Ben：Look. Another coworker is leaving.

看。又一个同事要走了。

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

是啊。这都是这周第十个了。

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

公司为什么要裁这么多员工呢？

Linda：It’s because we’re down-sizing.

因为我们要缩减开支。

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

我觉得这就是借口，只是想哄过咱们而已。公司内部一定有些其他问题。

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

也许吧……哦，赶紧回去工作！老板来了！