商务英语情景口语 向上级汇报

MR. SMITH: Well, Yuri, tell me about it.

YURI: I'm sorry I can't bring better news, sir. The site is a disaster.

MR. SMITH: That's what I was afraid of. 

YURI: It is not only the earthquake, sir. But the mudslides.

Much of the north half of the site has been covered over by mud¹.

MR. SMITH: Mud? But Ivan told me there were no mudslides in that district.

I thought all the mudslides were down in Chichitango.

YURI: That's what we thought, sir. That's what the news reported.

But there was one little mudslide in our district too. Right above our site.

MR. SMITH: Oh, that's terrible! What bad luck!

I wish we had never come to this country.

But, if it isn't the strikes and the revolutionaries, it's the earthquakes.

Our operations here are finished! 

YURI: I'm sorry, sir.

MR. SMITH: It's not your fault, Yuri.

But tell me. When will Ivan be able to get out there?

YURI: Well, it took me about nine hours to get back here by car.

If Ivan leaves tonight, I think he should be there by tomorrow lunch.

MR. SMITH: Good. I want an estimate² of damages as soon as possible.

YURI: But sir...

MR. SMITH: Yes, Yuri?

YURI: I wouldn't recommend³ sending Ivan now.

Especially not at night. The roads aren't safe.

MR. SMITH: Has the earthquake damaged the bridges too?

YURI: No, sir. The bridges are fine.

But I've heard rumors⁴ that the revolutionaries are coming down from the mountains.

There has been fighting, sir.

MR. SMITH: Are you serious? Fighting? But I didn't hear anything on the news.

YURI: You know the government controls the press here, sir. They don't want it reported. 

MR. SMITH: Oh, this is terrible, Yuri. Terrible!

So we can't even assess⁵ the damages. How can we do business in this country?

Either we're buried under mud, or we're in danger of getting kidnapped.

No, I can't believe this mess!

YURI: I'm sorry, sir.

MR. SMITH: You don't have to keep saying that, Yuri. It's not your fault.

But me--I'm the one who should be sorry.

It was me who suggested operations here in the first place! Oh, what can we do?

史密斯：嗯，尤里，告诉我怎么一回事。

尤里：我很抱歉我不能带来好一点的消息。工地的情况很糟糕。

史密斯：这就是我所担心的。

尤里：并不只是地震，还有塌方。

大部分在北半边的工地已被泥浆给掩埋了。

史密斯：泥浆？但艾文告诉我在那个区域没有塌方。

我以为所有的塌方都在 Chichitango。

尤里：那是我们认为的。新闻是那样报导的。

但只有一点塌方在我们的区域，就在我们工地的上方。

史密斯：喔，那真是太可怕了！真是运气不好！

我真希望我们从未来过这个国家。

如果不是罢工和群众运动，就是地震。

我们的运作要完蛋了！

尤里：我很抱歉。

史密斯：这并不是你的错，尤里。

但告诉我，艾文什么时候才能到达那里？

尤里：嗯，一共花了我九个小时从那里开回来。

如果艾文今晚动身，我想他应该可以在明天中饭左右到达。

史密斯：很好，我想尽快估计一下损坏情况。

尤里：但是先生……

史密斯：什么事，尤里。

尤里：我并不建议现在就派艾文去。

特别是在晚上，路上并不很安全。

史密斯：地震有破坏到桥吗？

尤里：没有，桥还很好。

但我听到一些谣传有关群众运动将会由山区游行。

已有打斗了。

史密斯：你是认真的吗？打斗？但我没有听到任何新闻报导。

尤里：你知道这里政府控制着媒体，他们不想被报导出来。

史密斯：喔，这太可怕了，尤里。太可怕了！

所以我们连评估损坏都不行。我们要如何在这个国家做生意呢？

我们不是被泥浆活埋，就是担心会遭到绑架。

不，我不能相信这个乱象！

尤里：我很抱歉。

史密斯：你不需要一直说抱歉，尤里。这并不是你的错。

但我......我才应该感到抱歉。

是我当初提议到这里来经营的。喔，我们该怎么办呢？

1 mud   

n.泥，泥浆

参考例句：

• The swimming pool is filled up with mud.游泳池里全是泥。
• A car ran past,spotting my coat with mud.一辆汽车驶过，给我的外衣溅上了泥点。

2 estimate   

n.估计，估量；评价，看法；vt.估计，估量

参考例句：

• We estimate the cost to be five thousand dollars.我们估计费用为5000美元。
• The lowest estimate would put the worth of the jewel at ＄200.按最低的评估这块宝石也值200美元。

3 recommend   

vt.推荐，介绍；劝告，建议；使成为可取，使受欢迎

参考例句：

• Can you recommend me a good book?你能给我介绍一本好书吗？
• I can recommend this play to all lovers of good theatre.我把这个剧推荐给所有爱好优秀戏剧的人。

4 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 assess   

vt.对…进行估价；评价，评论

参考例句：

• They assess his house at 15000 yuan.他们给他房子的估价为15000元。
• We should equitably assess historical figures.我们应该公正地评价历史人物。