賠償公司器材之損壞

Jane：Whoops！Oh, no！
阿珍：哎喲！噢，糟了！
Gordon：What is it, Jane？Are you alright？I heard a crash.
高登：阿珍，發生了什么事？妳還好吧？我聽到碰撞聲。
Jane：Yes, I’m fine. I accidentally knocked the coffee machine off the counter.
阿珍：我還好。我不小心將檯上的咖啡機打翻了。
Gordon：Well, I’m glad you’re not injured. Is it broken？
高登：嗯，還好妳沒受傷。機器壞了嗎？
Jane：I think so. I’m really sorry.
阿珍：我想是的。真的很抱歉。
Gordon：It’s fine. We’ll just have to take the price of a new one out of your salary.
高登︰沒關係。只不過我們要從妳的薪水中扣掉購買新機器的錢。
Jane：What? Why？It was just an accident.
阿珍：什么？為什么？僅一場意外罷了。
Gordon：I know, but somebody has to pay for a new one.
高登：我知道，但總得有人賠啊！
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★compensation n. 賠償，補償；彌補
★compensate for... 彌補……= make up for...
例︰Nina compensated for her colleague absence by working twice as fast as usual.（妮娜以兩倍快的工作速度來彌補同事的缺席。）