Lesson3

3、I’m Working on It.
我正在努力。

A: Kim, have you made contact with Mr. Lee?
金姆，你跟李先生联系上了没有？

B: Not yet, Mr. Wang. But I’m working on it.
还没有，王先生。我正在联系。

A: What seems to be the problem?
是怎么回事？

B: I just keep getting a busy signal.
我打的时候老是占线。

A: Maybe his phone is out of order. Anyway, keep working on it. I really need an answer about the contract I sent him.
也许是他的电话坏了。不管怎么样，继续联系吧。我确实想知道他对那份合同的回应。

B: All right, I’ll let you know when I get through.
好的，接通了我就告诉你。


A: Peter, have you finished your English composition?
彼得，你的英语作文写完了吗？

B: No. But I’m working on it.
没有。我正在写。

A: Class starts in twenty minutes. You have to turn it in at the
beginning of class today.
还有20分钟就要上课了。你得今天上课前交作业！

B: I know. I know!
我知道。我知道！

A: Do you think you can finish it on time?
你觉得你能按时完成吗？

B: Don’t worry. I’ll get it done very soon. I’m almost finished.
不用担心。我马上就写完，差不多写完了。

A: You’d better hurry!
你最好快点！

B: Well, it would be a lot easier to finish if you stopped talking to me.
你要是不跟我说话，我会完成得更轻松。

A: Sorry!
对不起！

超级短语

make contact with 取得联系
* Have you make contact with your uncle in Taiwan?
你跟台湾的舅舅取得联系了吗？

“取得联系”还有很多其他说法：
*Have you reached Mr. Lee yet?
你跟李先生联系上了吗？
*Have you gotten in touch with Mr. Lee?
你跟李先生联系上了吗？
*Have you gotten a hold of Mr. Lee?
你跟李先生联系上了吗？
*Have you connected with Mr. Lee?
你跟李先生联系上了吗？
*Have you been able to connect with Mr. Lee?
你跟李先生联系上了吗？

额外成就感

lose contact with 失去联系
* I’ve lose contact with most of my school friends.
我跟大多数同学已经失去了联系。