时间:2018-12-31 作者:英语课 分类:商务英语口语


英语课

022 Delivering Bad News


Dialogue 1


A: Bob, can I talk to you for a minute? There have been some developments for the Stewart case that I really need to talk to you about.


B: Yeah, what's the matter now? We've had so much trouble with this case already. Don't tell me there's more bad news.


A: Well, I'm afraid there is. I have some bad news for you about the results of the forensic 1 tests....there won't be any results.


B: What? What does that mean? Why won't there be any results?


A: I hate to tell you this, but it seems that every shred 2 of evidence that would help us to convict were destroyed in a laboratory fire. There's nothing left. I'm so sorry...


B: Oh, no, you can't be serious. I never expect anything like this would happened. What are we going to do?


A: There's nothing that can be done. Everything is gone. I wish I could tell you differently, but what has happened has happened. We will just have to figure out a way to move on.


Dialogue 2


A: I got an email from our supplier yesterday about this quarter's order.... It doesn't look so good. Here, take a look.


B: "Dear Mr. Hardy 3, I am sorry to inform you that your shipment will be delayed. Due to circumstances beyond our control, our warehouse 4 has been temporarily closed. There has been a problem with fire hazard violations 5 in our industry and government officials have closed several warehouses 6 without warning." Wow, that's bummer.


A: So that means that we'll be late in getting our order....


B: Did they say how long we have to wait until the order is filled?


A: Keep reading....


B: "We deeply regret any inconvenience this has caused you. We apologize for this unexpected delay in the shipment of your order. We can assure you that this will not happen again. We expect normal shipment service to resume soon. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help in the meantime. Sincerely." Looks like they don't have a date for us when the order can be filled.


A: They say "soon", but who knows how soon "soon" will be.



adj.法庭的,雄辩的
  • The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
  • The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后,法官于10时30分宣布休庭。
v.撕成碎片,变成碎片;n.碎布条,细片,些少
  • There is not a shred of truth in what he says.他说的全是骗人的鬼话。
  • The food processor can shred all kinds of vegetables.这架食品加工机可将各种蔬菜切丝切条。
adj.勇敢的,果断的,吃苦的;耐寒的
  • The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。
  • He is a hardy person.他是一个能吃苦耐劳的人。
n.仓库;vt.存入仓库
  • We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
  • The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。
违反( violation的名词复数 ); 冒犯; 违反(行为、事例); 强奸
  • This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
  • These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。
仓库,货栈( warehouse的名词复数 )
  • The whisky was taken to bonded warehouses at Port Dundee. 威士忌酒已送到邓迪港的保稅仓库。
  • Row upon row of newly built warehouses line the waterfront. 江岸新建的仓库鳞次栉比。
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accounting files
aculeolata
aftershows
Agrobacterium rhizogenes
Annamocarya
anticontraband personnel
artificial urinary bladder
autonomous shift register circuit
bank giro
bend before sb
blow down tank
blue-throated goldentail
business liability
Calypso bulbosa
camaieu effect
carvactyl
chemical industry of salt
cherry-red spot
child-napping
chord of the added sixth
Chvostek('s) sign
chyacks
combat fatigue
compiler error message
Corny Pt.
counterfeit currency
cryptographist
data clean
debyes
Dendrobium randaiense
donmall
dose-up
dotel
East Norwich
eletronic radial distribution function
equal deflection method
ewalt
family cottidaes
graded maturities
gtmo
hardware register saving
head-foremost
herbage crops
industrial accelerator
interpersonal attraction
ironing rate
isoscelestriangle
JB818
juiced
Katafanga I.
knuckle-joint knurler
lake storage
landing permission
late key
legal competence
lezzin' out
liverer
mama mia
milk a telegram
mousle
multiple impression die
myopiosis
Myxinoidea
olpidiopsis saprolegniae
open ended crisis
ordalium
oriented chain complex
pakis
parallel algorithm
Patent Gazette for Utility Models
peevedly
peperite
photopolarimetric
physostome
pictorial markings for handling of packages
pigozzi
polyface meshes
prefinal
radio direction finder deviation
reference target
reply frequency
rift crack
Rome is not build in one day
semantic coding
sieve box area
slender four-o' clock
stock exchange firms
sub - prime loans
subcooler
supporting documents
synthetic maps
takes a dive
Techiman
telescopic-joint
testify to sb's innoncence
tympanohyal bone
Tzitzio
unequipping
vasell
wet cemented
wind blade
Wrotham Heath