欧美人文风情第321篇:同事间吵架如何大事化小小事化了

 Okay, I know it's been a couple of hours since the situation occurred between the two of you, 好，我知道你们两个已经吵好几个小时了，

but I'd like to see if we can get this resolved¹. 但我想看看我们有没有办法解决这问题。

First off, I'd like to hear from each of you about what's going on with the project. 首先，我想听你们各自讲讲这个项目怎么了。

Well, Amy, as you know, I have kids at home, and it's almost impossible for me to work in the evenings. 嗯，Amy，妳也知道我家里有小孩，要我在晚上工作几乎是不可能的。

This project workload² was just too much for me to finish with all my other responsibilities here. 这个项目的工作量对我来说实在太大了，加上我其它所有份内要做的事。

I'm going to get it done, just not by Wednesday. 我会完成它，只是不会在星期三前做好。

Okay. Justin, go ahead. How do you see this? 好的。Justin，说吧。你的看法呢？

You heard. She's not going to be done by Wednesday. That means we miss the bonus, and I really needed that money. 妳也听到了。她不会在星期三前完成。那就代表我们拿不到奖金，而我真的很需要那笔钱。

So it sounds to me like the heart of the conflict is getting the project finished by Wednesday and getting the bonus. Do you both agree? 所以在我听起来，这整起冲突的重点就是在星期三前完成项目还有拿到奖金。你们两个都同意吗？

Yes, I guess. 嗯，我想是吧。

Do you have any ideas about how the two of you might finish this project by Wednesday? 你们对于你们两个怎样才可能在星期三前完成这项项目有任何想法吗？

Well, Justin can help me with what I have left to do. 这个嘛，Justin 可以帮我做我剩下的。

That's not fair! I shouldn't have to do your work! I'm gonna be busy finishing up my end. 那不公平!我不应该还得做妳的工作!我光完成自己的部份就很忙了。

And, besides, if I had time to do your half, I already would have! 而且，如果我有时间做妳的工作，那我早就做了!

Right, Justin! I know you're still playing hockey after work. I saw you leave with all your gear³ yesterday. 最好是，Justin!我知道你下班后还在打曲棍球。我昨天看到你走的时候带着所有装备。

There are things you don't want to give up, too. 你自己也有不想放弃的事情。

Okay, I have a suggestion. Rachel, can you delegate⁴ your other office responsibilities and just focus on this project? 好，我有个提议。Rachel，妳能不能委托别人做妳份内的其它工作，然后妳就专注在这项项目上？

And Justin, I know how important hockey is to you. But could you maybe skip one practice and work on this with Rachel? 然后 Justin，我知道曲棍球对你来说有多重要。但你能不能或许不要去一场练习，然后和 Rachel 一起进行这项目呢？

And could the both of you maybe put in an extra hour after work tomorrow to finish? 然后你们两位能不能或许在明天下班后多工作一小时来完成它？

Well, I guess I can let Mary handle the Keller account. And I think my mom can watch the kids for an hour. I can do it. 嗯，我想我可以让 Mary 处理 Keller 那个客户。然后我想我妈可以帮我看着孩子一个小时。我可以做到。

I know it's really important to Justin. 我知道这对 Justin 来说真的很重要。

I guess if Rachel is going to stay tomorrow, I can ditch⁵ hockey for a night. 我想如果 Rachel 明天要留下来，我可以一个晚上不要去打曲棍球。

It would be really nice to get this done by Wednesday. I'm sorry I got so upset, Rachel. I could just really use that bonus. 如果能在星期三前完成就太好了。Rachel，我很抱歉我发那么大的脾气。只是那笔奖金真的对我很有帮助。

Actually, I can use that bonus, too. Don't kid yourself. I just didn't know how we can make it happen. Thanks, Amy. 说实在的，那笔奖金对我来说也很有用。别骗自己了。我只是不晓得我们要怎么做到而已。谢啦，Amy。

All right. It sounds like we have a plan of action. If there's anything I can do to help the two of you in any way, let me know. 好。听起来我们有行动计划了。如果有任何我可以协助你们两位的地方，让我知道。

Thank you both. Let's get back to work. 谢谢你们两位。我们回去工作吧。

 

1 resolved   

adj.下定决心的，断然的；坚决的；已解决的v.做决定，分解(resolve的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• I was resolved not to see him. 我决意不见他。
• The union resolved to strike by 40 votes to 18. 工会以40票对18票通过决议举行罢工。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 workload   

n.作业量，工作量

参考例句：

• An assistant one day a week would ease my workload.每周有一天配一个助手就会减轻我的工作负担。
• He's always grousing about the workload.他总是抱怨工作量大。

3 gear   

n.齿轮，传动装置，设备，衣服；vt.使适应

参考例句：

• We have to gear our lives to the new changes.我们必须使自己的生活适应新的变化。
• The teeth of the wheel gear into each other.齿轮互相啮合。

4 delegate   

n.代表，会议代表；vt.委派...为代表，授权

参考例句：

• They drafted her to serve as their delegate.他们选她当代表。
• The Chinese people delegate their power to the People's Congress.中国人民授权人民代表大会。

5 ditch   

n.沟，沟渠，渠道

参考例句：

• With the blind leading the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.如果瞎子替瞎子带路的话，那么两方肯定会掉到沟里。
• The water in the ditch is not very clean.沟里的水不很清洁。