BBC白领工作英语第54集：屈尊 据理力争用语
Narrator: 欢迎回到 Tip Top 贸易公司。自从 Denise 离开后办公室变得杂乱无序，重要的电话 留言一个接一个地丢失。这问题该怎么解决呢？ 我不说你也能猜出来! (Door opens)
Paul: Hi. Did anyone take a message for me while I was out? I'm expecting an important call.
Tom: Err… no!
Anna: Actually yes Paul. I wrote it on Tom's hand but he washed it off.
Tom: Look, good hygiene's very important to me.
Paul: Hmm. That's not very good is it? What's wrong with writing on a piece of paper?
Anna: We've run out of paper… and pens.
Tom: Everything really. Nobody's ordered any stationery or tidied up the office.
Anna: It's since Denise left.
Paul: Yes, maybe I was a bit hasty getting rid of her. It was really just to save money.
Tom: Yeah, but look, if we can't take messages from possible clients we're going to lose even more money.
Paul: Yes… I suppose you have a point. Maybe I will have to reinstate her.
Anna: You mean, get her back?
Narrator: 没错，看来他意识到他开走 Denise 的决定是个错误。她要改变决定 'reverse his decision' – 这就是说 Paul 需要给 Denise 打个很尴尬的电话，把人家请回来。
Tom: Look Paul, you're going to have to call her and tell her you've made an error… a huge one actually.
Paul: It wasn't that huge? Actually… Anna, you're her good friend, would you like to call her?
Anna: Me?! B-b-but I can't. tomorrow they will go elsewhere for their plastic grapes.
Paul: Right, we must act… and act fast.
Narrator: 希望那份儿订单不要从他们的手心儿里跑掉。毕竟 Denise 就要回来了，办公室会更 有条理些。但是这能维持多久呢？请留意收听下期的《白领英语》系列。Bye!
Listening Challenge 听力挑战:
Paul 对 Denise 说他一直在重新思考什么?
(答案:人员配备/数字）
