地道美語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力播客532:不靠譜的同事

[00:00:01] What time is it? 什么時(shí)間了？ [00:02:33] It's 2:30. 兩點(diǎn)半了。 [00:03:12] The Cleveland office report should have been emailed to us by the end of the workday yesterday. 克利夫蘭辦公室昨天下班前應(yīng)將報(bào)告通過(guò)電子郵件發(fā)給我們，但是他們沒(méi)有。 [00:11:51] What are we supposed to do now? 我們現(xiàn)在應(yīng)該怎么做？ [00:15:16] If we do not get their report, we'll have to hold up the production of the annual report and if that happens, 如果我們拿不到他們的報(bào)告，我們年度報(bào)告的出爐就要推遲。如果出現(xiàn)了這種情況， [00:25:49] somebody's head is going to roll. 許多人會(huì)受嚴(yán)勵(lì)處分。 [00:29:46] This really leaves us in a lurch. 這確實(shí)會(huì)讓我們狼狽不堪。 [00:34:10] Who's responsible for the report in Cleveland? 是誰(shuí)負(fù)責(zé)克利夫蘭的報(bào)告？ [00:38:34] Noel Simmons. 諾埃爾?西蒙斯。 [00:40:57] Oh, no. I know Noel. 噢，不。我知道諾埃爾這個(gè)人。 [00:44:35] I used to work with him in the Columbus office. 我曾經(jīng)與他一起在哥倫布辦公室共過(guò)事。 [00:48:59] He was always dropping the ball on his responsibilities and I was always having to cover for him. 他總是逃脫責(zé)任，而我總是不得不為他擦屁股。 [01:00:00] You must have had the patience of a saint! 那你要有多大的耐心??！ [01:04:12] If he's such a flake, why is he still working for this company? 既然他這么靠不住，為什么他還在這家公司呆著？ [01:10:12] Beats me, but I know we 're in for a long wait if he's in charge. 我也迷惑不解。但我知道，只要是他負(fù)責(zé)這個(gè)報(bào)告，我們就要漫長(zhǎng)地等待。 [01:18:22] We have to do something. 我們必須做點(diǎn)什么了。 [01:20:33] Get on the phone and see if you can light a fire under him. 給他打電話，看看你能不能催催他。 [01:26:30] Unless we keep on him, we 'll never see that report. 除非我們一直盯著他，否則我們永遠(yuǎn)拿不到這個(gè)報(bào)告。 [01:31:30] Okay, I'll call the Cleveland office right now. 好吧，我會(huì)給克利夫蘭辦公室打電話。 [01:36:15] And Jackie? 杰基，還有一件事。 [01:37:49] Yes? 您說(shuō)。 [01:39:20] If he gives you a line or some kind of excuse, let me talk to him. 如果他對(duì)你撒謊或編造某種借口，你讓我跟他談。 [01:46:28] What 'll you do? 你會(huì)怎么做？ [01:48:55] I 'll take him on a trip down memory lane. 我會(huì)揭他的老底。 [01:53:06] When I used to work with him, I was not always so patient – or polite. 當(dāng)時(shí)我和他一起工作的時(shí)候，我對(duì)他可不是總那么有耐心，也不總那么和顏悅色。

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