VOA 商务英语 lesson27

Dialog 1:
M: As a consultant¹, aren’t you afraid of giving the wrong advice?（表示问者已经心中有数）
F: You mean am I afraid of failure?
M: failure is too strong a word, afraid of making mistakes?
F: you learn from your mistakes you know(表示所有人).
M: In other words, nothing ventured, nothing gained.(不入虎穴，焉得虎子)
F: right，it’s important to look at the big picture,（注重大局） don’t sweat (worry about)the small stuff.
M: so you encourage risktaking?
F: we thrive on risks, that will give us great results.
Q: How can you gain good results?
A: taking risks.
Dialog 2:
Result-oriented(结果导向的,讲求实效的)，manageable, motto(座右铭)
M: wouldn’t you say you are a result-oriented company?
F: yes,definitely, but we don’t bite off more than we can chew.（不贪多）
M: you like to keep your workload² manageable .
F: yes,and attainable³.(可达到的)
M: The smaller the project (is), the sooner( you see )the result.
F: we like to break down large projects into workable chunks⁴.
M: what about long-range plans?
F: of course, we have them,but our motto is start slow,work small.(不急于求成)
Q: what is Tade associates motto?
A: start slow, work small.
Dialog 3:
Carryover( 可以转用的东西)，reinvent the wheel（重复劳动）, innovator⁵, innovative⁶
M: Is there much carryover from one project to another?
F: unfortunately, no. what works for one company won't work for another.
M: so are you continually reinventing the wheel?
F: not at all, each company has a different problem to solve.
M: which requires a different approach
F: a different approach and a different solution.
M: as an innovator, you must like the challenge.
F: everybody likes to be challenged, we all like to be innovative.
Q:what do we all like to be?
A: challenged and innovative.
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1 consultant   

n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生

参考例句：

• He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
• Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。

2 workload   

n.作业量，工作量

参考例句：

• An assistant one day a week would ease my workload.每周有一天配一个助手就会减轻我的工作负担。
• He's always grousing about the workload.他总是抱怨工作量大。

3 attainable   

a.可达到的，可获得的

参考例句：

• They set the limits of performance attainable. 它们确定着可达到的运行限度。
• If objectives are to be meaningful to people, they must be clear, attainable, actionable, and verifiable. 如果目标对人们是具有意义的，则目标必须是清晰的，能达到的，可以行动的，以及可供检验的。

4 chunks   

厚厚的一块( chunk的名词复数 )； （某物）相当大的数量或部分

参考例句：

• a tin of pineapple chunks 一罐菠萝块
• Those chunks of meat are rather large—could you chop them up a bIt'smaller? 这些肉块相当大，还能再切小一点吗？

5 innovator   

n.改革者；创新者

参考例句：

• The young technical innovator didn't lose heart though the new system was not yet brought into a workable condition. 尽管这种新方法尚未达到切实可行的状况，这位青年技术革新者也没有泄气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Caesar planned vast projects and emerged as a great innovator. 恺撒制定了庞大的革新计划。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史

6 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。