ramone:: hey jen, would you like to go to dinner with me?

jenny: i don't know. you know what they say about office romances.

ramone: no. i don't. what do they say about office romances?

jenny: they say you shouldn't mix love and work.

ramone: that's silly. what i do on my own time is nobody else's business. besides, it pretty hard to meet people outside of the office when we spend long hours here.

jenny: you've got a point. but i once dated one of my supervisors and all of my co-workers accused him of favoritism(偏爱，偏心）. then when the relationship went bad, he fired me.

ramone: hey, it's the 90s. people fall in love with people they work with. that's a fact.

jenny: that may be true. but i don't want an inter-office relationship to affect my productivity.

ramone: if it does, it will only make you more productive, because we can support each other.

jenny: you're sounding like we're already married.

ramone: good grief(哎呀，天哪）. all i did was ask you out. i'm sorry.

jenny: well, i still don't feel right about it.

ramone: i'm talking about dinner tonight, not a lifetime.

jenny: it starts with dinner, but then it gets out of hand(无法控制）. besides, haven't you asked out every woman in the entire office?

ramone: i like company（我喜欢交际）.

jenny: company? i heard about you from linda. she said you were an octopus（用情不专的人）!

ramone: what can i say? i'm a passionate （多情的 ）guy.

jenny: well, i hope you can find something else to be passionate about.

ramone: you want to go out with me and you know it.

jenny: in your dreams. now if you don't mind, i've got some work to do.

ramone: okay, i get the message. hey, do you have any sisters?