职场英文口语 第222期:如何坚持立场(3)

 　　Well, maybe you're right but I can't tell her I'm wrong can I?Look, just say you're sorry. 或许你说的对，但我不能向她认错吧？就说你很抱歉。

　　Tell her you made a mistake and I would love to have you back… we all would. 告诉她你错了，希望她回来上班，我们都希望。

　　Yes, you're right. I should do it.I'll just have a quick biscuit. Here goes. 是的，你说的对。我现在就打。我先吃口饼干，来吧。

　　Hello?Ah...h-h-h-ello Denise. It's me… Paul…your boss… your ex-boss from Tip¹ Top Trading². 你好。你好，丹尼斯。我是Tip Top Trading的保罗，你的前任老板。

　　How are you… getting on?Well…Good, good. 你现在还好吗？还好……很好，很好。

　　Actually, I've been rethinking our staffing³ situation in the office…Yes? 其实，我一直在重新考虑办公室人员的配置情况。所以呢？

　　And…well… I'm sorry Denise… I… miscalculated my staffing numbers. 抱歉，丹尼斯，我把员工数字弄错了。

　　You mean you made a mistake?Well, I suppose so. 你说你错了？我想是的。

　　So...I would love to have you back in the office as soon as possible. 所以我想让你尽快回到办公室。

　　What do you say?Hmm, let me think about it… hmmm… errr… well… hmmm… 你认为怎样？让我想想。

1 tip   

n.顶，尖端，梢，末端；倾斜；垃圾场；小费；轻击；指点；秘密消息；vt.装顶端；使倾斜，使翻倒，泄露；告诫；暗示；给...小费，轻击；vi.倾斜，翻倒，倾覆，踮脚走，给小费

参考例句：

• She nearly forgot to give him a tip for his service.她几乎忘记给他的服务付小费。
• I have his name on the tip of my tongue.我几乎想起他的名字。

2 trading   

n.贸易；买卖；交易；股票交易adj.贸易的，交易的v.交易，经商( trade的现在分词 )；交换；经营…交易，做…的买卖

参考例句：

• trading in foreign currencies 买卖外汇
• 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。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 staffing   

n.安置职工；人员配备v.staff为…配置（的现在分词）

参考例句：

• The problem goes far beyond inadequate staffing. 问题远非人手不足那么简单。 来自辞典例句
• Overall, the staffing pattern in this department is not satisfactory. 总的来说，这个部门的任用情况不能使人满意。 来自辞典例句