原汁原味商務英語播客第131課:處理危機之向前發展

This Business English Pod lesson is the final part in our series on handling a crisis. We'll see how to start moving forward after the first phase of a crisis has passed. 今天的商務英語播客是有關處理危機問題的最後一集。我們將要看到的是度過危機的第一階段後將要局勢如何進行。

A crisis is a stressful situation. People are under pressure and meetings or conversations can be tense. But if everyone maintains the same goal, and a good leader gives direction to a group, a crisis can be overcome. And overcoming a crisis means talking about how to move forward. 一場危機是很緊張的局面。壓力下人們在開會的時候和交談時會顯得很緊張。但是如果每個人和堅持着一個目標，再加上有更正確的領導，那麼可以坦然解決危機。克服一場危機意味着談論如何向前發展。

In our last episode, we heard a conference call, as the team of Frank, Mike, Sandy, Monika, and Simone re-evaluated the situation and tried to gain some perspective. They talked about how the crisis has been handled, and things became a little tense, especially between Simone and Mike. 在上一集中，我們聽到了會議電話，團隊中的弗蘭克，麥克，山迪，莫妮卡和西蒙在重新評估局勢，並且試着重新審視狀況。他們談論瞭如何處理那場危機，事態變得有些緊張，特別是在西蒙和麥克之間。

In this episode, we'll continue with that conference call. Mike and Simone continue to disagree, while Sandy and Monika try to support Mike, and Frank tries to take control of the situation. Let's listen as they figure out how to move forward at this stage of the crisis. 在這一集中，我們將繼續聽到電話會議。麥克和西蒙繼續持爭執。來聽在這個處理危機的節骨眼上他們是怎麼樣解決問題讓事態有所發展的吧。

Listening Questions

1. What does Sandy say about the company's history?

2. According to Monika, what are the local people worried about?

3. What does Frank think about the group of people?