金融英语综合辅导：MakingSuggestionsToTheBoss（1）

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　　MR. RAMIREZ： Come in， Arnold. Have a seat.
2 `  U3 k( Y; V0 i: }9 y, w　　ARNOLD： Good morning.
/ }$ i' C2 b- @/ D0 x　　MR. RAMIREZ： Would you like something to drink？
　　ARNOLD： No， thank you. I just had two cups of coffee at my desk.
+ ]2 ]( `1 n- ~  ?" D9 U0 @3 ~1 j# i　　MR. RAMIREZ： So， you're a serious coffee drinker.
5 o% ?$ E1 |2 i+ Y4 b　　ARNOLD： Yes， it keeps me going. Sometimes I think I'm addicted.
　　MR. RAMIREZ： Well， coffee isn't such a bad thing.
9 w5 Z9 U1 s$ c' E! h3 y　　Everyone has to have something.
% V7 i1 c8 ?+ K　　For me， it's cigars. Are you a cigar smoker？
0 u" R* H% @+ N/ c9 R% h7 X  b　　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.
% Z0 _7 C' P: d! Z6 U　　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.
5 l4 d. o) H; [0 O3 X" h$ y　　ARNOLD： Well， I have been thinking about it.
& [1 A9 t: y9 l: i　　And I believe we could do things more efficiently here.
8 y, O7 d1 b2 Y2 g- x6 s5 [　　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.
$ v8 s$ |0 d$ G6 Z3 v5 A% u0 |* s　　ARNOLD： Yes. Some people spend half of the morning on the road.
( {' S- s  w7 x/ @+ W% s) a　　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.
* H! F# n% N; g. ^　　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.
. g# n3 w; _2 U　　ARNOLD： Here's what I propose.
5 A+ o1 E. S# z) e　　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？
4 n: E0 x3 o! R4 }2 ^& `　　ARNOLD： No， not really run them. But I could help organize them.
* a1 I9 I3 A- r2 ?  q! p　　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.
1 O0 B  `5 j: f, c9 ~( z　　This way the meetings would become more focused， and people would prepare better.
) c  H' y. N  s  ^; R　　MR. RAMIREZ： Hmm. But we would meet every two weeks.
　　ARNOLD： I really think it would work.
  X. o. D' w1 g2 v　　The meetings could be longer， and better organized.
　　MR. RAMIREZ： I am not against the idea， Arnold.
# @- ^6 q! a; W6 I, v) J6 J　　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.
$ ^& |$ h$ E# _# p* q# \- Q9 p　　ARNOLD： Excellent. I would be happy to get started on it.
+ W. q" E4 V4 w; `8 H- x% q5 g　　MR. RAMIREZ： I will call the managers.
8 |. H* }7 S7 M! P- o; y　　Then tomorrow I'll tell you when we can schedule our first meeting in this “new style