职场美语遥:Accepting advice接受建议Accepting advice接受建议:Boss: Tom, you're 30 minutes late. This is the third time this week. You've simply got to get here on time. We depend on you to open this office at 9:00.
老板:汤姆,你迟到30分钟,这是这星期的第三次了。 你实在应该准时到这儿。 我们靠你在9:00开门。 Tom: I'm sorry, but the bus was late.
汤姆:对不起,是公共汽车晚点了。 Boss: In your case the bus is late every day. You absolutely must be here before 9:00. If you can't do that, we'll have to find somebody else who can.
老板:照你来说公共汽车每天都晚点。 你必须九点以前到这里。 如果你作不到,我们就不得不另找别人来干了。 Tom: OK, I'll try to get here on time.
汤姆:好,我努力准时到这儿。 Accepting and rejecting advice:People don't always accept advice. However, drect negative responses such as "You are not right" or "I'll not do it" are considered very rude. Try to use forms like "No, I couldn't do that because. . . " or "That's sounds very good, but. . . ," to show your doubts and objections.