办公室英语口语第117期:Clarifying some tasks 明确任

Clarifying¹ some tasks²
A: I’m not sure what you expect me to do, Michelle. You’ve not been very clear about any of this.
B: I’m sorry, Clint. Maybe I didn’t make myself clear enough. We should get together to discuss this.
A: Yeah. I think that would be a good idea. I’m really in the dark on everything.
B: Fine. Let’s meet this afternoon. I’ll draw you a better picture of the situation.

明确任务
A：我搞不清楚你期望我做什么，米歇尔。这些事你都没讲清楚。
B：对不起，科林特。可能我确实没弄清楚。我们可以一起来讨论这事。
A：对，我想这会是个好主意。我的确是一头雾水。
B：好，我们今天下午见。我会给你把情况描述得更清楚些。
 

1 clarifying   

v.使清楚，澄清( clarify的现在分词 )；（尤指通过加热使黄油）纯净；说明；使（头脑、神智等）清醒

参考例句：

• I'd like to know what else needs clarifying. 我想知道还有什么需要澄清。 来自辞典例句
• There are considerable difficulties in clarifying the procedures appropriate for testing such assertions. 要说清楚适宜于检验这种主张的程序是相当困难的。 来自辞典例句

2 tasks   

n.工作，任务，差事( task的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I've placed an asterisk next to the tasks I want you to do first. 我在要你首先完成的任务旁边标上了星号。
• The system is inadequate for the tasks it has to perform. 这个系统要完成它的任务还不够完善。