得到一个新项目
Sam : Excuse me Kate. You have a minute?
萨姆：凯特，打扰一下，有时间吗
Kate : Sure, Sir. What can I do for you?
凯特：有，先生，我能为你做点什么呢
Sam : I just want to update you about the new project we’ve been assigned.
萨姆：我只是想向你更新一下关于我们被分到的新项目的事
Kate : But the previous one isn’t finished yet.
凯特：但是先前的那一个还没完成呢
Sam : Yes, I know. You told me it’ll be done by the next weekend, so we’ll start working on the next one after that.
萨姆：我知道，你告诉过我下周我们将会完成，所以我们在那之后就进行下一个项目。
Kate : Okay, I am worried about delays though.
凯特：好吧，虽然我有点担心我们会延期
Sam : Don’t worry Kate, I saw the status, this one’s almost done. You’ll finish it comfortably.
萨姆：别担心，凯特，我看工程进度了，这个项目马上就要完成了。
Giving the Deadline.
划最后期限
Robert : Check your mail Luke. You’ve got a new assignment.
罗伯特：卢克，查看一下你的邮箱。你有新的任务
Luke : I saw that. It involves a lot of traveling. Is there a deadline?
卢克：我看见了，出差很多，有最后期限吗
Robert : In fact there is… You gotta give me the finished report by 12th Jan.
罗伯特：实际上是有的，在1.12之前给我交最终报告
Luke : That gives me 10 days to finish it.
卢克：这样的话我只有10天的时间
Robert : Yes. Enough time I am sure.
罗伯特：是的，我认为这足够了。
Luke : Yes Sir. Enough time. Don’t worry, I’ll sort it out.
卢克：好的，老板。时间足够，不用担心，我能完成
Encouraging Your Subordinate.
鼓励下属
Robert : Alright! I saw this month’s performance charts. You’ve been doing pretty good lately.
罗伯特：好的，我看了这个月的绩效表格。你们最近都表现很好
Sam : Thanks! That telephone marketing training I got has helped a lot.
萨姆：谢谢!我得到的电话市场培训对我帮助很大。
Robert : Yeah! I guess it worked. Mark my words, if your conversions continue to be this high, you’re all set to be the team leader next quarter.
罗伯特：是的，我想这个培训起作用了。听我说，要是我们一直这样的话，下个季度我们就可以做领导了
Sam : It feels good to hear such words.
萨姆：很高兴听到你这样说
Robert : I bet it does. Just stay focused. If you need anything just let me know.
罗伯特：我打赌这一定会的。只需要持续关注，不管有什么需要，都跟我吭声
Reprimanding for a Silly Mistake.
请求原谅小错误
Luke : What’s wrong with you Kate?
卢克：凯特怎么了
Kate : What happened Luke? Did I do something wrong?
凯特：卢克怎么了?我做错什么事了
Luke : The financial report you sent me last night has a number of silly mistakes. The expenditures have been posted to wrong accounts, and the balance sheet is incorrect.
卢克：你昨晚发给我的财政报告有一些错误。支出误登记在错误的账户上了，财政收支表格也不对。
Kate : Is that so? But I spent the entire afternoon correcting all the issues. I made sure there were no mistakes. Looks like I mailed you a wrong copy.
凯特：是吗?我花了一个下午的时间纠正所有的问题。我确定没有错误，让我看看是不是我给你发错了
Luke : Are you kidding me? You didn't check the document before pressing that send button? I was working late night yesterday and I wasted an hour finding errors in that balance sheet.
卢克：你跟我开玩笑吗?你在按发送键前就没有检查文件吗?我昨天一直工作到深夜，我花了一个小时的时间查找收支表格里的错误
Kate : Luke, I’m really sorry! Please give me a minute, I’ll send you the correct copy.
凯特：卢克，真心感到抱歉。请给我一分钟，我给你发过去正确的。
