Clarifying some tasks
A: I』m not sure what you expect me to do, Michelle. You』ve not been very clear about any of this.
B: I』m sorry, Clint. Maybe I didn』t make myself clear enough. We should get together to discuss this.
A: Yeah. I think that would be a good idea. I』m really in the dark on everything.
B: Fine. Let』s meet this afternoon. I』ll draw you a better picture of the situation.
明確任務
A:我搞不清楚你期望我做什麼,蜜雪兒。這些事你都沒講清楚。
B:對不起,科林特。可能我確實沒弄清楚。我們可以一起來討論這事。
A:對,我想這會是個好主意。我的確是一頭霧水。
B:好,我們今天下午見。我會給你把情況描述得更清楚些。
A delayed lunch order
A: Hello! We』ve been waiting for our lunch order for over an hour. Did you forget our order?
B: I』m sorry, sir. Could you tell me your name and order again, please? I』ll check on the delay.
A: The name』s Stanley Morris and the order was for two chef』s salads.
B: Thank you, Mr. Morris. Please wait one moment and let me check on the order. Would you like anything to drink, sir? On the house.
遲來的午餐
A:餵!我們等午飯等了一個多小時了。你們是不是忘了我們的訂餐了?
B:對不起,先生。您能再告訴我一遍您的姓名以及您訂的東西嗎?我在訂單上查一下。
A:姓名是斯坦得.摩瑞斯先生,我們訂的是兩份名廚沙拉。
B:謝謝您,摩瑞斯先生。請稍候,我這就查一下訂單。您想來點飲料嗎,先生?本店免費贈送。
(本文轉載自旺旺英語)