原汁原味商务英语播客 第72课:处理危机之获取看法

 　　This is the third in our Business English Pod series on handling a crisis. In the first part of a crisis, there may be a lot of confusion and activity. But if you make it through that part okay, what comes next?

　　这是有关处理危机的3节系列课程的第3节课。在危机的前半部分，会有很多混乱和行动。如果你度过了这个阶段，接下来会怎么样呢？

　　At a certain point after the critical phase, people will come together to re-evaluate the situation. Team work is important. People need to be working together to handle the crisis. If they don’t, if they disagree and try to go in different directions, it won’t be good for the company. Unity¹ is absolutely essential. It takes good leadership to establish that unity early on, but it takes good team work to maintain it.

　　在危险期过后的某个时候，人们会聚集到一起重新评估状况。团队工作十分重要。人们需要协同工作来处理危机。如果人们不能协同工作，如果他们不同意或是按不同的方向行动，这对公司没有好处。团结是必要的。需要好的领导来尽早建立团结，但是也要靠好的团队来维持团结。

　　In our last lesson, we heard Mike the production engineer talking with the VP of Communications in Singapore, Monika. She was getting some information from Mike about an accident and creating a communication plan. That was still the critical phase of the crisis.

　　在上节课中，生产部工程师Mike和新加坡的VP of Communications的Monika通话。她从Mike那里获得了一些信息并制定出传达计划，那仍是危机中的危险期。

　　In this episode, we’ll hear a teleconference meeting after that critical phase. It’s time to think about what has happened and re-evaluate the situation. We’ll hear Mike and Monika, as well as Frank the American boss, Sandy the plant manager, and a lawyer named Simone. Let’s listen as they try to gain perspective on the crisis and figure out how well they’ve handled the situation so far.

　　这节课中，我们会听到危险期过后的电讯会议。是时候重新思考已经发生的状况，并对状况重新评估。我们会听到Mike 和Monika，美国的老板Frank，工厂经理Sandy，和律师Simone之间的谈话。他们努力看清危机并指出到目前为止处理危机的状况如何。

　　Listening Questions：

　　1. Why does Mike say “sorry” to Simone?

　　2. What does Monika want to focus on in the discussion?

　　3. What does Sandy think about Simone’s concerns?

1 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。