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Imagine that you are giving a second warning to an employee whose work or attitude is not of a high standard. What words or phrases might be useful in this
conversation?
假设你第二次警告一个员工，因为他的工作态度不端正，在对话中你会用什么样的词或短语。
Resolving difficulties
Useful Phrases
I’ll come straight to the point I wasn’t particularly happy with… Frankly1… Well… I’ve seen very little change I’m afraid that… Despite what you say…
I don’t want to jump to any conclusions
Transcript2
Sean: Michelle: Michelle, can I have a word please, in my office? Now then. I won’t take long about this, I’ll come straight to the point. We had a chat...
Yeah.
Sean: Michelle: Sean: At that point, I wasn’t particularly happy with the way that you were behaving in the office, the way that you were being
uncooperative, a little bit surly with people. And since then, frankly, I’ve seen very little change. Well, I mean, I think I’ve made an effort, trying to
be helpful like I normally am with people, and I feel that I’m still doing my job - not that the job’s very interesting . I think it’s become less
interesting since Sarah got the promotion3. I think she’s getting some more of the interesting work. Okay, well I’m afraid that, despite what you say, it
hasn’t come across. I don’t want to jump to any conclusions, but you have taken quite a bit of time off … and …
Michelle: Yeah, but you’re allowed to take leave（辞行）, aren’t you?
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Sean: You are allowed to take leave. Hopefully you come back from leave refreshed and you leave your problems at home.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
