Dave, can I have a quick word?
What? Sure, what's occurin?- Did you finish writing that presentation I asked for yesterday?
- Oh, well, which one?
- I'm so busy, I'm up to my neck, mun!
- The one on the new shopping centre.
- Oh, I thought you said finish by Wednesday!
- What day's it today?
- Thursday.
- Can I have it by 4 today, please?
- Ah you're jokin!
- Alright, no worries.
- Thanks,
- and I also need to have a meeting about our hygiene policy.
- The kitchen's too mucky!
- So? It's not me!
- Could you please stay after 5pm tonight so we can chat about it?
- Oh, proper little slave driver, ain't you?
- Alright, if I must, I must.
- Thanking you.
- No worries.
what's occurin?
："what's occurin?"は"How's it going?"の意味。「どうかしましたか」
up to my neck
："up to my neck"は"very busy"の意味。「手が回らない」、「多忙な」
mun
："mun"は文尾に置く強調表現。
shopping centre
："shopping centre"は"shoppingcenter"の意味。英英語と同じ綴り。「ショッピングセンター」
proper
："Proper"は"Very"の意味。「とても」、「非常に」
slave driver
："slave driver"は「人使いが荒い雇用主」のこと。
, ain't you?
：", ain't you?"は口語体の付加疑問で、標準形は", aren't you?"