时间:2018-12-18 作者:英语课 分类:2013年ESL之商务英语


英语课

Being Territorial 1 at Work


Andy: What are you doing? 


Sita: I’m running some numbers for the new project. 


Andy: I thought that was Delia’s turf. 


Sita: She’s usually the go-to person for this type of information, but I need this info right now. 


Andy: I’d be careful about stepping on Delia’s toes. She doesn’t take kindly 2 to people encroaching on her responsibilities. 


Sita: I know she can be territorial at times, but I’m sure if I explain to her why I’m getting this information right this minute, she’d understand. 


Andy: Okay, but don’t be surprised if she thinks you’re trying to gain control of her little fiefdom. She’s really entrenched 3 and she doesn’t like anyone muscling in. 


Sita: Do you really think she’ll misunderstand my motives 4


Andy: I wouldn’t take any chances. Hurry up and finish what you’re doing, cover your tracks, and get out. With any luck, she won’t think this is the beginning of a turf war. 


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 territorial
adj.领土的,领地的
  • The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
  • They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。
2 kindly
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
  • Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
  • A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
3 entrenched
adj.确立的,不容易改的(风俗习惯)
  • Television seems to be firmly entrenched as the number one medium for national advertising.电视看来要在全国广告媒介中牢固地占据头等位置。
  • If the enemy dares to attack us in these entrenched positions,we will make short work of them.如果敌人胆敢进攻我们固守的阵地,我们就消灭他们。
4 motives
n.动机,目的( motive的名词复数 )
  • to impeach sb's motives 怀疑某人的动机
  • His motives are unclear. 他的用意不明。
学英语单词
3-bromo-1-chlorpropene-1
3-Dichloromethylhydrochlorothiazide
aircraft catapult
allmountain
anchieta
autochthonous detritus
bacillus lethalis
bit parallel
bloc-vote
bus sectionalization
central difference formula
centre-axle trailer
cervical dilatation
cesium monoxide
chemical remanent magnetization
chilled water system with primary-secondary pump
class of telegram
closing the section
codexes
coherent processing system design
conchoidal fracture
cornicular
costosuperior
crassament
credulist
deep submergence system program
dermatocandidiasis
detection procedure
Diplopody
diprenorphine
dispersal flight
double-channel simplex
dystant
elementary row and column operation
Emolphor
entrechat six
epithelioid cell granuloma
fallout
fibre-reinforced composite
hard copy peripherals
heat supply pipeline
hemopoietic
hot-blast main
idea geometric form
in retrospect
intercept tape storage
Israelization
joody
ko toku gaku (japan)
leaf-cuttings
leg half forward
line dance
load-rate
marriage guidance counsellor
Massimo
mckimmie
milliad
moment
Mononychus olecranus
morvich
normal forest
north up
oleo damper
owlbear
papual eruption
periastron advance
practitioner
Presentation Manager
privatizing
ramose cancer
res inter alios acta
Saccharum arundinaceum
San Lorenzo
sea water bath
seismic regime
semicastrate
separately heated cathode
short-shunt
shuttlecrafts
siberian spruces
Southern Triangle
Spanish Sahara
sterochemistry
Sun Solaris
superficial fascia
tammies
tangential force variation
the po
third-degree price discrimination
title of statement
to the nth power
toroidal repeatingcoil
tritriacontanoic
tushar
unpitted fruit
Upper Cretaceous
venae spinales
ventral bridge
waggies
wait subroutine call
whaey
wick feed tray