纯正地道美语 第115期(外教讲解):The Office-You Mis

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A: And so, I just wanted to check in with you and find out where we are with this ject.  As you know, you’ve  missed  a  fairly  significant  deadline  last week, and this   will negativity impact the team’s ability to move forward with the next stages of this   project.

B:I know, I’m really sorry that I missed the deadline.  But really, it wasn’t my fault.   You see, we had all of these unexpected technical problems at the last minute, and that   I couldn’t get into the database and extract the kind of information that I needed for   the data analyis. You know, if the tech guys would have done their job and kept the CRM   stable, then I wouldn’t have missed my deadline.

A:Oh, come on!  An excuse like that is tantamount to lying. You’re essentially¹ blaming   the tech team for your time management issues, rather than accepting responsibility for   the fact that you were procrastinating² for the past two weeks.

B:No, I’m not trying to pass the buck³ here; I know that it was me who is ultimately  responsible for getting this done.  But the thing is, I could have finished on time if  the system hadn’t gone down. And you know, with everything I’ve got going on now, I     can’t afford to waste time dealing⁴ with technical problems. I’ve got a lot on my  plate and there are only twenty-four hours in a day...

A: I’m not going to accept this excuse.  You’re using these small technical glitches⁵ as  a crutch⁶ and trying to rationalize the fact that you’ve missed your deadline. Look, we  have standards and I expect you to live up to those standards.  No more phoney cuses. If you’re in over your head, you tell me. No more missed deadlines. Now, I want that  data on my desk by nine am!