2012年ESL之商务英语 19 Grooming a Successor

 

Grooming² a Successor 

Aisha: It’s only a matter of time before I retire and hand over the reins³ to someone else. 

Javier: That won’t happen for years. 

Aisha: It’ll happen sooner than you think. I’ve given a lot of thought to the person I want to fill my shoes. After long consideration, I think that person should be you. 

Javier: Me? But there are a lot of people who outrank me in this organization and who have more experience. 

Aisha: That may be true, but I’ve decided⁴ to make you my protégé. I’m taking you under my wing starting now to groom¹ as my successor. 

Javier: I don’t know what to say. I’m honored, of course, but aren’t you going to meet with a lot of resistance by choosing me instead of someone more senior? 

Aisha: I might, but I have confidence in you. With a little time, you’ll come into your own and you’ll make a fine leader for this organization. 

Javier: All I can say is thank you for having faith in me. 

Aisha: The opportunity is yours and it’s up to you what you make of it. 

Javier: I know that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. I won’t let you down. 

Aisha: I’m counting on that. 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 groom   

vt.给（马、狗等）梳毛，照料，使...整洁

参考例句：

• His father was a groom.他父亲曾是个马夫。
• George was already being groomed for the top job.为承担这份高级工作，乔治已在接受专门的培训。

2 grooming   

n. 修饰, 美容，（动物）梳理毛发

参考例句：

• You should always pay attention to personal grooming. 你应随时注意个人仪容。
• We watched two apes grooming each other. 我们看两只猩猩在互相理毛。

3 reins   

感情，激情； 缰( rein的名词复数 )； 控制手段； 掌管； （成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的）保护带

参考例句：

• She pulled gently on the reins. 她轻轻地拉着缰绳。
• The government has imposed strict reins on the import of luxury goods. 政府对奢侈品的进口有严格的控制手段。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。