Ben：Look. Another coworker is leaving.

看。又一個同事要走了。

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

是啊。這都是這周第十個了。

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.

因為我們要縮減開支。

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

我覺得這就是借口，只是想哄過咱們而已。公司內部一定有些其他問題。

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

也許吧……哦，趕緊回去工作！老板來了！