Ivy League Enjoy English 常春藤生活英語 – 八月 2019

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Joy goes to visit Morton at his home the next day. J: Joy M: Morton


J: How are you feeling? Is your wrist going
to be OK?

M: The doctor said I sprained it, so I have to
wear a sling
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until at least next month.

J: Oh, no. How are you going to work, then?


M: Well, there^ s not a whole lot I can do
with work as far as heavy lifting goes^1. I
talked to Dan about it and he^ s going to
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starting next week.

J: That sounds less tiring than warehouse
duties. Sounds like you got yourself a
nice comfortable desk job to keep yourself
busy for the next few weeks!

M: It^ s really inconvenient not to be able to
use my left hand, though. Luckily I^ m not
left-handed.

J: Do you know what led to^3 the accident^4?
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M: I think somebody spilled^5 something and
never cleaned it up. So, there was no

(^) Caution
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: Wet Floor^ sign there to warn^6
me.
J: Wow, that^ s really not responsible if that^ s
the case! We all need to do everything we
can to be sure that we have a safe work
environment. Do you think you^ ll ¿OHD
complaint^7?
M: I just might. It really is management^8 s
job to make sure that the workplace is
safe for all of us. This has been really
inconvenient, and all because of a little bit
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Dialogue B
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2019 / 9 / 11
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