A：I could get along fine without all the office politics.

要是沒有這些辦公室政策，我一定會過得很好。

B：What's going on?

怎么了?

A：There is a position I've had my eye on for several months now and I had good reason to believe that it was mine for the asking.

有個我好幾個月前就想要的職位，我有充足的理由相信只要我開口要求，那份職位就是我的。

B：So what happened?

結果發(fā)生了什么事?

A：We were awarded government funding last year and in order to keep it we have to hire so Ay new employees.

去年政府撥款資助我們公司，為了能讓政府繼續(xù)資助，我們必須雇用許多新員工。

B：So what does that have to do with this position?

這和那個職位有什么關系?

A：Someone in the main office has a nephew who he thinks can slide right into the Aagement position I wanted.

總公司有個人想讓他的外甥直接空降到我向往很久的經理職位。

B：All under the precept of keeping the funding? That stinks.

全是為了讓政府繼續(xù)資助?真爛。