Amanda goes to work every day. She works in an office. She works very hard. She starts at 7 o'clock in the morning and finishes at 10 o'clock at night. She likes her work, and she wants to be a good worker, but she has one problem. Her boss is not a very good boss.
He tells her to do one thing, and then he changes his mind. He tells her to do another thing, and then he changes his mind again. He tells her to do something else, and again, changes his mind. Amanda doesn't like this. She says, "This is a waste of time!"
Today Amanda decides to talk with him. She goes to his room and says: "I like to work. I work a lot of hours. I am a good worker. But I can't work like this. We have to work better. You need to tell me what to do without changing your mind."
Amanda's boss listens to her. He sees that she is right. He promises to listen to her advice.
Now Amanda is happy. She comes to work every day. She starts at 7 o'clock and finishes at 4 o'clock, but she completes much more things than before! Amanda and her boss are happy.
THE END
【关键词】
1、 office （n.）公司
2、 change one’s mind （phr.）改变主意
3、 else （adj.）别的
4、 waste （n.）浪费
5、 decide （vt.）决定
6、 promise （vt.）允诺
7、 advice （n.）忠告
8、 complete （vt.）完成
9、 much more … than（phr.）比 …… 多得多
10、 before （adv.）以前
【译文】阿曼达的工作
阿曼达每天上班。她在一家公司工作。她工作很努力。她早上7点上班，晚上10点下班。她喜欢她的工作，想成为一名优秀的工作者，但她有一个问题。她的老板不是一个好老板。
他先是要她做一件事，随后就改变了主意。他要她做另一件事，然后他又改变主意。他要她做其它别的事情，到头来还是改变主意。阿曼达不喜欢这样。她说，“这是浪费时间！”
今天阿曼达决定和他谈一谈。她走到他的房间说：“我喜欢工作。我每天工作好多个小时。我是一个称职的工作者。但我不能这样工作。我们得工作得更有效率。你需要告诉我该做什么，而不能变来变去。“
阿曼达的老板听她说完，明白她是对的。他答应接受她的意见。
现在阿曼达很高兴。她每天来上班。她早上7点开始工作，下午4点钟收工，但是她完成的工作却比以前多得多！阿曼达和她的老板都很开心。
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