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老板交代任务

A request from your boss
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  • 老板 Susanne 一口气交代 Mario 三件事,但没有说清楚优先顺序——听的时候要自己抓出"哪件最急、哪件不急"。
  • 全程都是简单的祈使句和 "Can you...?" 请求句型,几乎没有难词,适合刚开始练听力的人。
  • 练的是职场里最常见的场景:主管口头交代多个任务,你要一边听一边记下"做什么、先做哪个"。
  • 听完能听懂 "priority"、"urgent"、"take your time" 这类表达"急不急"的常用说法。

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听力原文 / 对话稿

Susanne: Hi, Mario. Can you help me prepare some things for the next month?

嗨,Mario。你能帮我准备一些下个月要用的东西吗?

Mario: OK, sure. What can I help you with?

好,没问题。我能帮你做什么?

Susanne: I need to visit the customer in Germany. It's important.

我需要去拜访德国的客户,这件事很重要。

Mario: What can I do to help?

我可以怎么帮忙?

Susanne: Can you send an email to the customer? Ask them when I can visit them next week. Please do this first. It's a priority and very urgent.

你能给客户发一封邮件吗?问问他们我下周什么时候可以去拜访。请先做这件事,这是优先事项,非常急。

Mario: Right. I'll do it today.

好的,我今天就做。

Susanne: Thanks. This next task is also important. Can you invite everyone to the next team meeting?

谢谢。下一件事也很重要。你能邀请大家参加下次的团队会议吗?

Mario: Yes, I will.

好,我会的。

Susanne: But first you need to book a meeting room. After that, please send everyone an email about it.

但你要先订一个会议室,之后再给大家发邮件通知。

Mario: Yes, of course.

好,没问题。

Susanne: And finally, can you write a short report about our new project? I have to give a presentation to our managers next month. Please do it when you have time – sometime in the next two or three weeks. It's not too urgent.

最后,你能写一份关于我们新项目的简短报告吗?我下个月要向经理们做汇报。你有空的时候再写就好,两三周内完成即可,不算太急。

Mario: Sure, no problem. I can do it this week.

好,没问题,我这周就能写。

Susanne: There's no hurry. Take your time.

不急,慢慢来就好。


关键句 & 生词

英文中文
Can you help me...?你能帮我……吗?
What can I help you with?我能帮你做什么?
It's important.这件事很重要。
priority优先事项
urgent紧急的
Please do this first.请先做这件事。
book a meeting room预订会议室
give a presentation做汇报/演讲
sometime in the next two or three weeks两三周内的某个时候
no problem没问题
There's no hurry.不急。
Take your time.慢慢来。

听力技巧

  • 老板一次交代好几件事时,先抓每件事开头的关键动词(send an email、book a meeting room、write a report),再听有没有 priority/urgent/no hurry 这类词,帮你排出先后顺序。
  • 留意 "But first you need to..." 这种"先做 A 再做 B"的句型,顺序词(first、after that、finally)比动作本身更容易漏听。
  • Mario 的回应很短(OK, sure / Right / Of course),这是英语对话里常见的"确认收到"说法,听到类似的短句可以判断对方是不是听懂了、答应了。

Sources

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  1. A request from your boss – LearnEnglish (British Council)