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2014年ESL之商务英语 17 Dealing with Crises

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Dealing1 with Crises 

Teresa: Hey, where are you going? We have a meeting in 10 minutes. 

Adrian: I’m sorry. I’m going to have to postpone2. I’m in the middle of putting out fires and I’ve had to clear my schedule to deal with the latest crisis. 

Teresa: Can I help? 

Adrian: I wish you could. With the new layoffs3, I feel like I’m being pulled in several directions at once. As soon as I feel like I’m making headway with one problem, I get another thrown at me. 

Teresa: I know exactly what you mean. I always feel like it’s crunch4 time around here because we’re so shorthanded. 

Adrian: I’m so tired of everything being urgent all the time and needing attention ASAP. I long for the days when projects had timelines and people followed them. I’ve got to go. 

Teresa: Hey, when are we going to have that meeting? 

Adrian: As soon as things quiet down. 

Teresa: When will that be? 

Adrian: I’ll let you know as soon as the latest disaster has been averted5. 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 


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1 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。
2 postpone rP0xq     
v.延期，推迟
参考例句：
  • I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
  • She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。
3 layoffs ce61a640e39c61e757a47e52d4154974     
临时解雇( layoff的名词复数 )； 停工，停止活动
参考例句：
  • Textile companies announced 2000 fresh layoffs last week. 各纺织公司上周宣布再次裁员两千人。
  • Stock prices broke when the firm suddenly announced layoffs. 当公司突然宣布裁员时，股票价格便大跌
4 crunch uOgzM     
n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声
参考例句：
  • If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
  • People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。
5 averted 35a87fab0bbc43636fcac41969ed458a     
防止，避免( avert的过去式和过去分词 )； 转移
参考例句：
  • A disaster was narrowly averted. 及时防止了一场灾难。
  • Thanks to her skilful handling of the affair, the problem was averted. 多亏她对事情处理得巧妙，才避免了麻烦。

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