【学习笔记】懂你英语 商务英语 Level 3 Unit 2 P
【学习笔记】懂你英语 商务英语 Level 3 Unit 2 Part 5 （V）Dialogue: A Messy Workflow
男 M
女 Kim K
M
Hey Kim. I've been looking over our schedules.
It seems you've fallen behind on your deadlines.
K
No way.
I've reached my deadlines every week this month.【填空】
M
Well, you've only done the first drafts.
You needed to finish the articles last week.
【选择】-What work has she done? -She has finished the first drafts.
【选择】-What should Kim have done last week? -Finalize the articles.
【选择】-What's the problem? -Kim has missed the deadlines.
【选择】-How does he know Kim has missed her deadline? -he looked at their work schedules
K
What? Aren't we supposed to wait for Tim to check them?
M
No. He said we should finish them by ourselves.
K
But Tim's our manager.
After we finish a draft, it should be reviewed by him.
If it's okay, he then sends it to the photo editor to add images.
Then he should finalize it.
M
I know, but Tim changed the process last week.
Maybe you weren't around when he said it.
Tim is getting rid of the first review.
We should now finish drafts by ourselves.
【选择】-When was their manager originally supposed to review their work? -after they finished a draft
【选择】-What happened last week? -their manager changed the process
【选择】-Why is Kim confused? -She didn't know the process had been changed.
【选择】-How has the process changed? -Their manager won't review their first drafts.
【跟读】She didn't think she had to finalize work by herself.
【朗读】Before they finalize something, it should be reviewed by their manager.
K
What? The workflow has changed so many times around here.
It's hard to remember what I'm supposed to do.
M
I know. I'm really sorry for not following up with you earlier.【填空】
Let me know if you need any help checking them.
K
Thanks.
【选择】-How does he offer to help Kim? -help her check the work
K
So when should we send these articles to the photo editor?
M
Tim didn't say what to do about adding photos.【跟读】
Maybe we can send them in after you finalize your articles.
K
I think Tim should first clarify the process more.
We shouldn't waste any more time.
【选择】-What does she want Tim to do? -make the process clear
【选择】-When should they send the articles to the photo editor? -after she finalizes her articles
【选择】She thinks it would be better if... their manager clairfied the new process.
【填空】I think it would be better if we first had Tim clarify the process more.
M
Right. When Tim gets back, let's confirm what to do with the photos.
But right now, please finalize your drafts as soon as possible.
K
Okay. But in the future, we really need to have a better workflow.【跟读】
It keeps changing, and it's hurting the quality of our work.
Without a regular workflow, it's hard to coordinate the work among our team.
M
You're right.
But don't worry about that for now.
As long as you finish these drafts quickly on time, everyone will be happy.【朗读】
【选择】-Why does their team need to improve the current workflow? -It's hurting the quality of their work.
【选择】-When will they talk to their manager? -When he gets back to the office.
【填空】Without a workflow to guide us, it's hard to coordinate the work among our team.
【朗读】The workflow changes so often that it's hard to remember what she supposed to do.
