2014年ESL之商务英语 21 Dealing with Bureaucracy
时间：2018-12-03 作者：英语课 分类：2014年ESL之商务英语
Jogi: I knew when we got this government contract that it would be a two- edged sword.
Deborah: How so?
Jogi: I’m grateful for the work, but having to jump through hoops 2 of the government’s bureaucracy has me pulling my hair out.
Deborah: What’s wrong now?
Jogi: You know that all of our documents have to be submitted in triplicate. I anticipated that and had done everything to the letter, or so I thought.
Deborah: I know. I helped you prepare those documents. What’s the problem?
Jogi: The documents were sent back to us because they say we didn’t follow some of the reporting regulations. But the verbiage 3 in the regulations is so convoluted 4 that I had to interpret them to the best of my ability. I thought I had done everything right.
Deborah: Didn’t they tell you what they thought was done wrong when they returned the documents?
Jogi: All I got was a form letter with no specifics.
Deborah: I suggest calling the office responsible for reviewing the documents and asking someone there.
Jogi: You don’t think I’ve tried? Every time I think I have the right department and leave a voicemail message, either I don’t hear back or I get palmed off on another office. I can’t get a straight answer to any of my questions. I never expected this much red tape.
Deborah: So I see what you mean about that two-edged sword.
Jogi: I can think of one good use for that sword right now – to put me out of my misery 5!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
- a barrel bound with iron hoops 用铁箍箍紧的桶
- Hoops in Paris were wider this season and skirts were shorter. 在巴黎，这个季节的裙圈比较宽大，裙裾却短一些。 来自飘（部分）
- Stripped of their pretentious verbiage,his statements come dangerously close to inviting racial hatred.抛开那些夸大其词的冗词赘语不论，他的言论有挑起种族仇恨的危险。
- Even in little 140-character bites,that's a lot of verbiage.即使限制在一条140个字也有很大一部分是废话。
- The snake slithered through a convoluted path.蛇在羊肠小道上爬行。
- The policy is so convoluted even college presidents are confused.这项政策太令人费解，甚至连大学校长们也是一头雾水。