时间:2018-12-27 作者:英语课 分类:2014年ESL之商务英语


英语课

 


Dealing 1 with Crises 


Teresa: Hey, where are you going? We have a meeting in 10 minutes. 


Adrian: I’m sorry. I’m going to have to postpone 2. I’m in the middle of putting out fires and I’ve had to clear my schedule to deal with the latest crisis. 


Teresa: Can I help? 


Adrian: I wish you could. With the new layoffs 3, I feel like I’m being pulled in several directions at once. As soon as I feel like I’m making headway with one problem, I get another thrown at me. 


Teresa: I know exactly what you mean. I always feel like it’s crunch 4 time around here because we’re so shorthanded. 


Adrian: I’m so tired of everything being urgent all the time and needing attention ASAP. I long for the days when projects had timelines and people followed them. I’ve got to go. 


Teresa: Hey, when are we going to have that meeting? 


Adrian: As soon as things quiet down. 


Teresa: When will that be? 


Adrian: I’ll let you know as soon as the latest disaster has been averted 5


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 dealing
n.经商方法,待人态度
  • This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
  • His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
2 postpone
v.延期,推迟
  • I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
  • She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。
3 layoffs
临时解雇( layoff的名词复数 ); 停工,停止活动
  • Textile companies announced 2000 fresh layoffs last week. 各纺织公司上周宣布再次裁员两千人。
  • Stock prices broke when the firm suddenly announced layoffs. 当公司突然宣布裁员时,股票价格便大跌
4 crunch
n.关键时刻;艰难局面;v.发出碎裂声
  • If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
  • People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。
5 averted
防止,避免( avert的过去式和过去分词 ); 转移
  • A disaster was narrowly averted. 及时防止了一场灾难。
  • Thanks to her skilful handling of the affair, the problem was averted. 多亏她对事情处理得巧妙,才避免了麻烦。
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context editing
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