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Peterson：（Nodding）. As my PA, you would need to travel regularly—is that okay？
彼得森：（點頭）我的助理必須經常出差──妳可以嗎？
Susan：Oh yes, I love traveling.
蘇珊：當然沒問題。我很喜歡旅行。
Peterson：And when I take occasional business leave, can you work on your own？
彼得森：當我偶而出差時，妳能獨立作業嗎？
Susan：Absolutely, I’m used to working independently.
蘇珊：當然，我很習慣獨立作業。
Peterson：Due to the differences in cultures and languages, there’s sometimes some tension between our British managers and local staff. What would you do in this situation？
彼得森：因為文化與語言的不同，英籍經理與本地職員間的關係偶爾會有些緊張。遇到這樣的情況妳會如何處理？

單字片語
◎occasional a. 偶爾的
occasionally adv. 偶爾（=on occasion）
例：I visit my grandparents occasionally.= I visit my grandparents every now and then.（我偶爾會探望我爺爺奶奶。）
◎…can you work on your own？ ……你能獨立作業嗎？（=…can you work all by yourself？）
on one’s own 靠自己
例：Can you tie the shoelaces on your own, Tommy？（你可以自己綁鞋帶嗎，湯米？）
absolutely adv. 當然（=of course）╱絕對地
◎independently adv. 獨立地
◎independent a. 獨立的
be independent of …不依賴……
be dependent on …依賴……
例：Bill is only sixteen but is already independent of his parents.（比爾才16歲，但他已經可以獨立不靠父母了。）
例：Robert is already 45 but is still dependent on his family for money.（羅伯特已經45歲了，在經濟上還是依賴家人。）
◎tension n. 緊張局面
tense a. 緊張的
例：There are growing tensions between these two countries due to energy crisis.（因為能源危機造成這兩個國家的關係逐漸緊張。）