职场英文口语 第182期:如何领导他人(2)

 　　I'll just get her… get better soon Paul. 我去找她，快点好起来，保罗。

　　Anna, Anna, it's Paul on the phone, he wants to speak to you – sounds important. 安娜，保罗打来电话了，他想跟你说话，听起来很重要。

　　Me? Oh right, can you transfer¹ the call please? 我？好的，请把电话转来吧。

　　Hello Paul, are you OK? 你好，保罗，你还好吗？

　　Not really. 不太好。

　　Damn² Garibaldi biscuit got wedged³ in my throat, ended up banging⁴ my head on a table trying to get it out. 该死的葡萄干饼干卡在了我的喉咙里，最后我得用头撞桌子才把它弄出来。

　　Oh dear, so you're not coming to work today? 上帝，所以你今天不来上班了？

　　I'm afraid not, I need to rest for a few days so I was wondering, in fact I'm asking you, could you act up? 恐怖不行了，我需要休息几天，所以我想知道，我其实想问你，你能代理一下职位吗？

　　I've told you before Paul, I can't act… or even sing. 我跟你说过，保罗，我不会表演或唱歌。

　　No, no Anna. 不，安娜。

　　Act up, I mean do my job for a bit – be the boss – just for a day or two. “Act up” 我的意思是代理我的职位，当一两天老板。

　　Me? ! Be the boss? ! 我？当老板？

　　What? ! 什么？！

　　It's quite easy really. 这真的很简单。

　　Just check my diary and you'll see what needs doing. 看看我的日志，你就知道要做什么了。

　　And if you have any problems just… erm… just ask Denise.Thanks Anna. 如果有任何问题就问丹尼斯。谢谢，安娜。

1 transfer   

n. 迁移, 移动, 换车; v. 转移, 调转, 调任

参考例句：

• He has been kicking against this transfer for weeks. 几周以来他一直反对这次调动。
• I intend to transfer the property to my son. 我想把这笔财产转给我儿子。

2 damn   

int.该死，他妈的；vt.指责，贬斥，诅咒

参考例句：

• Damn this useless typewriter!这台破打字机真该死！
• I knew damn well what he was going to say.我非常清楚他要说什么。

3 wedged   

楔( wedge的过去式和过去分词 )； 楔形物； （击高尔夫球的）楔形铁头球棒

参考例句：

• The bone wedged in his throat and strangled him. 骨头卡在喉咙里使他窒息。
• He wedged himself through the narrow window. 他从狭窄的窗户中挤了过去。

4 banging   

vt.猛击，猛撞（bang的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• The baby was banging the table with his spoon. 小宝宝用调羹敲打着桌子。
• Stop banging around, children, Father is trying to sleep. 孩子们，别到处乱敲！爸爸想睡觉。 来自《简明英汉词典》