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

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　　MR. RAMIREZ： Come in， Arnold. Have a seat.
　　ARNOLD： Good morning.
4 k0 k! O8 \7 @　　MR. RAMIREZ： Would you like something to drink？
  |" _: c3 b' k- o7 w* L　　ARNOLD： No， thank you. I just had two cups of coffee at my desk.
　　MR. RAMIREZ： So， you're a serious coffee drinker.
9 B- h7 Z  O. X- Z! c　　ARNOLD： Yes， it keeps me going. Sometimes I think I'm addicted.
/ }" G: f6 @* G  T0 _9 S　　MR. RAMIREZ： Well， coffee isn't such a bad thing.
  @+ ^9 V' `' m　　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.
; V0 p; k: n% K. {6 ~) `+ G3 c" p　　MR. RAMIREZ： Well， what would you like to talk to me about？
- l6 ]* U% I$ R5 }　　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.
; A8 c( c8 T& u: Y( b/ _! }1 ]　　ARNOLD： It is about the staff meetings.
) m3 m0 r; D7 V" P# K2 Q　　You know how we have a staff meeting every Tuesday.
& a+ x: O/ Z, p' y4 w" w　　MR. RAMIREZ： Yes.
  @3 E3 p6 L3 N9 ^- n2 }# u$ J( j0 c　　ARNOLD： Well， I have been thinking about it.
8 x( n$ L' u/ l& o- A0 C4 l　　And I believe we could do things more efficiently here.
* {0 Y5 @2 |  Q　　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.
! j, {5 J* ?! G4 Z+ M8 O: Z　　MR. RAMIREZ： You mean because people have to go across town to get here.
  p- o$ ?- U" k8 X# N  R) i  g) c' W　　ARNOLD： Yes. Some people spend half of the morning on the road.
- Y% O5 U: e" G2 A+ i6 v4 K　　MR. RAMIREZ： That's true. But our staff meetings are very important， Arnold.
　　I don't know how we can function without them.
; S1 [9 E; R; _　　ARNOLD： I think they are important too.
  A: `3 G" I- s- d0 [* u/ i8 p　　That's why I want people to have a better attitude about them.
6 t1 L3 k/ W7 ^3 Q" E+ o/ f　　MR. RAMIREZ： I know a lot of people think the meetings aren't too useful.
5 Z- G$ Z8 Q; W8 c2 @! U+ q　　I'm aware of that.
7 l# A9 o  p; W/ u4 G3 E% p" Q　　ARNOLD： Here's what I propose.
　　I think we should meet once every two weeks， but meet for ninety minutes or more.
$ g& u! P: e' c: |3 Z0 v　　MR. RAMIREZ： Well.
2 v$ j: g& w( K, T; J3 ~: P, H　　ARNOLD： I also think the meetings should be more focused.
+ j5 Y. ]& G5 L; l( t3 E　　And I would be willing to take responsibility for that.
* V/ e- k7 I2 I) S' Q　　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.
! `1 I% W5 `8 O/ B# V8 R5 o　　This way the meetings would become more focused， and people would prepare better.
　　MR. RAMIREZ： Hmm. But we would meet every two weeks.
9 J# Z) w' ~: }$ U　　ARNOLD： I really think it would work.
/ `' M' N- |& S* m( O7 U3 k+ ~　　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.
/ `( _2 ~2 G% F0 j) q! V' d9 T6 O　　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.
. `! N: o+ }" u% }( B　　MR. RAMIREZ： I will call the managers.
　　Then tomorrow I'll tell you when we can schedule our first meeting in this “new style