金融口语辅导：向老板建议MakingSuggestionsToTheBoss

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MR.RAMIREZ：Come in， Arnold.Have a seat。  　　ARNOLD：Good morning。　　MR.RAMIREZ：Would you like something to drink？　　ARNOLD：No， thank you.I just had two cups of coffee at my desk。　　MR.RAMIREZ：So， you're a serious coffee drinker。　　ARNOLD：Yes， it keeps me going.Sometimes I think I'm addicted。　　MR.RAMIREZ：Well， coffee isn't such a bad thing。　　Everyone has to have something。　　For me， it's cigars.Are you a cigar smoker？　　ARNOLD：No， I've tried them.But I’m not really a smoker。　　MR.RAMIREZ：Well， what would you like to talk to me about？　　ARNOLD：I wanted to set up this meeting with you to discuss a little proposal。　　MR.RAMIREZ：I'm glad when people have new ideas around here.Tell me about it。　　ARNOLD：It is about the staff meetings。　　You know how we have a staff meeting every Tuesday。　　MR.RAMIREZ：Yes。　　ARNOLD：Well， I have been thinking about it。　　And I believe we could do things more efficiently here。　　MR.RAMIREZ：What do you suggest？　　ARNOLD：The way it is now， the staff from all four branches get together once a week。　　We meet for one hour.But I think a lot of time is wasted in transportation。　　MR.RAMIREZ：You mean because people have to go across town to get here。　　ARNOLD：Yes.Some people spend half of the morning on the road。　　MR.RAMIREZ：That's true.But our staff meetings are very important， Arnold。　　I don't know how we can function without them。　　ARNOLD：I think they are important too。　　That's why I want people to have a better attitude about them。　　MR.RAMIREZ：I know a lot of people think the meetings aren't too useful。　　I'm aware of that。　　ARNOLD：Here's what I propose。　　I think we should meet once every two weeks， but meet for ninety minutes or more。　　MR.RAMIREZ：Well。　　ARNOLD：I also think the meetings should be more focused。　　And I would be willing to take responsibility for that。　　MR.RAMIREZ：You mean you want to run the meetings？　　ARNOLD：No， not really run them.But I could help organize them。　　I could discuss meeting topics with you， and then prepare a schedule for each meeting。　　I could then send an e-mail to all the staff to explain the coming meeting。　　This way the meetings would become more focused， and people would prepare better。　　MR.RAMIREZ：Hmm.But we would meet every two weeks。　　ARNOLD：I really think it would work。　　The meetings could be longer， and better organized。　　MR.RAMIREZ：I am not against the idea， Arnold。　　It may really be more efficient， as you say.I'll tell you what we can do。　　Why don't we try your proposal for a month， and see how it works。　　ARNOLD：Excellent.I would be happy to get started on it。　　MR.RAMIREZ：I will call the managers。　　Then tomorrow I'll tell you when we can schedule our first meeting in this “new style.”　　仑米先生：进来，阿诺。请坐。　　阿诺：早安。　　仑米先生：你要喝点什么吗？　　阿诺：不了，谢谢你。我才喝了两杯咖啡。　　仑米先生：所以，你是一个严重的咖啡爱好者。　　阿诺：是的，它让我持续前进。有时候我认为我有点上瘾。　　仑米先生：嗯，咖啡也不是一个坏事情。　　每个人都要有所喜好。　　像我，就是雪茄。你抽雪茄吗？　　阿诺：不，我尝试过。但我并不是一个吸烟爱好者。　　仑米先生：嗯，你想跟我说些什么呢？　　阿诺：我想借着这个会谈跟你讨论一个提案。　　仑米先生：我很高兴这里能有人提些新计划，告诉我是什么。　　阿诺：是有关公司重要干部的会议。　　你知道我们每个星期二的干部会议。　　仑米先生：是的。　　阿诺：嗯，我一直在想。　　我相信我们可以做得更有效率些。　　仑米先生：那你的建议是？　　阿诺：现在的方法是，四个分公司的干部每一周都会来这里一次。　　我们开会一小时，但我认为绝大部份的时间都浪费在交通上。　　仑米先生：你的意思是因为大家都要横越整个城市到这儿。　　阿诺：是的，有些人花了一个早上在路程上。　　仑米先生：没有错。但我们干部的会议是很重要的，阿诺。　　我不知道没有他们我们如何能运作。　　阿诺：我也认为他们很重要。