我认为我们应该谈谈上个月的报告。我们先查下这个月的报告，好吗?我没有报告的复印件。谁能递给我一个?
Gaius: By the way, I have just one last commentbefore we shift our focus to this month’s report. Itseems to me that we need more information on how the Duluth office is doing. Could we ask formore info to be included in next month’s report?
顺便说一下，在焦点转移到本月初的报告前，我有一个最后意见。在我看来，我们需要更多Duluth办公室如何运作的信息。我们能要求下个月的报告中包含更多的信息吗?
Laura: I’m sure we can. Incidentally, Dee is quitting and Kara will be taking her place. This is offthe record, of course. Okay, now back to this month’s report...
我确信我们可以。顺便说一下， Dee辞职了，Kara会接替她的位置。当然，这没有发表。好吧，现在回到本月的报告上......
Gaius: Speaking of personnel changes, did you know that Lee is being promoted to V.P. nextmonth?
说到人事变动时，你可知道，下个月李将被晋升为副总裁吗?
Laura: I hadn’t heard that, but I’m not surprised. She’s been in line for that job for years.Okay, we need to get back to this month’s report…
我没有听说过，但我并不感到惊讶。很多年来她一直很称职。好吧，我们回到本月初的报告...
Gaius: Something just occurred to me. If Lee is being promoted, what will happen to theBaseship project?
我想起来一些事。如果李升职了， Baseship项目该怎么办?
Laura: I think it’s being put on the back burner for now. All right, could someone hand me acopy of this month’s report?
我认为它是次要的。好的，谁能递给我这个月报告的副本?
Gaius: I don’t mean to change the subject but…
我并不想改变话题，但...
Laura: I think that’s precisely what you’re trying to do. What’s the matter with this month’sreport?
我觉得这正是你正试图做的。这个月的报告有什么问题吗?
Gaius: It’s not quite finished. It’ll be on your desk this afternoon.
报告没有全部完成。今天下午报告会放到你的办公桌上。
Laura: Is that what this tap dance has been about? All right, we’ll talk about it at tomorrow’smeeting. Next time, just give it to me straight, okay?
你打岔就是因为这个事?好吧，我们将在明天的会议上谈论报告的事。接下来的时间，下次将报告直接给我，好吗?
