VOA 商务英语 lesson27

（单词翻译）

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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