Ann is overwhelmed and talking to her colleague about her problems.
安覺得壓力過大，正在向同事談論她的難處。

G: How are you doing, Ann?
妳還好嗎，安？

A: Honestly, I'm at the end of my rope.
老實講，我快不行了。

G: Is the project getting to you?
這專案讓妳很煩惱嗎？

A: Yes, but it shouldn't be! We've done other projects like this before and they went fine. I just feel like everything is piling up right now. I know that you and Katharine are pulling your weight, but I feel like Caroline's given me more than I can be expected to handle.
沒錯，但不該如此！我們以前做過其他類似的案子，都很順利啊。我就是覺得事情堆積如山。我了解你跟凱薩琳都很盡職，但我認為卡洛琳交付給我的工作已超過我能處理的分量。

G: I think that Caroline's made the schedule too tight. We're all frazzled, but you're shouldering the bulk of the workload and there just might not be enough time to get it all done. Something's got to give.
我想是卡洛琳把時間表排得太緊湊了。我們全部人都快累死了，但妳擔下大量工作，卻沒有足夠的時間全數完成。總要放掉一些工作吧。

A: Yes—and right now, it's my sanity! I'm going to have to talk to Caroline about my workload. Maybe she'll assign someone to help me out—though I can't think who.
沒錯，這正是目前我在想的！我要與卡洛琳談談我的工作量，或許她會派某人來幫忙我—雖然我想不到誰可以來幫我。

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