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Hello again and welcome to English at Work.
又见面了，欢迎回到“职场英语”。
It's another day at Tip Top Trading and hopefully a happier one, following Denise's bad news about her job.
希望这是丹尼斯在Tip Top Trading得知坏消息后快乐的一天。
I wonder if Tom and Anna are about to get the same bad news?
我想知道汤姆和安娜是不是也要收到同样的坏消息？
It's really awful having to let a member of your staff go but that's the situation we're in, I'm afraid.
让一名职员离开是很糟糕的事，但鉴于现在的处境，恐怕不得不这样。
And now you're going to let us go aren't you?
现在你要让我们走了，对吗？
Honestly Paul, I've given my life to this company and, quite frankly, I'm disappointed… no, I'm angry at your decision.
说实话，保罗，我把生命都奉献在这家公司了，坦白地说，我很失望，不，我对你的决定感到生气。
See your biscuits? Well…Tom!That's what I think of Tip Top Trading…What? ! Hold on Tom.
看到你的饼干了吗？那么……汤姆！这就是我对Tip Top Trading的看法……什么？等下，汤姆。
I think you're a bit confused.I'm not sacking you too.
我想你有点误会。我不是也要解雇你。
I need to talk to you about plastic vegetables… you know, the aubergine idea?
我要跟你们谈谈塑料蔬菜的事，关于茄子的想法。
Oh… I see.You're not sacking us?Sorry Paul… I'll buy you some more biscuits.
我懂了。你不是要解雇我们？抱歉，保罗，我会给你买一些饼干的。
So what was it that you had to say?Plastic vegetables.Yours and Anna's idea for a plastic aubergine.I like it. It's good.
那么你想要说什么？塑料蔬菜。你和安娜关于塑料茄子的想法。我喜欢，很不错。
So, I need you to develop a prototype we can use to show our potential clients.
我想让你们开发出一个样品，这样我们就可以给潜在顾客展示了。
Well that's great.So where do we get the prototype made?Upstairs, on the 4th floor.
太好了。那么我们在哪制作样品？楼下四层。
We have a great development team who can magic up some amazing designs.
我们有很棒的开发团队，可以做出出色的设计品。
They're magicians?No Anna.They're just developers who make things out of plastic.
他们是魔术师吗？不，安娜。他们只是做出塑料品的开发者。
Thank you Tom.Look, why not go and have a chat to them now and get the ball rolling.
谢了，汤姆。去和他们谈谈，着手做起来吧。
But we're not making balls.Come on Anna… I'll explain.See you Paul.
但我们又不生产球。拜托，安娜，我来解释。再见保罗。
'To get the ball rolling' – he means to get the project moving along.
To get the ball rolling 的意思是让项目着手开始做起来。
Developers can design and make models of your products which you can show and develop.
开发者可以设计制作出产品的模型，这样你就能展示了。
But you need to give them clear and specific instructions.
但你要给他们说出明确具体的指令。
Let's see how Anna gets on. So this is the development team.
看看安娜如何开始做的。这就是开发部门。
Oh hi George, you up for footie on Sunday?Great.
乔治，周日踢球吗？太好了。
Have you met Anna before?Hello.We've come to talk vegetables.
你见过安娜吗？你好。我们来讨论一下蔬菜的事。
Try the greengrocers!Ha ha, very funny!Yeah, no, we need a plastic aubergine making, mate.
试试蔬果店！很好笑！不，伙计，我们要谈一下塑料茄子的制作。
It's our new big idea.Easy. We can just remould the design for the Imperial Lemon.
这是我们的新想法。简单，我们可以翻新一下皇家柠檬的设计。
Can they Anna?Is that what you wanted?To get what you want, you need to explain exactly your requirements.But what shall I say?
他们这样可以吗，安娜？这是你想要的吗？为了如你所愿，你要好好阐述一下你的要求了。但我要说什么呢？
Tell them exactly what you were thinking by saying 'I have a specific idea in mind' and 'I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on how to improve my ideas' and,
告诉他们你想要的，比如“我已经有了明确的想法”“对于我的点子，我很想听听你的看法”，
'I'd like to use your design skills to produce a fantastic product'.
“希望通过你的设计才华制作出一个出色的产品。”。
I see.OK, time for me to take control.George… this is quite a special project for us… isn't it Tom?
我懂了。好的，轮到我负责了。乔治，这是我们的特别项目，对吧，汤姆？
Oh yeah, right, absolutely.So we want to get it right and I already have a specific idea in mind.Great, sure, tell me more.
是，当然了。所以我们想把它做好，而且我脑中已有具体想法了。很好，告诉我吧。
Well, based on a real aubergine, I was hoping it could be 20 centimetres in length, using grade 1 plastic resin, with a black-purple colour and a 30 degree curve on that side.
以真茄子为根基，我希望它总长20厘米，使用1级塑料树脂，表面呈紫黑色，并向一边30度弯曲。
Does that make sense?Erm yeah. Quite clear.
这样可以吗？是的，很清楚。
Obviously you are a designer, so I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on how to improve our idea.
很明显，你是一位设计者，所以对于我的点子，我很想听听你的看法。
Well, it looks very impressive already.Gosh, Tom, where did you get her from?He didn't get me from anywhere.
你的想法已经很不错了。汤姆，你从哪把她挖掘出来的？并不是他挖掘出我的。
Now, I'd like to use your design skills to develop a fantastic product that I can show everyone. OK?
希望通过你的设计才华制作出一个出色的产品，以便展示给大家，没问题吧？
Err… yes. I'll get onto it straight away.Excellent Anna.
没问题。我现在就去做。太棒了，安娜。
Sometimes it's important to take control and say what you really want but in a positive and encouraging way.
有时掌握控制权、以积极鼓励的方式说出自己所想很重要。
These are the phrases that Anna used.I have a specific idea in mind.
下面一起回顾下安娜用过的短语。我已经有了明确的想法。
I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on how to improve my ideas.
对于我的点子，我很想听听你的看法。
I'd like to use your design skills to produce a fantastic product.
希望通过你的设计才华制作出一个出色的产品。
There's one more phrase to use to make sure things go to plan if someone is making something for you.
还有一个短语适用于某人为你做东西，你确定它符合计划的场合。
That is 'I need to sign off your designs before they go into production', that means approve the plans before anything is made.
即‘投入生产前，我要核实计划’，意思就是制作东西前批准计划。
Off you go Anna……so when will you have the designs ready then?Hopefully by tomorrow morning. Is that OK?
安娜，快去吧。什么时候能设计完呢？明天早上吧，可以吗？
That will be great but I will need to sign off your designs before they go into production – that way, there won't be any mistakes – will there?
很好，但在投入生产前，我要核实一下计划。这样就不会出错了，是吧？
Crikey Tom, she's a bit bossy.No! She's a pussy cat really… a bit of a softy.Now come on Tom.
天哪，汤姆，她太霸道了！不是，她其实是只小猫咪，有点多愁善感呢。走吧，汤姆。
Fetch my things, we need to go and sort out a leaving present for Denise.
带上东西，汤姆，咱们走吧，还得给丹尼斯准备离别礼物呢。
Oh yeah right, of course, see you George.Hmm, I think Tom's the pussy cat!Let's hope the designs come out well.
对。回头见，乔治。我看汤姆才是小猫咪！希望设计没有问题。
But even more important is Denise's last day at work tomorrow – how is everyone going to cope?
但更重要的是丹尼斯明天在公司的最后一天，大家会怎样应对呢？
Find out next time on English at Work. Bye.
一起在下期节目中寻找答案吧，再见。
