职场英文口语 第211期:传达想法(5)

 　　Off you go Anna……so when will you have the designs ready then?Hopefully by tomorrow morning. Is that OK? 安娜，快去吧。什么时候能设计完呢？明天早上吧，可以吗？

　　That will be great but I will need to sign off your designs before they go into production – that way, there won't be any mistakes – will there? 很好，但在投入生产前，我要核实一下计划。这样就不会出错了，是吧？

　　Crikey Tom, she's a bit bossy¹.No! She's a pussy² cat really… a bit of a softy.Now come on Tom. 天哪，汤姆，她太霸道了！不是，她其实是只小猫咪，有点多愁善感呢。走吧，汤姆。

　　Fetch my things, we need to go and sort out a leaving present for Denise. 带上东西，汤姆，咱们走吧，还得给丹尼斯准备离别礼物呢。

　　Oh yeah right, of course, see you George.Hmm, I think Tom's the pussy cat!Let's hope the designs come out well. 对。回头见，乔治。我看汤姆才是小猫咪！希望设计没有问题。

　　But even more important is Denise's last day at work tomorrow – how is everyone going to cope? 但更重要的是丹尼斯明天在公司的最后一天，大家会怎样应对呢？

　　Find out next time on English at Work. Bye. 一起在下期节目中寻找答案吧，再见。

1 bossy   

adj.爱发号施令的，作威作福的

参考例句：

• She turned me off with her bossy manner.她态度专橫很讨我嫌。
• She moved out because her mother-in-law is too bossy.她的婆婆爱指使人,所以她搬出去住了。

2 pussy   

n.(儿语)小猫，猫咪

参考例句：

• Why can't they leave my pussy alone?为什么他们就不能离我小猫咪远一点？
• The baby was playing with his pussy.孩子正和他的猫嬉戏。