7.6.5 失业后的打算

W: Hi, Dan. What's new?

M: Where have you been? I've been trying to get in touch with you for two days.

W: I went to Salt Lake City on business. What's up?

M: I got fired.

W: How come? Last time I saw you. You told me it was a good job, and you'd like to take it as a career. That was only one month ago. Why this sudden change?

M: It's a long story. In a word, I didn't do a good job of it. I messed up a business deal, a deal that would have made ten million dollars and I messed it up.

W: What are you going to do now?

M: I am trying to find a job asap. Lily doesn't know yet. I didn't tell her. I spent the past three days at the coffee shop next to your office, and she thought I went to work as usual.

W: That's not the way to solve the problem. Did you look in the classified advertisements column?

M: Yes, I did. But I wasn't qualified for most of the jobs that I was interested in.

W: Listen. I will see what I can do, ok? You go home and tell Lily about this problem you have now. She is your wife and I am sure she will understand.

M: I just don't know how to bring it up. Well, all right. She has the right to know anyways.