外企白领口语第20课:总经理办公室

总经理办公室 In the Chief Manager's Office
你的行程都准备好了吗？Are you all set for your trip?
A: Samson,are you all set for your trip to Singapore?
B: Yeah,this is my last day in the office. Tomorrow morning the secretary of 3M company will meet us at the airport.
A: Great,but don't forget to solve the delivery problem.
我们不能按时发货。Our products cannot be delivered on time.=There will be a late delivery for our products.
A: Did my secretary inform you that our products cannot be delivered on time?
B: No,I didn't get any information.
A: How come?
B: Well,to be frank,I've been so busy with making arrangements for the promotion campaign that I didn't have any time to keep an eye on things like that!
他想知道您可否把会议推迟一下。He was wondering if you can postpone/delay your meeting.
A: Sir,David called just now when you were out.
B: What's up?
A: He was wondering if you can postpone your meeting of this afternoon to the end of this week. He said he has something urgent to do.
B: That's awful!By the end of this week,I will be negotiating with a business partner in Shanghai.
本周五我的日程安排得非常紧。I've got a very tight schedule on Friday.
A: I've got a very tight schedule on Friday.
B: But John said there was an emergency.
A: He messed up everything!What time did he suggest?
B: Is next Monday OK?
A: I could do nothing else.
严格按照日程安排行事 stick to schedule tightly
A: I've been through the entire program for the visit. It's a fairly good schedule.
B: And our CEO will be there, too.
A: All we've got to do now is to make sure that we should stick to that schedule tightly.
B: Everything will be fine!
他们各个方面都非常高效。They are efficient in every aspect.
A: We must be sure that our side is dealing with everything efficiently.
B: What was your impression of 3M Company when you visited their company?
A: They are efficient in every aspect.If you have been there, you would understand why I am so keen to see everything runs smoothly when they visit us.
B: You are making me nervous!
您的秘书告诉我您在找我。Your secretary told me you were looking for me.
A: Morning,sir.Your secretary told me you were looking for me.
B: Yes,sorry to bother you. Actually 3M Company asked ten percent larger discount than we originally offered.
A: It's simply out of the question!
B: Yes,I told them,but you still have to convince them.
会议展示 presentation
A: Nancy,I'd appreciate it if you could help me with the presentation. How is your schedule today?
B: Well,I'm pretty busy this morning.How about 2:00 p.m.?
A: That's fine!I think you must be an expert on that!
B: Hopefully I can be of any help.
优化系统 optimize the system
A: We find there are some problems of our office system recently.
B: Have you found the causes?
A: I am not sure.But I think we should optimize the system this year.
B: When you do it,don't forget to take the final performance into account.
定期检查 regular check
A: Do you have the regular check of all your equipment?
B: Yes,we have the monthly check. The maintenance department will send people to check on the first day of each month.
安全隐患 hidden safety dangers/troubles
A: Have you done the safety inspection this month?
B: Yes,we did it last week.
A: Can I have a look at your inspection result?
B: OK,here is a list of the hidden safety dangers that we have found in our factories.
通知他下午来我办公室一趟。Ask him to come to my office this afternoon.
A: Who is in charge of the plant operations?
B: Mr. Lee is our operations manager.
A: Could you please ask him to come to my office this afternoon?
B: No problem.