(Office ambience)
陳:(很著急地)Hey, Mary,快,我有事問(wèn)你。
M:What's the matter?
陳: 老板的秘書(shū)通知我老板過(guò)一會(huì)要找我談話,可說(shuō)的話我沒(méi)聽(tīng)懂,說(shuō)是為了什么punc...punc... 那個(gè)詞我不知道...
M: Punctual?
陳:對(duì),有點(diǎn)像,不過(guò)那個(gè)詞最后的音好像是什么ty 來(lái)了。
M:Punctuality?
陳:Yes, yes. Punctuality. Punctuality是什么意思呀?喲,不好了,時(shí)間到了,我得去了。
(Sound of knocking on the door; opening the door)
Mr. Jones: Mr. Chen, it has been brought to my attention that you are frequently late for meetings. I want you to know that punctuality is important in American business and in our company too.
C: Sorry, Mr. Jones, I am not sure I understand. What exactly do you mean by punc... punctuality?
Mr. Jones: Punctuality simply means being on time. If a meeting is scheduled for one o'clock, everyone is expected to be in the meeting room and ready to start.
C: (自語(yǔ):噢,開(kāi)會(huì)要準(zhǔn)時(shí)!) Mr. Jones, now I understand. I'll be on time for meetings from now on.
Ms. Jones: Good.
(Sound of pushing chairs and walking)
M: 嗨,陳豪,剛才我要告訴你 punctuality就是準(zhǔn)時(shí),你匆忙走了,大概沒(méi)有聽(tīng)見(jiàn)。哎,老板找你干什么呀?
C:他批評(píng)我開(kāi)會(huì)不準(zhǔn)時(shí)。他不懂,可我又沒(méi)法和老板爭(zhēng)。你知道有的時(shí)候我專心工作忘了時(shí)間!
M. 那不行,上星期開(kāi)會(huì)討論財(cái)務(wù),可數(shù)據(jù)全在你手上。你不到,會(huì)沒(méi)法開(kāi)。There's no way to have the meeting without you,所以你浪費(fèi)了大家的時(shí)間。Being late is a sign of disrespect。
C: 我不是有意沒(méi)禮貌,有的時(shí)候是沒(méi)法控制的。那天我剛要去開(kāi)會(huì),電話鈴響了。
M:That's simple. Don't answer it。 打電話的人要是有重要事情他會(huì)留言。你開(kāi)完會(huì)可以打回電。
陳:還有一次,開(kāi)會(huì)的時(shí)間到了,可是一個(gè)客戶來(lái)看我。我總不能不見(jiàn)吧?
M:實(shí)在沒(méi)有辦法的時(shí)候,inform others that you are delayed。這樣別人就會(huì)覺(jué)得你是尊重他們的。
陳:行,知道了。哎,Mary,你再給我總結(jié)一下吧,免得我忘了。
M:Punctuality simply means being on time; punctuality is important in American business; Being late is a sign of disrespect。
C:謝謝,Mary! 今天又學(xué)會(huì)一個(gè)詞 -- punc-punctua-punctuality! punctuality!
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