Una riunione che si allunga (A meeting that runs late)
QCER B210 battute
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Puoi ascoltarla quante volte vuoi. Non c'è limite e non fa punteggio.
Domande
Si risponde ascoltando. Se sbagli, ti diciamo in che momento si trova.
What do they finally agree to offer the client?
Part of the order on the fifteenth — Lei propone di consegnare una parte e lui accetta: we could send the first forty units. Il 22 era la proposta precedente, per l'ordine intero.
She defends the fifteenth because she thinks it is realistic.
False — Neither am I, to be honest: neanche lei ci crede. Lo difende perché il cliente ha già quella data per iscritto.
He could commit to the ___ if the materials arrive next week.
twenty-second — The twenty-second, and only if the materials arrive next week. La condizione fa parte della risposta.
Why does she want to call the client today?
So they hear it from her first — Before they hear it from someone else: vuole essere lei a dare la notizia per prima.
He asks her to confirm the agreement in writing.
True — And please put it in writing afterwards. That's how we got here: il pasticcio è nato da una mail non verificata.
They can send the first ___ units on time.
forty — We could send the first forty units, yes.
Parole che forse non conosci
- to commit toimpegnarsi a
- it won't go down wellnon sarà preso bene
- Point takenHai ragione, ne prendo atto
- to copy someone inmettere qualcuno in copia
Vedere la trascrizione
Aprila quando ci hai già provato: leggerla prima trasforma questo in una lettura.
A Before we finish, can we go back to the delivery date? I'm not comfortable promising the fifteenth.
B Neither am I, to be honest, but that's the date the client already has in writing.
A Then someone sent that email before we'd checked with the workshop.
B That's fair. What would you commit to?
A The twenty-second, and only if the materials arrive next week.
B A week late will not go down well. Could we deliver part of it on the fifteenth?
A We could send the first forty units, yes. That's realistic.
B Then I'll call them today and offer exactly that, before they hear it from someone else.
A And please put it in writing afterwards. That's how we got here.
B Point taken. I'll copy you in.