地道美语听力播客865：工作时捍卫自己的想法

Monica: That’s why I don’t think it’s doable. We should consider other ideas.

...莫妮卡：这就是我为什么觉得它不可行的原因了，我们应该想想别的方法

That was Monica. She’s my co-worker and my nemesis. She criticizes all of my ideas, but I’ve learned that the best defense is to not get defensive.

...这是莫妮卡的想法。她是我的同事，我的冤家。她批评我所有的想法，但是我学会了最好的防御就是不防御

Kazuya: I appreciate your feedback. I understand your reservations, but let me show you these figures I’ve worked up, which I believe will address your concerns.

昆卡：我接受你的建议。我尊重你的保留意见，但是允许我向你讲述这些我统计出来的数据，我相信能够解决你的问题

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I knew Monica would attack my ideas, so I had come prepared.

我知道莫妮卡将会回击我的想法，所以我有备而来

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Monica: That’s all very impressive, but I still think we need to consider other options.

莫妮卡：这确实印象深刻，但是我仍然认为我们需要考虑别的方法

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Unfortunately, when Monica digs in her heels, I know that the only thing to do is to placate her. That plus a delaying tactic usually works.

很不幸，每次莫妮卡钻牛角尖的时候，唯一的方法就是使她镇定下来，还有延迟讨论也很奏效

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Kazuya: Your comments have given me a lot to think about. We’re running short on time and we want to get to the other topics for discussion, so let’s come back to it next week.

昆卡：你的评论让我想起来很多。我们持续了较短时间，我们要讨论别的话题，所以让我们下周在讨论这个话题吧

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Luckily, I know something else about Monica: She has a short attention span. By next week, she’ll be onto her next victim!

幸运的是，我知道一些关于莫妮卡别的事情，她的注意力很短。到了下周，她会转移到下一个人