办公室英语口语第125期:Angry over a change in plan

Angry over a change in plans
A: Susan! Why didn’t you tell me that you were taking over the Silk Company account¹?
B: I thought you knew, Todd. It was decided² last week. I guess you weren’t at the meeting.
A: You know I wasn’t at the meeting. I was meeting with Mr. Wei about this account. I’ve been on this for a month and a half.
B: I’m sorry. Todd, but Mr. Emory felt that it was going too slowly, and that it needed a fresh start. He should have told you.

计划变动
A：苏珊！你为什么没告诉我你要接管丝绸公司这个项目？
B：我以为你知道了呢，托德。这是上星期决定的。我想你没来开会。
A：你知道我没来开会。我正会见魏先生商议这个项目。我为这已经工作一个半月了。
B：对不起，托德，可埃莫里先生觉得这事进展得太慢，需要一个全新的开始。他应该告诉你了。
 

1 account   

n.叙述；帐目；帐户

参考例句：

• She left out an important item in her account.她的账目漏掉了一个重要的项目。
• He has made several withdrawals from his bank account.他从银行账户上提了几次款。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。