A：I could get along fine without all the office politics.

要是没有这些办公室政策，我一定会过得很好。

B：What's going on?

怎么了?

A：There is a position I've had my eye on for several months now and I had good reason to believe that it was mine for the asking.

有个我好几个月前就想要的职位，我有充足的理由相信只要我开口要求，那份职位就是我的。

B：So what happened?

结果发生了什么事?

A：We were awarded government funding last year and in order to keep it we have to hire so Ay new employees.

去年政府拨款资助我们公司，为了能让政府继续资助，我们必须雇用许多新员工。

B：So what does that have to do with this position?

这和那个职位有什么关系?

A：Someone in the main office has a nephew who he thinks can slide right into the Aagement position I wanted.

总公司有个人想让他的外甥直接空降到我向往很久的经理职位。

B：All under the precept of keeping the funding? That stinks.

全是为了让政府继续资助?真烂。