其他問(wèn)題。

Linda：Maybe... Oh, get back to work! The boss is coming this way.

也許吧……哦，趕緊回去工作！老板來(lái)了！