2014年ESL之商务英语 17 Dealing with Crises

（单词翻译）

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