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Unit7 工作进度要合理

这种情景,你该怎么说?

Dialogue 1(实况对话)

A: Hi, Steven, take a seat! How are things at work?

A:嗨,史蒂文,请坐!工作进行得怎么样了?

B: It's coming along well but it is a little delayed.

B:进展不错,但时间上有点拖延。

A: Can you finish it on time?

A:能按时完成吗?

B: I'm pressed for time and I am afraid I need someone to help us.

B:我时间紧迫,恐怕需要有人手帮忙。

A: OK, I will send Baker to help you. We need to get the brochures done and sent to our client on Friday without delay.

A:好,我派贝克去协助你。星期五一定要把小册子印好并送到客户手上,不得拖延。

B: OK, we promise to do it well.

B:好的,我们保证一定做好。

Dialogue 2(实况对话)

A: Hello. Is Robert there?

A:你好,罗伯特在吗?

B: This is Robert speaking.

B:我就是。

A: I just receive a call from Royal Company Limited. They want to know if the brochures will be sent to them on Friday.

A:我刚接到皇家有限公司的电话,他们想知道星期五能否收到小册子。

B: Well, the printing has been delayed because the printing factory had a power failure the other day. The electricity had been cut out.

B:嗯,印刷被耽误了,因为前几天印刷厂停电了,电力全都中断。

A: Robert, we are having a tight schedule here. Please give them a call instantly. We need to get the brochures done and sent to our client on Friday. No delay. Ask the printing company to try their best and solve the problem.

A:罗伯特,我们现在时间紧迫,请立即打电话给他们,星期五一定要把小册子印好并送到客户手上,不得拖延。请印刷公司尽力解决问题。

B: OK, I'll do it at once.

B:好的,我马上就去。


经典句型你会吗?

询问工作进度

1. How are things at work?

工作进行得怎么样了?

也可以这样说:How are things going?

How's the work coming along?

2. How is your project going?

你的项目进行得怎么样了?

3. What's the progress on your assignment?

你工作进度如何?

4. When can you have it finished?

你们什么时候可以完成?

5. How's the exhibition going?

展览进行得怎么样了?

6. Can you finish it on time?

能按时完成吗?

7. Why isn't the project finished yet?

为什么这个项目还没完成?

8. When can I expect it on my desk?

我什么时候可以看到它放在我桌上?

9. Have you had more discussions with the American agent?

你们和美国的代理商进一步谈了吗?

10. What's going on with the new account?

新客户那怎么样了?

11. Do you have any new updates for me?

有新进展吗?

12. What's your status right now?

你目前情况怎样?

告知工作进度

1. I'm nearly finished.

我快完成了。

也可以这样说:I'm almost finished.

2. I finished it a moment ago.

我刚刚才完成。

也可以这样说:I just completed it.

3. Everything's on track.

一切都按计划进行着。

4. I'm pressed for time and need someone to help us.

我时间紧迫,需要有人帮忙完成。

5. We're waiting for the reply from our customers.

我们在等顾客的回应。

6. In fact, we're ahead of schedule.

事实上我们进度超前。

7. We're behind schedule.

我们进度落后。

8. It is a little delayed.

进度有点拖延。

9. Unfortunately, we've hit a snag.

不幸的是我们遇到了意想不到的困难。

10. We're doing better than expected.

我们做得比预期的更好。

11. No problem so far.

目前为止,一切顺利。

催促进程

1. I need it in a big hurry.

这个半点儿都不能延误。

2. I need it in a flash.

这东西可是十万火急。

3. I need it yesterday.

这东西我昨天就要了。

4. Get going !

快点干!

也可以这样说:Get the lead out!

Get on with it!

Step on it!

Look alive!

Make a quick!

On the double!

5. This is a rush job.

这项工作刻不容缓。

6. What's keeping you? Hurry up.

你怎么耽搁了,快点儿!

7. We need to send brochures to our client on Monday without delay.

星期一一定要把小册子送到客户手上,不得拖延。


核心单词要牢记

delay [diˈlei] v. 推迟

tight [tait] adj. 紧迫的

instantly [ˈinstəntli] adv. 立即

status [ˈsteitəs] n. 形势,情况

update [ʌpˈdeit] v. 更新

postpone [pəustˈpəun] v. 延期,推迟

职场小贴士

格言

1. One hour today is worth two tomorrow.

争分夺秒效率高。

2. Success belongs to the persevering.

坚持就是胜利。

3. The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.

烈火验真金,艰难磨意志。

4. One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.

一个和尚挑水喝,两个和尚抬水喝,三个和尚没水喝。

5. Time travels in divers pace with divers persons.

时间行进的步伐因人而异。