Criticizing an employee
A: Janet? You still have not given me those files I』ve asked you for.
B: I』m sorry, Mr. Myers. I』ve just been so busy today.
A: I really don』t want to hear your excuses, Janet. We』re running a busy office here. You』re going to have to keep up.
B: You』re right, sir. I apologize. I』ll get those files for you now.
批評僱員
A：詹妮特？我要的文件你還沒給我呢。
B：對不起，邁爾斯先生。我今天實在太忙了。
A：我根本不想聽你的藉口，詹妮特。我們這兒幹的就是忙事。你必須得跟上。
B：您說的對，先生。很抱歉。我這就給您拿文件。
Criticizing a smoker
A: John, I』ve asked you not to smoke in here! I don』t want to see you smoking in my office again.
B: I』m sorry, Ms. Fairbanks. I won』t let it happen again.
A: That』s what you said the last time! If you want to smoke, you』ll have to use your break time and go outside!
B: I understand, Ms. Fairbanks.
批評吸煙者
A：約翰，我告訴過你不要在這兒抽煙。我不容許你再在我辦公室抽煙了。
B：對不起，費爾班克斯女士。我再也不會了。
A：你上回就是這麼說的！如果你想抽煙，你必須用休息時間而且得到外邊去！
B：我明白，費爾班克斯女士。
(本文轉載自旺旺英語)
