A: I have another idea about the mangoes. There’s no way the reduced staff will take them all away. Why don’t we set up a stall on the street outside and sell some of them?
B: Are you crazy? There’s so much about that idea that is wrong. It’s not morally right, and I’m pretty certain it’s not legal.
A: We could just give them away for free, but ask for a small donation to pay for a cup of coffee for us.
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B: Will you put those mangoes back in the box? They’re not for you.
A: Where’s your entrepreneurial spirit?
A: 要怎麼處理那些芒果，我還有一個點子。來上班的人變少了，沒辦法把這些芒果都拿完，那我們為什麼不到外面街上擺個攤，去賣掉一些？
B: 你瘋了嗎？你這鬼主意說多爛就有多爛。這不但不道德，而且我很確定還不合法。
A: 我們可以用送的啊，但是叫他們捐點小錢，讓我們可以買杯咖啡。
B: 你把這些芒果放回箱子裡好嗎？那不是給你的。
A: 你的創業家精神到哪裡去了？
(Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯)
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“Will you put…”
The modal “will” is used here as an imperative, and in this case also expresses a certain amount of impatience and exasperation. The speaker is clearly irritated.
A n invasion of Southeast Asian dwarf honey bees, suspected to have entered the country via cargo or passenger ship, and initially detected not far from Kaohsiung Harbor, is causing problems in the city. Since the bees prefer to build their hives on branches, poles or other long cylindrical objects found on balconies, their presence often causes a big shock to residents. In the first half of this year alone, Kaohsiung public health officials have removed more than 500 beehives — a clear indication that the bee population is gradually expanding through the city. In an effort to deal with
A: We still haven’t decided what to do with all these free mangoes. I keep coming up with ideas, and you just shoot them all down. B: I think the fairest thing to do is just divide the boxes between the staff. A: There are 25 boxes and only 20 people working here today. What do we do with the other five boxes? B: Go home and get your blender and the milk and ice. I could do with a smoothie after all this back and forth. A: 我們還沒決定到底要怎麼處理這些免費的芒果。我不停想到一些做法，可是都一直被你打槍。 B: 我覺得最公平的做法，就是把這幾箱平均分配給同事。 A: 這裡有二十五箱，可是今天只有二十個人來上班。那剩下的五箱要怎麼辦？ B: 回去把你的果汁機、牛奶和冰帶來啦！我們討論那麼久，我真的需要喝點冰沙了。 (Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯)
What are we going to do with them all? (4/5) 這麼多芒果要怎麼辦？（四） A: OK, I have one more idea about the free mangoes. Just hear me out. I have a blender at home. I’ll be back in a while with some milk and ice, and we’ll make smoothies for the office. We could charge NT$25 a pop, just to cover my costs and labor. B: Instead of thinking about schemes to make money from the management’s generosity, why don’t you do some actual work? Also, do you have any idea how many smoothies 25 boxes of mangoes will make? A: You can’t have too many mango smoothies. It’s the elixir of the gods. People
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