【商务版 | 和Emily一起练口语】He has no authority

A: How's your new job going?

你的新工作怎么样？

B: It's challenging, but I'm enjoying it quite a bit. 

充满挑战，不过我很喜欢这种感觉。

A: That's great, I knew you'd do a  good job as a manager. 

那很好啊，我知道你当经理会做的很好。

B: Thanks a lot.

多谢。

A: How's your assistant manager getting on?

你的副经理呢，怎么样？

B: Well, that's part of the problem. His probation period is up tomorrow and I don't think he's ready to pass.

嗯，这是个问题，到明天他的试用期就满了，不过我觉得他合格不了

A: What seems to be the problem?

问题出在哪儿呢？

B: Well, he was supposed to be able to learn his job in 30 days, but he just doesn't seem to know what he's doing.

他应该在30天之内了解，并且熟悉他的工作内容。不过他似乎并不明白他该做些什么。

A: If you gave him another 30 days. Do you think he could figure it out by then?

如果你再给他30天时间，你觉得他能弄清楚吗？

B: To be honest, he has no authority, he's a hard-worker, but no one listens to him.

老实说，他没有威信。他是个勤奋工作的人，但是没有人听他的。

A: I see. Not everyone is cut out to work in management.

我知道了，并不是每个人都能放在管理层工作。

B: I know. It'll be great if we could transfer him to a department where he doesn't have to work with people.

我知道，如果把他调到一个不用跟很多人一起共事的部门去，也许会很好。

A: There's an opening in the creative design department. It involves working with computers.

创意设计部有个职位空缺，只要整天与电脑为伴就行。

B: That's perfect. I'll let him know tomorrow. Thanks. 

那太好了，我明天告诉他，谢谢。