白领应急英语口语 奋斗之路39 工作瓶颈

范例一：Boss talked to me  老板和我谈话

The boss had an informal discussion with me this morning, I feel really down.
今天早上我与老板进行了一个正式的商讨，我真的觉得心情低落。

What’s up?  怎么了？

Well, actually I failed to meet a deadline last week and I forgot to answer an e-mail for a VIP customer yesterday.
额，实际上，我未能在上周的期限之前完成工作，而且昨天我忘记去回一个VIP客户的邮件。

Anything that distracts you from work?
有什么事令你工作分心吗？

Yes, everything. I feel overwhelmed by the daily work. Sometimes, I just can’t focus on what I am doing. What is worse, though I make plans for a whole week, I always have to make changes later on because other things come up. I can’t manage my time well. I can’t handle work well. I am afraid I was screw up more things.
是的，每件事都是。我觉得我被每天的工作压垮了。我有时不能专注于我正在做的事。更糟糕的是，尽管我制定了整个星期的机会，但是我总是因为其它事而不得不改变机会。我不能很好的管理我的时间。我不能很好地应对工作。我怕我搞砸更多的事。

Look, Lucy. Things are not so bad as you said. This is our company’s busiest time in a year. You need to relax a little. Don’t push yourself too hard, ok?
Lucy，你看。事情并没有你说的那样糟糕。现在是我们公司一年中最忙碌的时候。你需要放松一下。不要把自己逼得太紧，好吗？

Well, I will try.  好的，我试试。

范例二：Manager did wrong  经理做错

How do you think a manager should react to an employee’s unsatisfactory work?
你认为一个经理对一个员工不合要求的工作应该做出怎么的反应。

If I were a manager, I would have a private talk with this employ to figure out the reasons. It is very important to have this one-to-one discussion in an unthreatening situation without any distraction.
如果我是经理，我在私底下和这个员工进行交谈，指出原因。在友善的情形下进行一个平和的一对一的交谈是很重要的。

Exactly, I overheard a manager scold his employee in the elevator this morning, they were from the company on the 12th floor, I guess. They were only three of us in the elevator, I felt very embarrassed to be in the middle of them.
正式如此，今天早上我在电梯里碰巧听到一个经理批评他的员工，我猜他们是12楼公司的。电梯里只有我们三个人，在他们中间我觉得非常尴尬。

Well, I guess the employee would feel more embarrassed and probably angry. Anyway, it is not wise at all to give a harsh time to your employee in front of others, especially strangers.
额，我猜那个员工会觉得更加尴尬而且可能生气。无论怎样，在其他人，尤其是陌生人面前，对员工进行严厉的批评一点也不明智。

Sure, no matter what happened, they should wait to discuss in their office and find the solution in a positive way.
确实，无论发生什么，他们应该等到去到办公室才讨论，并且以一种积极的方式找到解决办法。