职场英文口语 第33期:如何表扬他人(3)

 　　The big, big boss, based in America.

　　在美国的最大的老板。

　　Hellooo? Ah, good afternoon Mr Socrates, I mean, er morning, ha ha, where you are it's … yes, no, n yes …. I'm not sure.

　　你好？Socrates先生下午好，我是说早上，你在哪……是的，不，是的……我不确定。

　　Mrs Kumquat … did she?

　　Kumquat女士，她这么做了吗？

　　… well, it was very unfortunate …. purple, yes …. totally unacceptable …. I will.

　　太不幸了……紫色，对，完全难以让人接受……我会的。

　　If you'd like I could …. Mr Socrates? Hello? Mr Socrates? Oh, he's gone.

　　如果你想我可以……Socrates先生？你好？Socrates先生？他挂了。

　　Right where was I? Tom, great work. Anna, I'm disappointed.

　　好的，我说哪了？汤姆，干得好。安娜，我很失望。

　　No, no, Anna, great work, I want you to take charge of the Imperial¹ Lemon presentation.

　　安娜，干得好，我想让你负责皇家柠檬的报告。

　　Tom, if you speak to a client² like that again there will be disciplinary action.

　　汤姆，如果你再这么跟客户说话就会受纪律处分。

　　Mrs Kumquat was so angry she even emailed Mr Socrates. Ok, that’s it.

　　Kumquat女士很生气，她甚至发邮件给了Socrates先生。好的，就是这样。

1 imperial   

adj.帝王的，至尊的；n.特等品

参考例句：

• They made an objection to the imperial system with resolution.他们坚决反对帝制。
• The Prince Imperial passed away last night.皇太子昨晚去世了。

2 client   

n.委托人，当事人，顾客

参考例句：

• She can't come to the telephone;she's serving a client.她不能来接电话，她正在接待一位顾客。
• The lawyer produced a clever defence of his client.律师机智地为委托人辩护。