礼节美语 Business Etiquette 236-Calling-Customer-Service-II

 　　Bob向一家软件公司订购的软件没按时到，Bob要求赔偿，但是对方热线客服Gloria却坚持说是Bob一方取消了订单。Bob生气地说：

　　B: Look...if you review our file you'll find that we are long-term loyal customers who have bought a significant amount of software from your company. Are you really telling me that you're just going to ignore a major mistake? I don't think your attitude is very professional.

　　G: I'm sorry, sir...but I am not authorized¹ to offer any compensation at this time.

　　B: Then who would be authorized to do so?

　　G: You would have to speak with my supervisor².

　　B: Okay then, is your supervisor currently available?

　　Bob所在公司是GlobalCom的老客户了，这次订单出现差错，Bob觉得客户服务Gloria的态度很不专业not very professional. Gloria表示道歉，告诉Bob说，她无权向客户承诺任何补偿，I'm not authorized to offer any compensation at this time.  not authorized to do something意思是没有权力做某事。Bob要求跟Gloria的上司说话，

　　G: I believe he is...please hold ...

　　J: Hello, this is supervisor JIM Bradley. Gloria told me your items did not arrive on time. We're very sorry for the inconvenience.

　　B: I appreciate your apology, but because we did not cancel the order I believe I'm within my rights to ask for some sort of compensation.

　　J: Let me look over your file one more time...do you mind holding again?

　　B: No, that's fine.

　　Gloria的上司JIM初步了解情况后，对订货没有按时抵达给Bob公司造成的不便感到抱歉，We're sorry for the inconvenience. Bob解释说，订单不是他们取消的，做为客户，他们有权得到某种形式的赔偿。It's within our rights to do something... 意思是我们有权做某事。JIM听了以后，让Bob在电话上稍候，等她仔细查查是怎么回事。

　　J: Mr. Johnson, I believe I know what the problems is. It seems one of our staff confused your order with another client's canceled order. We deeply regret this error and I will have your items shipped out to you today by express mail at no added charge to you. You should receive your software within 24 hours.

　　B: Well, thank you. I appreciate your prompt service.

　　J: Also in accordance with our compensation policy, we will only charge you for half of the original order. I hope these measures are satisfactory.

　　B: Yes, absolutely. Thank you very much Ms. Bradley. you've been very helpful.

　　J: You're very welcome, and I hope you'll continue working with GlobalCom.

　　B: We definitely will. Thank you again.

　　J: Not at all. Goodbye, Mr. Johnson.

　　查询结果证明，确实是JIM公司员工的失误造成订单被取消，Bob的公司没有责任。做为补救，JIM表示，第一，马上把Bob订购的软件用特快转递寄出，by express mail，不收取任何额外费用 at no added cost. 保证货物24小时内送达，第二，根据公司的赔偿政策，这次订单费用只收取百分之五十。Bob对这种解决方式感到非常满意。

1 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

2 supervisor   

n.监督人，管理人，检查员，督学，主管，导师

参考例句：

• Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说，我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
• He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。