职场英文口语 第134期:与新人合作(3)

 　　Oh dear. This is awkward¹.

　　天啊。太难相处了。

　　I've never worked with anyone like this before.

　　我从来没有和这种人工作过。

　　Well, now's your chance Anna.

　　你的机会来了，安娜。

　　Rachel may be awkward to manage but try these phrases which may help things go more smoothly².

　　瑞秋可能有点难应付，但试试这些表达会帮你应对自如。

　　Say, "I understand you have lots of experience so I would like to use your skills to help with the task."

　　比如说：“我知道你有很多经验，所以我想借用你的这些技巧完成任务。”

　　And, "Together we can do this job really well."

　　还有“我们一起能把工作做得很好。”

　　But why not just start by making her a cup of tea.

　　但为什么不先给她来一杯茶呢。

　　Good luck!

　　祝你好运！

　　Oh thanks.

　　多谢。

　　Rachel, would you like a cup of tea?

　　瑞秋，你想喝杯茶吗？

　　And then we could talk about this contract.

　　之后我们可以谈谈合同的事。

　　I don't drink tea.

　　我不喝茶。

　　Let's just get down to business.

　　让我们开始谈正事吧。

　　Oh, right.

　　好的。

　　Now, I think you need to check your stock³ and make sure you've got your oranges.

　　我认为你应该检查你的库存，确保有足够的橙子。

　　Err… It's lemons actually.

　　事实上是柠檬。

　　Whatever. Just get them and… you know… put them in a… thingy… a box.

　　随便了。去查查，把它们放在……某样东西……箱子里。

　　Well, actually… I understand you have lots of experience so maybe we could you use your skills for this task?

　　事实上，我知道你有很多经验，所以也许我想借用你的这些技巧完成该任务。

1 awkward   

adj.笨拙的，尴尬的，使用不便的，难处理的

参考例句：

• John is so shy and awkward that everyone notices him.约翰如此害羞狼狈，以至于大家都注意到了他。
• I was the only man among the guests and felt rather awkward.作为客人中的唯一男性，我有些窘迫。

2 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

3 stock   

n.存货，储备；树干；血统；股份；家畜；adj.存货的；平凡的，惯用的；股票的；畜牧的；vt.进货，采购；储存；供给；vi.出新芽；进货

参考例句：

• The shop takes stock every week on Friday mornings.这家商店每星期五早晨盘点存货。
• Experts have forecast an upturn in the stock market.专家已预测股票市场价格有上升趋势。