2012年ESL之商务英语 14 Dealing with Time Changes in Scheduling
时间：2018-12-18 作者：英语课 分类：2012年ESL之商务英语
Dealing 1 with Time Changes in Scheduling
Danny: Don’t bother looking for next year’s meeting calendar. I’m still working on it.
Tessa: What’s taking so long?
Danny: This is my first time scheduling all of the major meetings for this company and I’m getting thrown off by all of the things I have to keep in mind. For instance, our bylaws say that we have to have a management meeting every 60 days. This is a leap year, so do I have to take that into account?
Tessa: That’s a tough one. I’m not sure.
Danny: And what about daylight saving time? I have to remember when clocks will be set ahead and back.
Tessa: That’s easy. My high school teacher taught us to remember it with a simple phrase: “fall back and spring ahead.”
Danny: Okay, but that doesn’t help me with dates. Apparently 2, daylight saving time changes on different dates in different countries. And I have to factor in time zones to set the time for each meeting, with meeting times that work for each international office that will be participating.
Tessa: You’re right, it’s a tall order, but you do know that someone has done this before? You don’t have to reinvent the wheel.
Danny: Yeah, Carl set the meeting calendar last year, but he left the company last month.
Tessa: Can’t you just take last year’s meeting calendar and fudge it?
Danny: Why do you think Carl is no longer with the company?
Tessa: Ah.
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。