生活英语情景口语:我们还是把他调走吧

C: are you ready for the meeting?
A: yes, come on in. how's your new job going?
C: it's challenging, but I'm enjoying it quite a bit.
A: that's great. I knew you'd do a good job as a manager.
C: thanks a lot.
A: how's your assistant manager getting on?
C: well, that's part of the problem. His probation¹ period is up tomorrow and I don't think he's ready to pass.
A: what seems to be the problem?
C: well, he was supposed to be able to learn his job in 30 days, but he just doesn't seem to know what he's doing.
A: if you gave him another 30 days, do you think he could fihure it out by then?
C: to be honest, he has no authority. He's a hard-worker, but no one listens to him.
A: I see. Not everyone is cut out to work in management.
C: I know. It'd be great if we could transfer him to a department where he doesn't have to work with people.
A: there's an opening in the creative design department. It involves working with computers.
C: that's perfect. I'll let him know tomorrow. Thanks!
你准备好开会了吗?
准备好了,请进吧.你的新职务怎么样?
充满挑战,不过我很喜欢这种感觉.
那很好啊.我知道你当经理会做的很好的.
谢谢.
你的副经理怎么样啊?
嗯,这是个问题,到明天他试用期就满了,不过我觉得他合格不了.
问题出在哪儿呢?
嗯,他应该在30天之内了解并熟悉他的工作内容,不过他似乎并不明白他该做些什么.
如果你再给他30天的时间,你觉得他能弄清楚吗?
老实说,他没有威信.他是个勤奋的工人,但是没人听他的.
我明白了.并不是每个人都能放在管理层工作.
我知道,如果把他调到一个不用跟很多人一起共事的部门去,也许会很好.
创意设计部有个职位空缺.只要整天与电脑为伴就行.
那太好了.我明天告诉他.谢谢!
Get on: used to talk or ask about how well somebody is doing in a particular situation (谈及或问及某人)进展,进步
He's getting on very well at school.
他在学校学得很好.

Probation: a time of training and testing when you start a new job to see if you are suitable for the work 试用期;见习期;考察期
a period of probation
试用期

Authority: the power to influence people because they respect your knowledge or official position 权威;威信;影响力
He spoke² with authority on the topic.
他就这个课题发表权威意见.

Transfer: to move from one job, school, situation, etc. to another; to arrange for somebody to move (使)调动;转职;转学;改变(环境)
Children usually transfer to secondary school at 11 or 12.
儿童通常在 11 或 12 岁时升到中学.
He transferred to UCLA after his freshman³ year.
他读完大学一年级后,转学到加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校.
Ten employees are being transferred from the sales department.
 十名雇员已调离销售部.

 

1 probation   

n.缓刑(期)，(以观后效的)察看；试用(期)

参考例句：

• The judge did not jail the young man,but put him on probation for a year.法官没有把那个年轻人关进监狱，而且将他缓刑察看一年。
• His salary was raised by 800 yuan after his probation.试用期满以后，他的工资增加了800元。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 freshman   

n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女)

参考例句：

• Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。
• He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。