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Man: Come in，Sarah.
男：进来，莎拉。
Woman: Thanks.
女：谢谢。
Man: Right. We need to discuss some of the issues raised at the last meeting with your department.
男：没事。我们需要讨论上次和你们部门的会议中提出的一些问题。
Woman: Yes, there were a lot of questions about computer systems and flexible working hours.
女：是的，有很多关于计算机系统和弹性工作时间的问题。
Man: We'll talk about computer systems in a minute, but I think we can leave flexible working hours for the time being. What I'm really very concerned about at the moment, though, is how some staff are working. I'm not at all happy with how long it's taking for some reports on visits to come in. Peter Jones, for instance，hasn't produced a single report on time. The last, on his visit to Berlin was two weeks late. It's not as though they're long reports - they should only take a short time to write.
男：我们一会儿会谈到计算机系统，不过我认为我们可以暂时不谈弹性工作时间。不过，目前我真正关心的是一些员工的工作方式。我对访问报告的提交时间非常不满意。例如，彼得·琼斯没有及时写出报告。上一次，他去柏林的访问报告迟交了两周。并不是说他们的报告很长——他们应该花很少的时间来写。
Woman: I'll certainly warn Peter about getting reports in more quickly but it really comes down to a question of staff training. I think we need to do some workshops on time management.
女：我会提醒彼得，要尽快提交报告，但归根结底是员工培训的问题。我认为我们需要做一些关于时间管理的研讨会。
Man: I agree, but getting consultants in to do the training costs money. It'd be cheaper to use one of our own staff. Have we got anyone who could do it?
男：我同意，但是让顾问来做培训是要花钱的。用我们自己的员工会更便宜。我们有没有能做这件事的人？
Woman： Laura Williams has some management training experience.
女：劳拉·威廉姆斯有一些管理培训经验。
Man： She's away on a team building course at the moment, though, isn't she?
男：可是，她目前出去参加团队建设课程了，不是吗？
Woman: Only 'till next week. I'll speak to her when she gets back. I'm sure she'll be interested.
女：下周就结束了。她回来后我会和她谈谈。我相信她会感兴趣的。
