2分钟英语课堂：激励员工 motiviting an employee

　　Discussing Past Performance.

　　谈论过去表现

　　Keith: Hello, Ms. Taylor. Good afternoon.

　　Keith:您好，Taylor女士，中午好。

　　Liana: Good afternoon, Keith. Please be seated.

　　Liana: 中午好，Keith。请坐。

　　Keith: You wanted to talk about the project?

　　Keith:你想谈谈项目?

　　Liana: Yes! Your work on the project was pretty good. I think you performed very well!

　　Liana: 是的!你在项目上做的很不错。我想你的表现很好!

　　Keith: Thank you!

　　Keith:谢谢!

　　Liana : I do have a few suggestions for you.

　　Liana: 我想给您提点建议。

　　Keith : Did I make any mistakes?

　　Keith:我犯了什么错吗?

　　Liana : No, there are no mistakes, but some of the presentations need to be more detailed.

　　Liana: 不，没有错误，只是在展示方面需要在细节上多注意一些。

　　Keith : Oh. I’ll take care of that.

　　Keith:哦，我会注意的。

　　Liana: Keep up the good work, Keith.

　　Liana: 继续加油，Keith。

　　Keith: I’ll keep doing my best!

　　Keith:我会努力做到最好的!

　　Praising an Employee.

　　表扬员工

　　Peter: Good morning, Ms. Taylor.

　　Peter:早上好，Taylor女士。

　　Liana: Good morning, Peter. Great work on that report!

　　Liana:早上好，Peter。报告做的真棒!

　　Peter: Oh, really? Thank you!

　　Peter:哦，真的吗?谢谢!

　　Liana: Yes, the clients were very impressed.

　　Liana:是的，给客户留下了深刻印象。

　　Peter: I’m glad to hear it.

　　Peter:听到您这么说，我太开心了。

　　Liana: I hope you can do the same with the new assignment too.

　　Liana:我希望你在做新任务的时候也能做到这样。

　　Peter: Of course. You can count I will!

　　Peter:当然，我会让您看到我会的!

　　Encouraging to Perform Better.

　　鼓励别人做到更好

　　Gerald: Hello, Ron. Come and have a seat.

　　Gerald:你好，Ron。来，请坐。

　　Ron: Thank you, Mr. Smith. You wanted to see me?

　　Ron:谢谢，Smith先生.你想见我?

　　Gerald: I wanted to talk about your performance this week.

　　Gerald:我想和你谈谈你这周的表现。

　　Ron: Yes, I know there were a lot of mistakes.

　　Ron:是啊，我知道我犯了很多错误。

　　Gerald: Well, you’re right, but you’ve done such good work in the past. I think you were a bit off this week. Do take care for the next one, will you?

　　Gerald:嗯，是这样，但是在过去你也做了很多不错的工作。我想你这周有些心不在焉，下次工作认真些，好吗?

　　Ron: Sure, Mr. Smith. I can do better.

　　Ron:好的，Smith先生，我能做好。

　　Gerald: I am sure you can do better!

　　Gerald:我确定你能!

　　Ron: Thank you!

　　Ron:谢谢!

　　Finding Flaws or Mistakes.

　　发现过失或错误

　　Terry: Mark, the pictures you sent me for the river project. They weren’t so well shot.

　　Terry:Mark，你发给我的河流项目的图片照的不太好。

　　Mark: You think so? What needs to be different?

　　Mark:是吗?哪些地方需要改进一下?

　　Terry: Mark! You’re the professional. Why are the angles so common and uninspiring? Do you remember the field shoot you did last month? It was so much better!

　　Terry:Mark!你是专业的。怎么角度这么普通，一点也不鼓舞人心?还记得你上个月拍的野外设计吗?那个好多了!

　　Mark: I get it. Actually the riverside was too crowded for a good shoot.

　　Mark:懂了。其实河岸太拥挤了，找不到好角度拍。

　　Terry: I don’t know about that, Mark. You could’ve selected a different time for the shoot. You gotta redo it.

　　Terry:我不知道是那种情形，Mark。你可以在别的时间拍，你就能拍到好照片了。

　　Mark: Right! I get the point. I will bring in some fresh pictures by Monday.

　　Mark:对了!我知道了。我周一会带新照片过来。

　　Reporting Performance.

　　报告表现

　　Gerald: Hello, Caroline. Please have a seat. You wanted to see me, right?

　　Gerald:嗨，Caroline。请坐，你想见我，是吗?

　　Caroline: Yes, Mr. Smith. I’ve made the pitch to the client, and now we’re waiting for the order.

　　Caroline:是的， Smith先生，我已经给客户做了份投标，现在我们在等订单。

　　Gerald: Waiting? I thought you’d bring the order along with you, Caroline.

　　Gerald:等等?我还以为你会把订单一起带来，Caroline。

　　Caroline: Well, not this time. These guys are not easy to negotiate with.

　　Caroline: 嗯，这次没带来。和这些人谈判不容易。

　　Gerald: I am surprised! You’ve always closed deals early. This one’s the odd one out.

　　Gerald:我倒是很惊讶!你总是很早就能签下合约，这次倒是个特例了。

　　Caroline: I know, Sir. Everyone has a bad day.

　　Caroline: 我知道，先生。人人都有不顺心的时候。

　　Gerald: I’m not worried. I am sure you will clinch it.

　　Gerald:我不着急。我确定你能把合同签了。