白领口语应急80主题 奋斗之路30 出差

30.出差

常用应急场景

范例一：Changes in rule

I am going on a business trip to Guangzhou next Monday morning.

To visit our supplier?

Yes, as the New Year is coming, they’re organizing a party for all their customers.

Well, I guess you will meet many people in this field. So don’t forget to pack enough business cards in your suitcase.

Sure.

By the way, do you know that our company just made some changes in the business trip policy?

No, no one has informed me of that so far, tell me.

Ok, there is no cash advance anymore for short trips. You have to pay out of your own pocket, so save all the receipts¹ from your business trip. And then attach them to your expense account. When you get back, our company will reimburse² everything.

I see. What about the maximum purdy and rate, any change?

I am not sure. You can check with the finance³ department.

I will call them this afternoon, thanks.

You’re welcome. Have a nice trip.

范例二：Lousy business trip

Hi, Francis, how was your business trip?

It was a nightmare⁴.

What’s up?

Actually, the business trip itself was very successful. We arrived on time, we had nice conversations and we settled some important issues for the next year.

Sounds quite fruitful⁵, why do you call it still a nightmare then?

Well, the air line lost my luggage on the return flight and then I lost my carry on bag when I was tackling⁶ with the officers in charge. I left the airport three hours later than I expected and then I was caught in a traffic jam. When I finally got home, I was totally exhausted⁷. But I found the elevator was out of service due to a blackout.

This is really a sad story. Did they trace⁸ back your luggage?

I am still waiting for their call.

Take it easy, all sufferings have their reward.

1 receipts   

（企业、银行等）收到的款，进款； 收到( receipt的名词复数 )； 收入； 收据； 收条

参考例句：

• Cash income is calculated by subtracting total trading income from total receipts. 现金收入是从总收入中减去总贸易收入来计算的。
• The receipts have increased since last year. 自去年起收入已增加。

2 reimburse   

v.补偿，付还

参考例句：

• We'll reimburse you for your travelling expenses.我们将付还你旅费。
• The funds are supposed to reimburse policyholders in the event of insurer failure.这项基金将在保险公司不能偿付的情况下对投保人进行赔付。

3 finance   

n.财务管理，财政，金融，财源，资金

参考例句：

• She is an expert in finance.她是一名财政专家。
• A finance house made a bid to buy up the entire company.一家信贷公司出价买下了整个公司。

4 nightmare   

n.恶梦，可怕的事物，无法摆脱的恐惧

参考例句：

• I was glad to awake from such a nightmare.我庆幸终于从噩梦中醒来了。
• I had a nightmare last nightand,lost sleep.昨夜我作了个恶梦，失眠了。

5 fruitful   

adj.有收获的，富有成效的

参考例句：

• Our return with fruitful results to the city surprised them.我们满载而归回到城里，这使他们很是惊奇。
• The work will be more fruitful under this plan.按照这一方案，做这工作将更有成效。

6 tackling   

n. 扭住, 抱住, 卷起

参考例句：

• a bottom-up approach to tackling the problem 处理这个问题的自下而上的方法
• There are three essentially different ways of tackling the problem. 解决这个问题有三种根本不同的方法。

7 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

8 trace   

n.痕迹，踪迹，微量；vt.追踪，找出根源，描绘；vi.追踪

参考例句：

• There isn't a trace of a smile on her face.她脸上没有一丝笑容。
• We have lost all trace of him.我们找不到他的踪迹。