英美人天天都在说的4000句 48:cut corners

　　[00:01]B：I'm sure you can understand our need to cut corners around here.
[00:03]L：Oh, sure. Times are tight, and you gotta free up some cash.
[00:07]You gotta spend money to make morey. Right?
[00:09]L：...That's somebody who's going to get fired.
[00:10]B：Nobody's getting fired yet.
[00:13]That's why we're having everyone write out a job description mapping out in detail how they contribute.
[00:19]That way management can assess¹ who's valuable...
[00:22]I'm trying to level with you.
[00:25]This is your one chance to save your job.

1 assess   

vt.对…进行估价；评价，评论

参考例句：

• They assess his house at 15000 yuan.他们给他房子的估价为15000元。
• We should equitably assess historical figures.我们应该公正地评价历史人物。