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第五十一集：Taking shape 开始有眉目了

Episode 191025 / 25 Oct 2019

本集内容简介

安娜将和产品开发团队讨论关于新产品塑料茄子的设计。安娜能将自己关于塑料茄子的产品构思准确地表达出来吗？看视频，学习如何用英语准确、礼貌地向他人表达自己的想法。

听力挑战 – 问题

Anna 构思的塑料茄子原型有多长？

文字稿

Narrator
哎，欢迎大家回到 “白领英语” 续集。 在上一集啊， Denise 被裁员的消息后希望今天是个更为愉快一点的一天。不知道等待 Tom 和 Anna 到底是什么样的消息?

Paul
It's really awful having to let a member of your staff go, but that's the situation we're in, I'm afraid.

Tom
And now you're going to let us go, aren't you? Honestly, Paul, I've given my life to this company and, quite frankly, I'm disappointed… no, I'm angry at your decision. See your biscuits? Well…

Anna
Tom!

Tom
That's what I think of Tip Top Trading…

Paul
What?! Hold... hold on, Tom. I think you're a bit confused. I'm not sacking you too. I need to talk to you about plastic vegetables… you know, the aubergine idea?

Tom
Oh… I see. You're not sacking us? Sorry, Paul… I'll buy you some more biscuits. So what was it that you had to say?

Paul
Plastic vegetables. Yours and Anna's idea for a plastic aubergine. I like it. It's good. So, I need you to develop a prototype we can use to show our potential clients.

Anna
Well, that's great. So, where do we get the prototype made?

Paul
Upstairs, on the 4th floor. We have a great development team who can magic up some amazing designs.

Anna
They're magicians?

Tom
No, Anna. They're just developers who make things out of plastic.

Paul
Thank you, Tom. Look, why not go and have a chat to them now and get the ball rolling?

Anna
But we're not making balls.

Tom
Come on, Anna… I'll explain. See you, Paul.

Narrator
“To get the ball rolling”—— 所谓让球滚动起来，意思就是呢，让事情开始运作起来。开发人员可以根据你的要求先去设计一个初样，然后你可以去展示并做进一步的改进。不过首先，你要对他们讲清楚具体的要求是什么。下面我们来听听安娜和 Tom 的工作进展怎么样了。

Tom
So, this is the development team. Alright, George. You up for footie on Sunday? Great. Have you met Anna before?

Anna
Hello.

Tom
We've come to talk vegetables.

George
Try the greengrocers!

Tom
Ha ha, very funny! Yeah, no, we need to talk plastic aubergine making, mate. It's our new big idea.

George
Easy. We can just remould the design for the Imperial Lemon.

Narrator
哎，安娜，你觉得行吗? 这同你的想法是不是一样啊？如果你要想实现你的想法，那么你可得掌控局面。

Anna
But what shall I say?

Narrator
告诉他们你的准确想法是什么，你可以说: “I have a specific idea in mind.” 我有个很具体的想法。然后你可以说: “I’m interested in hearing your thoughts on how to improve my ideas.” 我很想听听你对改进我的这个想法有何高见。接着呢，你再可以说:“I’d like to use your design skills to produce a fantastic product.” 我很想用你的设计技巧来制作一个精美的产品。最后你可以说:“I need to sign off your designs before they go into production.” 在投产之前我需要签字、同意你们的设计。

Anna
I see. OK, time for me to take control. George… this is quite a special project for us… isn't it, Tom?

Tom
Oh yeah, right, absolutely.

Anna
So, we want to get it right and I already have a specific idea in mind.

George
Oh, great, sure, tell me more.

Anna
Well, based on a real aubergine, I was hoping it could be 20 centimetres in length, using grade 1 plastic resin, with a black-purple colour and a 30 degree curve on that side. Does that make sense?

George
Err, yeah. Quite clear.

Anna
Obviously you are a designer, so I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on how to improve our idea.

George
Well, it looks very impressive already. Gosh, Tom, where did you get her from?

Anna
He didn't get me from anywhere. Now, I'd like to use your design skills to develop a fantastic product that I can show everyone. OK?

George
Err… yes. I'll get onto it straight away.

Narrator
嗯，说得很好。安娜，有时掌控局面并准确表达你的想法是很重要的。不过口气要积极，而且呢要有所鼓励。下面我们再来回顾一下安娜使用的几个句子。

I have a specific idea in mind.
I’m interested in hearing your thoughts on how to improve my ideas.
I’d like to use your design skills to produce a fantastic product.

Narrator
最后还有一句话来确保设计者按部就班地完成任务：“I need to sign off your designs before they go into production.” 在投产之前呢，我需要最后签字批准。这就是说在投产之前需要经过你的批准，这个设计才能成立。好，安娜， 就这样继续吧。

Anna
…so, when will you have the designs ready then?

George
Hopefully by tomorrow morning. Is that OK?

Anna
That would be great, but I will need to sign off your designs before they go into production – that way, there won't be any mistakes, will there?

George
Crikey, Tom, she’s a bit bossy.

Tom
No! She's a pussy cat really… a bit of a softy.

Anna
Now come on, Tom. Fetch my things, we need to go and sort out a leaving present for Denise.

Tom
Oh yeah, right, of course. See you, George.

Narrator
嗯，我觉得 Tom 现在才是一个小猫咪呢。希望设计结果能令人满意。不过最重要的是明天就到了 Denise 的公司最后一天了，你觉得大家会怎么应对这一个局面呢？ 请我们留意下一集的 “白领英语”。再会。

听力挑战 – 答案

20 centimetres.

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