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A: And so, I just wanted to check in with you and find out where we are with this ject.  As you know, you’ve  missed  a  fairly  significant  deadline  last week, and this   will negativity impact the team’s ability to move forward with the next stages of this   project.

B:I know, I’m really sorry that I missed the deadline.  But really, it wasn’t my fault.   You see, we had all of these unexpected technical problems at the last minute, and that   I couldn’t get into the database and extract the kind of information that I needed for   the data analyis. You know, if the tech guys would have done their job and kept the CRM   stable, then I wouldn’t have missed my deadline.

A:Oh, come on!  An excuse like that is tantamount to lying. You’re essentially1 blaming   the tech team for your time management issues, rather than accepting responsibility for   the fact that you were procrastinating2 for the past two weeks.

B:No, I’m not trying to pass the buck3 here; I know that it was me who is ultimately  responsible for getting this done.  But the thing is, I could have finished on time if  the system hadn’t gone down. And you know, with everything I’ve got going on now, I     can’t afford to waste time dealing4 with technical problems. I’ve got a lot on my  plate and there are only twenty-four hours in a day...

A: I’m not going to accept this excuse.  You’re using these small technical glitches5 as  a crutch6 and trying to rationalize the fact that you’ve missed your deadline. Look, we  have standards and I expect you to live up to those standards.  No more phoney cuses. If you’re in over your head, you tell me. No more missed deadlines. Now, I want that  data on my desk by nine am!
 


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1 essentially nntxw     
adv.本质上，实质上，基本上
参考例句：
  • Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
  • She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。
2 procrastinating 071016597ffad9d4396b4a6abff1d0c5     
拖延，耽搁( procrastinate的现在分词 )； 拖拉
参考例句：
  • Begin while others are procrastinating. Save while others are wasting. 当别人拖延时你开始。当别人浪费时你节约。
  • Before adjourning, councillors must stop procrastinating and revisit this controversial issue. 在休会之前，参议员必须停止拖延，重新讨论这个引起争议的问题。
3 buck ESky8     
n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃
参考例句：
  • The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
  • The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。
4 dealing NvjzWP     
n.经商方法，待人态度
参考例句：
  • This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
  • His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
5 glitches 31481b5bf9faeb6896293dd2946b8104     
n.小过失，差错( glitch的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Manufacturing glitches have limited the factory's output. 生产中的故障影响了该厂的产量。 来自辞典例句
  • Another kind of period variation,\"Glitches,\" are seen in several pulsars. 在几个脉冲星中还看到了周期的另一种变化，即“自转突快”现象。 来自辞典例句
6 crutch Lnvzt     
n.T字形拐杖；支持，依靠，精神支柱
参考例句：
  • Her religion was a crutch to her when John died.约翰死后，她在精神上依靠宗教信仰支撑住自己。
  • He uses his wife as a kind of crutch because of his lack of confidence.他缺乏自信心，总把妻子当作主心骨。

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