职场英文口语 第230期:优先做某事(2)

 　　That's a good idea Anna.Yeah but…No buts Tom, that's a good solution. 好主意，安娜。是的，但……没有但是，汤姆，这个办法很好。

　　Well done Anna… could you draw up a rota so we know who's going to be ordering the pens and when? 做得好，安娜，麻烦你帮我写下轮值表，以便大家清楚自己的订购时间。

　　And don't forget to order biscuits too!Phew, I'm glad I got that sorted out.Right, back to work everyone. 别忘了还要订饼干！很高兴问题终于解决了。好了，大家回去工作吧。

　　I can't believe I've got to order pens, it's Denise's responsibility… err¹, are you OK Anna? 简直不敢相信，我还要去订笔，这明明是丹尼斯的责任……安娜，你还好吧？

　　No I'm not.I can't draw up a rota, not now.I've got too much to do. 不好！我现在没时间写轮值表。我要做的事太多了。

　　Alright don't panic Anna. Just do what I do.What's that? 好吧，别慌，安娜，照我做的就行了。怎么做？

　　Nothing! Just do what you can do and then pretend you've forgotten about the other stuff². Easy! 什么都不做！你能做什么就做什么，假装自己忘了其他事情，简单吧？

　　Oh dear, Tom's not that professional is he?Not like you Anna. 天啊，汤姆可真不专业，是不是？不像你，安娜。

　　You just need to get organised and prioritise.I need to prioritise? 你得好好整理，分清主次。我需要分清主次？

1 err   

vi.犯错误，出差错

参考例句：

• He did not err by a hair's breadth in his calculation.他的计算结果一丝不差。
• The arrows err not from their aim.箭无虚发。

2 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。