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从讲出工作量、请领导排顺序,到把期限往后推,10 个单词照对话顺序走一遍
新任务进来时,第一件事是讲清楚手头现在有什么。bandwidth 指你还剩多少时间与心力,是美式职场口语最常用来讲这件事的词。
| bandwidth | capacity | |
|---|---|---|
| 讲谁 | 你自己一个人 | 一个团队或部门 |
| 讲什么 | 还剩多少时间与心力 | 能承接的工作总量 |
| 常用句 | I don’t have the bandwidth. | The team is at capacity. |
on my plate 指手头已经有的工作,plate 前面固定用 on,说 I have three deadlines on my plate this week。
| I don’t have the bandwidth to take this on right now. | 我现在没有余力接这件。 |
| I’ve got a lot on my plate this week. | 我这周手头的事很多。 |
| My team is at capacity through Friday. | 我们组到周五都没有多余人力。 |
| Can I walk you through what’s already on my plate? | 我把手头的东西跟你过一遍好吗? |
| Here’s everything that’s due this week. | 这是这周要交的全部。 |
把新任务和手头的旧任务放在一起,请对方决定先做哪一个,动词用 prioritize。
trade-off 是取舍。接了新的,旧的就会往后延,把这个交换讲出来,让领导决定要哪一个。
| 模糊 | 中文 | 具体 | 中文 |
|---|---|---|---|
| I’m too busy. | 我太忙了 | Can you help me prioritize between these two? | 可以帮我排一下这两件的先后吗? |
| I’ll try. | 我尽量 | If I take this on, the report moves to next week. | 如果我接这件,报告就要延到下周。 |
| Maybe. | 再看看 | What’s the trade-off you’re okay with? | 你可以接受的取舍是什么? |
| It’s a lot. | 这也太多了吧 | Which one do you want first? | 你要我先做哪一件? |
push back 后面接期限,就是把期限往后推。
extension 是延期,动词搭配 ask for,说 ask for a two-day extension。
turnaround 是完成一件事需要的时间,说 a 48-hour turnaround。
| Can we push the deadline back to Friday? | 期限可以往后推到周五吗? |
| I’d like to ask for a two-day extension. | 我想申请延两天。 |
| This report normally takes a 48-hour turnaround. | 这份报告通常要两天才做得完。 |
| Is there any flexibility on the due date? | 交付日期有调整的空间吗? |
| I’ll need two more days to get it right. | 我需要再两天才能做好。 |
take on 是承接新任务,说 I can’t take on another project this month。
decline 偏正式,用在写给不熟的对接人的 email。美式口语在会议或 Teams 消息上更常用 pass。
| I’m not able to take this on this month. | 我这个月没办法接这件。 |
| I’m going to have to pass on this one. | 这件我得婉拒(口头)。 |
| We’ll have to decline this request for now. | 这个需求我们目前无法承接(书面)。 |
| I’d have to push back on the timeline. | 时间安排这点我得提出不同意见。 |
| Can we revisit this after the launch? | 上线之后我们再谈这件好吗? |
realistically 放在句首,先讲实际情况,再给一个做得到的时间点。
| Realistically, I can get it to you by Friday. | 实际来说,我周五可以给你。 |
| I can start on it Thursday at the earliest. | 我最快周四可以开始。 |
| I can give you a rough draft now and the full version next week. | 我可以先给草稿,完整版下周给。 |
| Let me confirm the timeline and get back to you today. | 我确认一下时间安排,今天回复你。 |
| 单词 | 词性 | 中文 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bandwidth | n. | 可投入的时间与心力 | I don’t have the bandwidth to take this on right now. |
| on one’s plate | phr. | 手头已有的工作量 | I’ve got three deadlines on my plate this week. |
| prioritize | v. | 排定优先级 | Can you help me prioritize between these two? |
| trade-off | n. | 取舍 | The trade-off is that the report moves to next week. |
| push back | phr. v. | 把期限往后推 | Can we push the deadline back to Friday? |
| extension | n. | 延期 | I asked my manager for a two-day extension. |
| turnaround | n. | 完成所需时间 | This report normally takes a 48-hour turnaround. |
| take on | phr. v. | 承接(新任务) | I can’t take on another project this month. |
| decline | v. | 婉拒 | We’ll have to decline this request for now. |
| realistically | adv. | 实际来说 | Realistically, I can get it to you by Friday. |
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