[ In Susan Stewart's office at Universe Toy Company in Manhattan. Susan is speaking with her assistant Sam. ]
Sam: Good morning, Susan.
早安,苏珊。
Susan: Good morning, Sam. [ She enters her office. ] What's the schedule today?
早安,萨姆。今天都有什么安排?
Sam: [ He looks at the appointment book. ] Ten o'clock, telephone FAO Schwarz about the new twin baby dolls.
十点钟,打电话给FAO Schwarz,洽谈新款双胞胎娃娃业务。
Susan: OK.
好的。
Sam: Telephone Mrs. Zaskey at the advertising agency.
给广告公司的扎斯基夫人打电话。
Susan: I did that. Go on.
我已经打过了。继续。
Sam: Eleven o'clock, approve the sketches for the toy spaceship.
十一点钟,审批玩具宇宙飞船的草图。
Susan: Where are they?
草图在哪儿?
Sam: Right here.
就在这儿。
Susan: Did you look at them?
你看过了吗?
Sam: Yes, I did.
看过了。
Susan: What do you think of the spaceship?
你觉得这个宇宙飞船怎么样?
Sam: I think the kids'll love it.
我觉得孩子们一定会喜欢。
Susan: Would you show me the drawings, please?
把草图给我看看,好吗?
[Sam gives a sketch of a toy spaceship to Susan.]
Susan: Huh. [ She examines the drawing. ]
嗯。
[ A little later... ]
Susan: Now, what else is on the schedule today?
那今天还有什么安排?
Sam: Well, at one o'clock you have a lunch appointment with Mr. Levine, the client from the Toytown Stores.
一点钟,你和Toytown Stores的客户莱文先生约了午餐。
Susan: Where?
在哪儿?
Sam: At Rossano's.
在罗萨诺餐厅。
Susan: Hmm. Anything else?
嗯。还有吗?
Sam: At four o'clock, you have a meeting with the production staff in the conference room.
四点钟,你要和生产部门的人在会议室开会。
Susan: Make sure everybody is at that meeting.
确保所有人都到场。
Sam: Will do. At six you're meeting Mr. Ozawa.
没问题。六点钟你要见小泽先生。
Susan: Oh, yes. Are his models here?
噢,对了。他的模型送来了吗?
Sam: They're in my office.
在我办公室里。
Susan: I'd like to see them.
我想看看。
Sam: Right.
好的。
Susan: What else?
还有什么?
[ Sam drops the appointment book and pencil on Susan's desk. ]
Susan: Come on, Sam ...
行了,萨姆…
Sam: You work too hard, Susan. When was your last day off?
你工作太拼了,苏珊。你上次休假是什么时候?
Susan: Hmm. I can't remember.
嗯,记不清了。
Sam: You really ought to take some time off.
你真的该休息几天了。
Susan: What for?
为什么?
Sam: To enjoy the simple things in life ...
去享受生活中平凡的美好…
Susan: I know, Sam. Maybe soon.
我知道,萨姆。也许快了吧。
Sam: To smell the flowers.
放松放松,去感受一下生活的气息(直译:去闻闻花香)。
Susan: Oh, wait a minute. What's today's date?
噢,等一下。今天几号?
Sam: Today is the twelfth. Why?
今天十二号。怎么了?
Susan: It seems to me I scheduled something else.
我好像还安排了别的事。
Sam: There's nothing else in the appointment book.
日程本里没有别的安排了。
Susan: I'm sure I did. Oh, well, I'll probably remember it later.
我肯定还有安排。噢,也许等会儿我就想起来了。
Sam: I hope it isn't important.
希望不是什么重要的事。
Susan: Hmm. It's probably nothing. OK, let's get started. Would you call Priscilla Smith at FAO Schwarz, please?
嗯,可能也没什么。好了,开始工作吧。请给FAO Schwarz的普里西拉·史密斯打个电话,好吗?
Sam: Right.
好的。
[ Later that morning... ]
Sam: [ He holds two model cars. ] These are the models from the Japanese film maker.
这些是那位日本电影制作人送来的模型。
Susan: Thank you. Just put them on my desk.
谢谢。放我桌上就行。
Sam: And the new drawings for the toy spaceship.
还有玩具宇宙飞船的新草图。
Susan: Wonderful. That was fast.
太好了,动作真快。
Sam: We have a new artist. She's very talented.
我们来了位新设计师。她很有才华。
Susan: What time is it, anyway? My watch stopped.
现在几点了?我的表停了。
Sam: It's eleven thirty.
十一点半。
Susan: What time is my lunch date with Bill Levine?
我和比尔·莱文约的是几点吃午饭?
Sam: One o'clock.
一点钟。
Susan: Remind me to leave at twelve forty-five.
记得提醒我十二点四十五分出发。
Sam: Did you remember your other appointment for today?
你想起今天另外那个约会了吗?
Susan: No, but I have a feeling it's going to be too late when I do remember.
还没有,不过我有种感觉,等我想起来的时候恐怕已经晚了。
[ Sam leaves Susan's office. A little later, he returns. ]
Susan: Yes, Sam?
什么事,萨姆?
Sam: I just solved the mystery.
我刚刚破案了。
Susan: What did I forget?
我到底忘了什么?
Sam: You have some guests in the reception room.
有几位客人在接待室等你。
Susan: What? Who?
什么?谁啊?
Sam: Mr. Harry Bennett and his daughter.
哈里·贝内特先生和他的女儿。
Susan: I remember!
我想起来了!
Susan: Oh ... Harry! I made a lunch date with him and his daughter weeks ago.
噢…哈里!几个星期前我就和他还有他女儿约好一起吃午饭了。
Sam: Is he a client?
他是客户吗?
Susan: He's a friend.
他是我朋友。
Sam: Well, he's here with his daughter to have lunch.
嗯,他已经带着女儿来赴午餐约会了。
Susan: I met her at Thanksgiving, and I promised to have lunch with both of them today.
我是在感恩节认识她的,我答应今天请他们父女俩一起吃午饭。
Sam: Yes, indeed. What are you going to do about your appointment with Mr. Levine?
原来如此。那你和莱文先生的约会打算怎么处理?
Susan: Any suggestions? [ She smiles at Sam. ] Oh!
有什么好建议吗?噢!