《管理英语4》Unit 5 Listening and Speaking 2
导语
我是Steven，前些天人力找我聊了绩效，今天是直属的公司经理约谈，好紧张，希望我这段时间的工作令他满意。
我和公司经理交流个人绩效考核的问题。
对话演练
(Steve comes to see Fay, the company manager, for his performance results.)
（史蒂夫来找公司经理费谈自己考核结果的事。）
Fay：Well, let's talk about your performance evaluation. You are very enthusiastic and we appreciate that, but sometimes you can be a bit over-the-top.
费：嗯，让我们来说说你的绩效考核。你有工作热情，我们很欣赏，但有时你过于活跃。
Steve：Over-the-top? You mean …
史蒂夫：过于活跃？你的意思是……
Fay：Well, sometimes your co-workers feel that you are too loud, or you tell inappropriate jokes during office hours.
费：嗯，有时你的同事感觉你嗓门太大，或者是你会在工作时间开不恰当的玩笑。
Steve：OK … I guess I can try to tone it down.
史蒂夫：好吧……以后我小点声。
Fay：I would recommend that you work on following through with projects. You have a lot of good ideas and you start quite a few different projects, but many times you don't follow through.
费：我建议对每项工作都能善始善终。你有很多好想法，也创立了好些不同的项目，但许多时候你没有坚持到底。
Steve：Oh, yes.
史蒂夫：噢，是的。
Fay：Then all these ideas are just fl oating around but nothing is really getting done.
费：于是，所有的设想都停留在表面，没有一项得到真正落实。
Steve：But I'm more of an idea person. I come up with concepts and start them, but the legwork is really not my style.
史蒂夫：但我本身是个更适合出主意的人。我会提出想法，使它们开始实施，但跑腿的工作我并不擅长。
Fay： Honestly Steve, you have a lot of talent, but if you don't complete tasks, then you won't get promoted.
费：老实说，史蒂夫，你很有天赋，但如果你不能踏踏实实地完成工作，你就不会升职。
Steve：Well, thanks for the advice. I'll try to work on that.
史蒂夫：好吧，谢谢你的建议。我会试着改进。
Fay：Again, I can't stress enough how grateful we are for all the work you do. Overall, you are a quality employee and we're glad to have you.
费：再说一次，我非常感谢你所做的一切工作。总的来说，你是一个很棒的员工，我们很高兴你在这里工作。
Steve：Thanks for saying that, Fay. I appreciate it.
史蒂夫：谢谢你这么说，费。非常感谢。
Fay：Sure. Thanks for stopping by and we'll do performance evaluation again in six months.
费：当然。谢谢你前来，我们会在六个月后进行下一次绩效评估。
Steve：See you then!
史蒂夫：到时再见！
Useful Expressions
• Rephrase what was said
Over-the-top? You mean …
I'd like to correct one thing that it is not the updated.
I think it might be more accurate to say that you have only two days left.
• Explain details
Well, sometimes your co-workers feel that you are too loud, …
It means that this major investment in retail development can finally get under way.
What I've said is that I'm prepared to start dealing with that in a serious way.
Check it Out
间接引语
Sometimes your co-workers feel that you are too loud. 有时你的同事们认为你太吵了。
• 间接引语并非由主语直接叙述出来，而是通过第三人转述。实际上，间接引语大都 是宾语从句，当直接引语为陈述句、疑问句、祈使句，在被转换成间接引语时，句子的结构、人称、时态、时间状语和地点状语等都要发生相应改变。例如：
He explained, “I want to ask for a leave.” （直接引语句）
He explained that he wanted to ask for a leave. （间接引语句）
She asked, “Can I go with him?” （直接引语句）
She asked if she could go with him. （间接引语句）
He shouted, “Don't come over here!” （直接引语句）
He asked me not to go over there. （间接引语句）
Workplace Tip
Performance or Employee Appraisals（绩效考核或员工考核）
Reviews of employee performance taken within an organization are known as performance or employee appraisals. They aim at analyzing employee performance, identifying his potential（潜能）and his weaknesses（弱点）, in order to determine employee training needs. Decisions about salary revision（薪金调整）and promotion of employees are also a part of performance appraisals.
