新同事

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2061年3月，一位新同事来到我们的办公室。我们的办公室在十楼，就在汉堡港口旁边。我们团队只有六个人。我们卖的是宇宙飞船保险。

In March 2061 a new colleague started in our office. Our office is on the tenth floor, right by the port of Hamburg. There are only six of us on the team. We sell insurance for spaceships.

这不是什么有趣的工作。我们给月球和火星上的公司打电话。我们写合同，算价格。每天都是一样的工作。

It isn’t exciting work. We talk on the phone with companies on the Moon and on Mars. We write contracts and work out prices. Every day it’s the same.

新同事叫贝格先生。他个子很高，很整洁。他的衬衫总是白的，鞋子总是干净的。他跟每个人握手，还友好地笑了笑。

The new colleague was called Mr Berg. He was tall and very neat. His shirt was always white, his shoes were always clean. He shook everyone’s hand and smiled kindly.

“早上好，”他说。“很高兴能和大家一起工作。”

“Good morning,” he said. “I’m looking forward to working with you.”

我叫约纳斯。我在这个团队已经三年了。我不是老板，但我卖出的保险最多。

My name is Jonas. I’ve been on this team for three years. I’m not the boss, but I sell the most insurance policies.

我的同事艾琳小声对我说：“他是不是太完美了？”我只是笑了笑。但她说得对。

My colleague Aylin whispered in my ear, “He’s a bit too perfect, isn’t he?” I just laughed. But she was right.