illustrated Everyday Expressions with Stories 2 » Lesson 8 - At the office
Betty: Come in, Bob. I wanted to talk to you about this memo regarding staff meetings.
Bob: Sure. Is there a problem?
Betty: Maybe. But first, do you know where this memo ? It says 'the staff' but I think one person may have written it.
Bob: I don't know who wrote it, but almost no one the suggestion of only having one meeting every two weeks.
Betty: I think it's a good idea, too. But if the idea is going to of being accepted by management, we need to add one thing to the proposal.
Bob: What is that?
Betty: it might be necessary to have an emergency meeting. Do you think the staff accept the suggestion that we have meetings every two weeks with possible emergency meetings once in a while?
Bob: that should be OK with everyone.
I often play golf with my father. Since I play golf on a college team, my father doesn't stand a chance of beating me. He is, without question, one of the worst golfers I've ever played with! In fact, I think even a beginner could beat him.
At times, my father will cheat at golf. He'll kick the ball to put it in a better position. I'm not opposed to his occasional tricks. Even when I see him cheat, I still let him get away with it for the sake of the game. It helps keep the game interesting for both of us.
My father often hits the ball in the wrong direction. I remember one time my father hit a duck with his ball by accident! I really felt for the duck. My father's ball hit it right on the head! It quacked angrily and flew away.
"Don't worry, Dad," I said. "The duck is likely to make a full recovery."
My father asked, "Where did that duck come from? It shouldn't be on the golf course."
"The duck wasn't on the golf course, Dad," I pointed out to my father.
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