【學(xué)習(xí)筆記】懂你英語 商務(wù)英語 Level 5 Unit 1 Part 2（V）對話 Setting Priorities

女

男

女：

Looks like it's going to be another late night for me.

男：

Why?

女：

Well, it's already 6 o'clock and I'm only halfway through writing this financial report.

I think it's going to take me another 3 hours to finish it. 【填空】【朗讀】

男：

What?

I finished my part an hour ago.

【選擇】-How much longer will it take her to finish the report?? ?-three hours

【選擇】-Why does she need to work late again?? -She hasn't finished her work.?

【選擇】-How much of report has she finished?? ?-She finished half of it.

【跟讀】She's only halfway through writing the report.

【選擇】-When did he finish his part of the report?? -He finisHed it at 5?o' clock

女：

Wow, really?

I thought we were allocated a similar amount of work.? 【填空】

What is your secret?

男：

HAHAHA, 8 cups of coffee a day.

女：

Be serious, how did you finish the report so fast?

男：

I just prioritized my workload.? 【跟讀】

女：

What do you mean?

【選擇】-How did he finish his work so quickly?? -He prioritized his workload.

【選擇】-Why is she surprised that he finished his work so quickly? -They had the same amount of work to do.

【選擇】-Why does she what to know his secret to working quickly?? -She wants to work faster.

【選擇】-By saying he drinks eight cups of coffee to stay productive, he's...?making joke

【朗讀】Even though they had the same amount of work, he finished his assignment much faster.

男：

Well, when I found out that the report had to be finished today, I made it my top priority.? 【填空】

Originally, I had planned to make some calls, but I rescheduled them to Friday because they weren't urgent.

女：

That's a good idea.

I had two client calls today that took up an hour.

I could have spent more time on the report if I did not have to make them.

男：

Exactly. They weren't a high priority. 【跟讀】

【選擇】If she hadn't called her client today, she... would have had more time for her report.

【選擇】-How did he prioritize his report?? ?-He rescheduled his client calls.

【選擇】-What did he do when he found out his report was due today?? ?-He made it a priority.

Secondly, I scheduled the most important tasks in the morning because it's usually the most quiet time in the office. 【填空】

Also, it's when I'm most productive.

女：

Interesting, I never thought of that before.

When the office gets busy it can become very distracting and hard to focus on work.

【選擇】-Why should she reschedule her call?? ?-They weren't high priority.

【選擇】-Why did he scheduled the most important work in the morning?? ?-It's when he's most productive.

【選擇】-What happens when the office gets busy?? ?-It becomes harder to concentrate.

【跟讀】It can become very hard to focus when the office gets busy.

But how do you decide which tasks are the most important?

男：

It's pretty simple.

At the end of every day, I spend 10 minutes writing down all of the tasks that I need to complete the following day.? 【填空】【朗讀】

Then I go through the list and rank them in order of importance.

女：

Wow, no wonder you're so efficient, Max!

Thanks for all the great tips.

男：

Don't mention it.

Don't worry about the report either, I'll help you finish it tonight.? 【跟讀】

【選擇】-When does he schedule time to prioritize his work?? ?-at the end of the day.

【選擇】-How does he prioritize his work?? -He listed his tasks in order of importance

【選擇】-What does he do everyday?? -He prioritizes his workload for the next day.

【選擇】-By writing down the work he needs to do...?He can see which tasks are priorities.?

女：

Really? you're going to help me finish it?

男：

Yes, on one condition.

女：

What's that?

男：

You order in some pizza for us to eat while we finish.

女：

Deal.

【選擇】-What will she have to do if he helps her finish her report?? -She has to order some pizza.

【朗讀】He'll help her finish her report tonight.