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A 我現在能跟你談談嗎？
wǒ xiànzài néng gēn nǐ tántan ma?
Can I talk to you for a minute?
B 當然。
dāngrán.
Of course.
A 最近，你的表現不太好。是不是工作上有什麼困難？
zuìjìn, nǐ de biǎoxiàn bùtài hǎo. shì bu shì gōngzuò shàng yǒu shénme kùnnan?
Your performance hasn’t been very good recently. Are you having any trouble with work?
B 沒有。我覺得可以應付。
méiyǒu. wǒ juéde kěyǐ yìngfu.
No, I can handle it.
A 上星期你沒有按時完成報告。這已經連續發生很多次了。是不是工作量太大了？
shàng xīngqī nǐ méiyǒu ànshí wánchéng bàogào. zhè yǐjīng liánxù fāshēng hěn duō cì le. shì bu shì gōngzuòliàng tài dà le?
You didn’t finish that report on time last week. This has happened several times in a row already. Is the workload too heavy?
B 還可以。老闆，對不起。我最近有些不舒服。我會盡力的。
hái kěyǐ. lǎobǎn, duìbuqǐ. wǒ zuìjìn yǒuxiē bù shūfu. wǒ huì jìnlì de.
It’s all right. Sir, I’m sorry. I’m not feeling very well these past few days. I will do my best.
A 你確定嗎？下星期，我們有一個很重要的會議。你要準備很多資料。這個星期五能按時完成嗎？
nǐ quèdìng ma? xià xīngqī, wǒmen yǒu yī ge hěn zhòngyào de huìyì. nǐ yào zhǔnbèi hěn duō zīliào. zhège xīngqīwǔ néng ànshí wánchéng ma?
Are you sure? We have a very important meeting next week. You need to prepare a lot of documents for it. Can you finish all of them by this Friday?
B 應該沒問題。
yīnggāi méiwèntí.
I shouldn’t have any problems.
A 我需要一個明確的答案。你到底能不能按時準備好？
wǒ xūyào yī ge míngquè de dáàn. nǐ dàodǐ něng bu něng ànshí zhǔnbèi hǎo?
I need a clear answer. Can you or can you not finish the work on time?
B 我一定會盡力的。老闆，請放心。
wǒ yīdìng huì jìnlì de. lǎobǎn, qǐng fàngxīn.
I will try my best. Don’t worry, sir.
A 我不是要聽“盡力”。我需要你清楚地告訴我你能完成任務嗎？是不是有什麼困難？我能夠怎麼幫助你？
wǒ bù shì yào tīng"jìnlì". wǒ xūyào nǐ qīngchǔ de gàosù wǒ nǐ néng wánchéng rènwù ma? shì bu shì yǒu shénme kùnnan? wǒ nénggòu zěnme bāngzhù nǐ?
I don’t want to hear ‘I’ll try my best.’ What I need is a clear answer from you on whether or not you will be able to finish the work on time. Are you having any difficulties? How can I help you get the job done?
B 老闆，其實有一個部分我不太會做。所以拖了很長時間。
lǎobǎn, qíshí yǒu yī ge bùfen wǒ bùtài huì zuò. suǒyǐ tuō le hěn cháng shíjiān.
Sir, actually there is one part I’m having trouble with. That’s why it dragged on for so long.
A 下次再有這種情況，你必需及時告訴我。我可以給你提供你需要的資源。就算你不能完成工作，我也寧願聽實話，不要聽模糊的回答。從現在開始，你一定要注意這點。好嗎？
xiàcì zài yǒu zhèzhǒng qíngkuàng, nǐ bìxū jíshí gàosù wǒ. wǒ kěyǐ gěi nǐ tígōng nǐ xūyào de zīyuán. jiù suàn nǐ bùnéng wánchéng gōngzuò, wǒ yě nìngyuàn tīng shíhuà, bùyào tīng móhu de huídá. cóng xiànzài kāishǐ, nǐ yīdìng yào zhùyì zhèdiǎn. hǎo ma?
Next time something like this happens you need to tell me as soon as possible. I can get you the resources you needed. Even if you can’t do the work, I much prefer straightforward answers to ambiguous ones. From now on you must pay attention to that. Got it?
B 我知道了。我會改正的。
wǒ zhīdao le. wǒ huì gǎizhèng de.
I get it. I’ll get it right.
A 謝謝。
xièxie.
Thank you.
Key Vocabulary
寧願 nìngyuàn
表現 biǎoxiàn
應付 yìngfu
準備 zhǔnbèi
模糊 móhu
資源 zīyuán
拖 tuō
改正 gǎizhèng
按時 ànshí
Supplementary Vocabulary
業績 yèjì
壓力 yālì
保證 bǎozhèng
絕對 juéduì
公事 gōngshì
私事 sīshì
公私分明 gōngsīfēnmíng
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