商贸英语口语-向上级报告

MR. SMITH: Well, Yuri, tell me about it.
YURI: I'm sorry I can't bring better news, sir. The site is a disaster.
MR. SMITH: That's what I was afraid of.
YURI: It is not only the earthquake, sir. But the mudslides.Much of the north half of the site has been covered over by mud¹.
MR. SMITH: Mud? But Ivan told me there were no mudslides in that district.I thought all the mudslides were down in Chichitango.
YURI: That's what we thought, sir. That's what the news reported.But there was one little mudslide in our district too. Right above our site.
MR. SMITH: Oh, that's terrible! What bad luck!I wish we had never come to this country.But, if it isn't the strikes and the revolutionaries, it's the earthquakes.Our operations here are finished!
YURI: I'm sorry, sir.
MR. SMITH: It's not your fault, Yuri.But tell me. When will Ivan be able to get out there?
YURI: Well, it took me about nine hours to get back here by car.If Ivan leaves tonight, I think he should be there by tomorrow lunch.
MR. SMITH: Good. I want an estimate² of damages as soon as possible.
YURI: But sir...
MR. SMITH: Yes, Yuri?
YURI: I wouldn't recommend³ sending Ivan now.Especially not at night. The roads aren't safe.
MR. SMITH: Has the earthquake damaged the bridges too?
YURI: No, sir. The bridges are fine.But I've heard rumors⁴ that the revolutionaries are coming down from the mountains.There has been fighting, sir.
MR. SMITH: Are you serious? Fighting? But I didn't hear anything on the news.
YURI: You know the government controls the press here, sir. They don't want it reported.
MR. SMITH: Oh, this is terrible, Yuri. Terrible!So we can't even assess⁵ the damages. How can we do business in this country?Either we're buried under mud, or we're in danger of getting kidnapped.
No, I can't believe this mess!
YURI: I'm sorry, sir.
MR. SMITH: You don't have to keep saying that, Yuri. It's not your fault.But me--I'm the one who should be sorry.It was me who suggested operations here in the first place! Oh, what can we do?
史密斯：嗯，尤里，告诉我怎么一回事。
尤里：我很抱歉我不能带来好一点的消息。工地的情况很糟糕。
史密斯：这就是我所担心的。
尤里：并不只是地震，还有塌方。大部分在北半边的工地已被泥浆给掩埋了。
史密斯：泥浆？但艾文告诉我在那个区域没有塌方。我以为所有的塌方都在 Chichitango。
尤里：那是我们认为的。新闻是那样报导的。但只有一点塌方在我们的区域，就在我们工地的上方。
史密斯：喔，那真是太可怕了！真是运气不好！我真希望我们从未来过这个国家。如果不是罢工和群众运动，就是地震。我们的运作要完蛋了！
尤里：我很抱歉。
史密斯：这并不是你的错，尤里。但告诉我，艾文什么时候才能到达那里？
尤里：嗯，一共花了我九个小时从那里开回来。如果艾文今晚动身，我想他应该可以在明天中饭左右到达。
史密斯：很好，我想尽快估计一下损坏情况。
尤里：但是先生……
史密斯：什么事，尤里。
尤里：我并不建议现在就派艾文去。特别是在晚上，路上并不很安全。
史密斯：地震有破坏到桥吗？
尤里：没有，桥还很好。但我听到一些谣传有关群众运动将会由山区游行。已有打斗了。
史密斯：你是认真的吗？打斗？但我没有听到任何新闻报导。
尤里：你知道这里政府控制着媒体，他们不想被报导出来。
史密斯：喔，这太可怕了，尤里。太可怕了！所以我们连评估损坏都不行。我们要如何在这个国家做生意呢？我们不是被泥浆活埋，就是担心会遭到绑架。不，我不能相信这个乱象！
尤里：我很抱歉。
史密斯：你不需要一直说抱歉，尤里。这并不是你的错。但我......我才应该感到抱歉。是我当初提议到这里来经营的。喔，我们该怎么办呢？
 

1 mud   

n.泥，泥浆

参考例句：

• The swimming pool is filled up with mud.游泳池里全是泥。
• A car ran past,spotting my coat with mud.一辆汽车驶过，给我的外衣溅上了泥点。

2 estimate   

n.估计，估量；评价，看法；vt.估计，估量

参考例句：

• We estimate the cost to be five thousand dollars.我们估计费用为5000美元。
• The lowest estimate would put the worth of the jewel at ＄200.按最低的评估这块宝石也值200美元。

3 recommend   

vt.推荐，介绍；劝告，建议；使成为可取，使受欢迎

参考例句：

• Can you recommend me a good book?你能给我介绍一本好书吗？
• I can recommend this play to all lovers of good theatre.我把这个剧推荐给所有爱好优秀戏剧的人。

4 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 assess   

vt.对…进行估价；评价，评论

参考例句：

• They assess his house at 15000 yuan.他们给他房子的估价为15000元。
• We should equitably assess historical figures.我们应该公正地评价历史人物。