跟學商貿口語 第14課:Making Suggestions To The Boss向老闆建議
MR. RAMIREZ: Come in, Arnold. Have a seat.
ARNOLD: Good morning.
MR. RAMIREZ: Would you.like something to drink?
ARNOLD: No, thank you. I just had two cups of coffee at my desk.
MR. RAMIREZ: So, you're a serious coffee drinker.
ARNOLD: Yes, it keeps me going. Sometimes I think I'm addicted.
MR. RAMIREZ: Well, coffee isn't such a bad thing.
Everyone has to have something.
For me, it's cigars. Are you a cigar smoker?
ARNOLD: No, I've tried them. But I'm not really a smoker.
MR. RAMIREZ: Well, what would you like to talk to me about?
ARNOLD: I wanted to set up this meeting with you to discuss a little proposal.
MR. RAMIREZ: I'm glad when people have new ideas around here. Tell me about it.
ARNOLD: It is about the staff meetings.
You know how we have a staff meeting every Tuesday.
MR. RAMIREZ: Yes.
ARNOLD: Well, I have been thinking about it.
And I believe we could do things more efficiently here.
MR. RAMIREZ: What do you suggest?
ARNOLD: The way it is now, the staff from all four branches get together once a week.
We meet for one hour. But I think a lot of time is wasted in transportation.
MR. RAMIREZ: You mean because people have to go across town to get here.
ARNOLD: Yes. Some people spend half of the morning on the road.
MR. RAMIREZ: That's true. But our staff meetings are very important, Arnold.
I don't know how we can function without them.
ARNOLD: I think they are important too.
That's why I want people to have a better attitude about them.
MR. RAMIREZ: I know a lot of people think the meetings aren't too useful.
I'm aware of that.
ARNOLD: Here's what I propose.
I think we should meet once every two weeks, but meet for ninety minutes or more.
MR. RAMIREZ: Well.
ARNOLD: I also think the meetings should be more focused.
And I would be willing to take responsibility for that.
MR. RAMIREZ: You mean you want to run the meetings?
ARNOLD: No, not really run them. But I could help organize them.
I could discuss meeting topics with you, and then prepare a schedule for each meeting.
I could then send an e-mail to all the staff to explain the coming meeting.
This way the meetings would become more focused, and people would prepare better.
MR. RAMIREZ: Hmm. But we would meet every two weeks.
ARNOLD: I really think it would work.
The meetings could be longer, and better organized.
MR. RAMIREZ: I am not against the idea, Arnold.
It may really be more efficient, as you say. I'll tell you what we can do.
Why don't we try your proposal for a month, and see how it works.
ARNOLD: Excellent. I would be happy to get started on it.
MR. RAMIREZ: I will call the managers.
Then tomorrow I'll tell you when we can schedule our first meeting in this "new style."
侖米先生：進來，阿諾。請坐。
阿諾：早安。
侖米先生：你要喝點什麼嗎？
阿諾：不了，謝謝你。我才喝了兩杯咖啡。
侖米先生：所以，你是一個嚴重的咖啡愛好者。
阿諾：是的，它讓我持續前進。有時候我認爲我有點上癮。
侖米先生：嗯，咖啡也不是一個壞事情。
每個人都要有所喜好。
像我，就是雪茄。你抽雪茄嗎？
阿諾：不，我嘗試過。但我並不是一個吸菸愛好者。
侖米先生：嗯，你想跟我說些什麼呢？
阿諾：我想借着這個會談跟你討論一個提案。
侖米先生：我很高興這裏能有人提些新計劃，告訴我是什麼。
阿諾：是有關公司重要幹部的會議。
你知道我們每個星期二的幹部會議。
侖米先生：是的。
阿諾：嗯，我一直在想。
我相信我們可以做得更有效率些。
侖米先生：那你的建議是？
阿諾：現在的方法是，四個分公司的幹部每一週都會來這裏一次。
我們開會一小時，但我認爲絕大部份的時間都浪費在交通上。
侖米先生：你的意思是因爲大家都要橫越整個城市到這兒。
阿諾：是的，有些人花了一個早上在路程上。
侖米先生：沒有錯。但我們幹部的會議是很重要的，阿諾。
我不知道沒有他們我們如何能運作。
阿諾：我也認爲他們很重要。
那就是爲什麼我要大家對會談能有更好的態度。
侖米先生：我知道有一些人認爲會談並沒有太大的用處。
我知道這個的。
阿諾：這是我的建議。
我認爲我們應該每兩個星期開一次會，但一次開九十分鐘或是加長。
侖米先生：這個。
阿諾：我同時也認爲議題應更明確。
我願意對這件事負責。
侖米先生：你的意思是你要主持會議？
阿諾：不，並不是要主持會議。但我可以幫忙籌組。
我可以跟你討論議題，然後準備每次會議的時程表。
我可以寄電子郵件給所有的幹部解說下個會議。
這樣的話會議就能更明確，大家也能準備得更充分。
侖米先生：嗯，但我們會每兩個星期開一次會。
阿諾：我真的認爲這是可行的。
會議時間可以加長，而且更有組織。
侖米先生：我並不是反對這個主意，阿諾。
這或許會更有效率，就像你說的。我告訴你我們能怎麼做。
我們何不試試你的提案一個月，我們再來看成效。
阿諾：太好了，我已經迫不及待了。
侖米先生：我會通知所有的經理。
然後明天我會告訴你何時我們可以規劃第一次的會議使用這個“新作風”。
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v. 組織
minutes['minits]想一想再看
n. 會議記錄，(複數)分鐘
transportation[ænspə'teiʃən]想一想再看
n. 運輸，運輸系統，運輸工具
聯想記憶X單詞transportation聯想記憶：transport（n /v 運輸；狂喜），trans轉移，port搬運 proposal[prə'pəuzəl]
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n. 求婚，提議，建議
聯想記憶X單詞proposal聯想記憶：pro 向前+pos放+al→向前放→建議，提議 organize['ɔ:gənaiz]
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v. 組織
function['fʌŋkʃən]想一想再看
n. 功能，函數，職務，重大聚會
vi. 運行
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adj. 願意的，心甘情願的
efficiently[i'fiʃəntli]想一想再看
adv. 有效地
efficient[i'fiʃənt]想一想再看
adj. 效率高的，勝任的
聯想記憶X單詞efficient聯想記憶：ef出+fic做，製作+ent→能做出事來→有效率的
