EP 0105The Office

Job Well Done

A

And so, that concludes my outline for our marketing strategy next year. Thank you very much for your time.

B

Hey, that was quite the presentation! Honestly, I was completely blown away by your strategy out- ’ line. I ve gotta say, Alex, you really wowed me today. ’

A

Aw, come on; it was nothing. I m just doing my job.

B

No, I think you deserve some recognition here; I mean, if I look back on your previous presentations, this is a huge improvement.

A

Well, Kristin did give me a hand with the slides. ’ She s a real wiz on PowerPoint.

B

And I saw that you took on board my feedback about pricing strategies. I really appreciate you taking the time to think though my suggestions.

A

Yeah, well, that was some good advice. You made some really good points.

B

Well, I just wanted to say well done. Really you did a great job.

核心词汇

quite the (noun)phrase

used to say it was good

presentationcommon noun, singular

speech, demo, a meeting where you present something

honestlyGeneral Adverb

to tell the truth, frankly speaking

blow (someone) awayverb

impressed by

wow (someone)verb

amaze, impress

it was nothingphrase

use to show humbleness

deserveverb

are entitled to

recognitioncommon noun, nonvariable

praises, credit

look back onverb

recall the past

improvementcommon noun, singular

advance, progress

give someone a handphrase

help someone

wizcommon noun, singular

genius

take on boardverb

adopt

feedbackcommon noun, nonvariable

other people’s opinions

think thoughverb

to carefully consider and think about it

well donephrase

good job

拓展词汇

constructive criticismcommon noun, nonvariable

suggestions for improvement

recognizeverb

to publicity give special attention to someone for doing a good job

praisecommon noun, nonvariable

the action of saying a person did a good job

encourageverb

make someone confident; help them do better

give creditphrase

praise given to someone for doing a good job