A What seems to be the problem?

出了什么问题?

B Your secretary seems to think she is being harassed.

你的秘书认为她被骚扰了。

A What? You've got to be kidding me!

什么?你在和我开玩笑吧!

B I wish I were, but i am deadly serious. She said you invited her to dinner last week.

我倒希望是如此，但是我说的是真的。她说你上周邀请她一起吃晚餐。

A Of course I did. As recongnition for a job well done. Once a month I invite the most productive employee to dinner.

是的。作为对工作表现的奖励。我每个月都要邀请本月最佳职员共进晚餐。

B Well, there is no problem there. But she seemed to think that you were angry when she refused, and that your motives are personal and not professional.

这不是问题。但是她觉得拒绝了你的邀请，你很生气，你有个人动机，而不是出于工作需要。

A I think she's misinterpreted my intentions. What happens now?

我想她误解了我的意思。现在怎么了?

B Our harassment policy requires that we have a meeting with the HR manager and Miss Brown. It's quite serious. You could be reprimanded, or even fired if we find evidence that you were pressuring.

根据我们的规章制度，我们要和人力资源部经理、Brown小姐开个会。事情很严重。如果我们找到你逼迫

A I understand that. But I hope that we can get to the bottom of this and show Miss Brown that she misunderstood my reaction.

我明白。我希望我们能查清真相，让Brown小姐明白她是误解我了

B That's the purpose of the meeting. Sometimes a mediated conversation will straighten things out, and a little discussion and apology can calm the waters.

这就是要开会的目的。有时调解可以弄清真相，讨论和道歉能平息风波。