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开大会，筹备忙 英语角AJune: And to get everyone back on time after lunchMartin had a great idea.Mrs. Davis: Which was?June: For every minute past 2:00 p.m. that the lastperson takes to arrive back from lunch, we telleveryone that the afternoon break will be shortenedby that time.Hannah: Wow, great idea. No one will want to be responsiblefor making everyone elses break shorter.June: And theres more. If everyone gets back on timefrom both lunch breaks, then we will 1)hold adraw with everyones name and the person pickedwill get an extra half-day vacation to use during the2)upcoming year.Martin: I already 3)checked with the HR department andthey said it can be approved.Mrs. Davis: I really like it, not only is there a punishment ofsorts, there is a 4)reward too. Good work! Hannahwhy dont you tell them about lunch?BHannah explains the lunch buffet ideaJune: That sounds like a great way to make sureeveryones tastes and 5)dietary needs are met.Martin: Im looking forward to it already!Mrs. Davis: So now that leaves only how to communicate all ofthis.June: I think an email is a good start, but not just text. Iwould like to use some color, some 6)graphicsand some design to promote this in an excitingway.Hannah: I agree and it is similar to my suggestion in ourgroup.Martin: Weve discussed highlighting how the new trainingschedule is overall less tiring since it still gives oneday off instead of effectively “working” 12 daysstraight.CJune: Right, not only that, but for those who regularlyhave family, shopping or activity time on theirweekends, this new schedule minimizes the impacton those things.Hannah: Actually when you put it like that, I guess i cansee how this might be a better way to go.June: Well if weve managed to get you on board withthat, were well on our way!Hannah: And if we can keep Martin conscious for the entireday, it will be a real home-run!Everyone laughsMrs Davis:So Hannah why dont you and June work on themock-up and Martin would you please prepare thcontent as some text will be required.Martin: My pleasure.Mrs. Davis:Thank you all for proving just how productiveteamwork can be when everyone contributes andpulls together.A琼： 还有午饭之后让大家归队，马丁有个很棒的主意。戴维斯女士： 是什么？琼： 我们告诉大家吃完午饭务必在两点之前归队，回来的人每超出一分钟，下午的休息时间就要相应减少一分钟。汉 娜： 喔，好主意。没有人愿意为别人休息时间的减少承担责任。琼： 还有啊，如果所有人都能两次午饭休息按时归队，我们会把大家的名字放在一起抽签，抽出来的同事会在来年多享有半天的假期。马 丁： 我已经和人力资源部核实过了，他们说这种做法可以通过。戴维斯女士： 我很欣赏这个方案，赏罚分明。干得好！汉娜你为什么不和他们谈谈午饭？B汉娜解释自助午餐的想法琼： 这办法很出色，可以保证每个人的口味和饮食的要求都得到满足。马 丁： 我已经很期待了！戴维斯女士： 那现在就差如何把这些计划通知给大家了。琼： 我觉得写封邮件作为良好的开端，但不是只有文本。我倾向用些颜色、图表和设计改善一下，这样看起来振奋人心。汉 娜： 我同意，在我们组，我也有类似的建议。马 丁： 我们讨论到要突出新培训日程的一个优势：它总体上不会让人很累，因为安排了一天休息，而不是12天都连续高效“工作”。C琼： 没错儿，不仅如此，对于那些常常在周末安排家庭聚会、逛街和（或）其他活动的人，这个新的日程把对这些活动的影响降到最低了。汉 娜： 实际上你一说到这么安排，我就能想到它会进展良好。琼： 嗯，如果我们能得到你的支持，我们会一切顺利的！汉 娜： 而且如果我们能让马丁一整天都保持清醒，那我们就大获全胜了！（所有人都笑了）戴维斯女士： 那汉娜和琼，你们去做一下通知的样板怎么样？还有马丁，因为要求一些正文，你愿意去准备一下文本内容吗？马 丁： 十分乐意。戴维斯女士： 谢谢大家，你们证实了当大家一起奉献、齐心协力时，团队合作是多么的富有成效！好用句on board 支持的，赞同的，合作的on board是一个多义短语，它最常用的意 思 是 “ 在 （ 船 、 飞 机 等 交 通 工具）上”，但在本文的语境下，它具有“支持的，赞同的，合作的”意思。英文释义为：in agreement with；fullysupporting。例如：get someone onboard就是“得到某人的支持、赞成或同意”。A: If we cant get our manageron board, well never sign anagreement with that client.如果我们的经理不同意，我们就不可能与那个客户达成协议。B: Then youll lose that client.然后你就会失去那个客户。A: Right. So I am really being put in adifficult position.对。所以我真的是处于两难境地。B: I see. Well, talk to your managerand try your best to get him on board.我明白