Correcting Misunderstandings at Work

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Correcting Misunderstandings at Work

 
I work in our company’s Toledo office and I was meeting with my counterpart in our Raleigh office. I was trying to explain to her our new proposal to make some changes in the corporate structure. But, it wasn’t going very well.

A: So, with the new plan, the managers would report directly to the CEO?

B: That’s not quite right. The local managers would report to the regional managers, and the regional managers would be supervised by the COO. That would give the COO more oversight than he has now.

A: You’re saying, then, that the managers aren’t being well supervised now?

B: No, that’s not what I meant. We were actually thinking that the new plan would free up the CEO to work on attracting new business.

A: So, you think that the problem is with the CEO. He’s not doing his job.

B: No, that’s not it at all. What I’m trying to say is that we need this new plan because our office has expanded so much in the past year.

A: Well, I don’t really agree with you. I think that both the CEO and COO are doing a fine job now.

B: I think we may have our wires crossed. Let’s set up a meeting for next week to talk more about it.

A: Okay. That’s fine with me

counterpart    نظير - مثيل (له نفس المهنة في مكان اخر)
 
proposal: offer: plan    عرض - خطة
 
corporate structure: company organization    ادارة الشركة (الهيكل التنظيمي للشركة)
 
it wasn’t going very well    لم تكن جيدة جدا (متوسطة)

report directly to    يبعث تقرير مباشر لــــ

CEO: chief executive officer    غالبا يكون رئيس الشركة
 
That’s not quite right : it means you made a mistake

    ليس صحيحا بشكل كامل (هناك خطأ)
 
local    محلي
 
regional    اقليمي
 
supervised    يشرف عليه
 
COO: chief operating officer    اعلي شخص و لكن بعد رئيس اشركة
 
oversight: more control    مراقبة 
 
that’s not what I meant    هذا ليس ما اعنيه
 
We were actually thinking: its means you made a mistake here is what is right    كنا بالفعل نفكر ان (لقول الشيء الصحيح بدلا من الخطأ)
 
attracting    جذاب - مغري
 
that’s not it:you are wrong    طريقة مهذبة لاخبار شخص انه خاطيء
 
What I’m trying to say is    هذا هو الصحيح
 
have our wires crossed    مختلفين في الرأي ( لا نفهم بعضنا)
 
That’s fine with me    هذا مناسب

 

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A Bad Boss

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A Bad Boss

A: I wonder how much longer we’ll have to put up with Dennis. He is the most incompetent boss I’ve ever worked for.
B: He’s not that bad, is he? I don’t have much contact with him.
B: Are you kidding? He’s always sleeping on the job. The other day, he was supposed to keep an eye on the supervisors visiting from Salt Lake City. Instead, I heard that he went to a baseball game and the supervisors ended up stranded at the downtown office.

B: It’s hard to believe that he’d fall down on the job like that.
B: It’s not only that. He’s always passing the buck. Every time something goes wrong at the factory, he blames everyone but himself.

B: If he’s as bad as you say he is, he must be on his way out. But, you know what they say: “Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t.”
A: Yeah, I know, but I’m willing to take my chances

 

 

 how much longer: how much more time    كم من الوقت الاضافي

put up with: tolerate    يتحمل - يصبر علي


incompetent     غير كفء - غير مؤهل


He is the most incompetent boss I’ve ever worked for
   
contact with    علي علاقة بـــ - علي اتصال بـــــــ


   باللغة العامية (معرفوش اوي)I don’t have much contact with him   


Are you kidding?    هل تمزح


sleeping on the job    لا يفعل ما هو مطلوب منه (لا تعني النوم في العمل)


keep an eye on: watch    يراقب - يلاحظ


ended up: resulting    ينتج عنه


stranded :to left withp    يرحل بدون مواصلات


fall down on the job: sleeping on the job    لا يفعل ما هو مطلوب منه


It’s not only that    ليس فقط ذلك


passing the buck     يحمل شخص مسئولية شيء خاطيء


blames    يلوم


but : except    ما عدا


must be on his way out: leaving soon    لابد ان يرحل قريبا


you know what they say:    تعرف ما يقولونه


Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t  عدو تعرفه خير من حليف لا تعرفه   


take my chances: risk    يجازف

 

Asking for Clarification in a Business Meeting

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Asking for Clarification in a Business Meeting

I was negotiating a contract with a new business partner, and we had a meeting to clarify the terms.

A: If I understand the terms correctly , the length of the contract would be one year with a one-year option. Is that correct?

B: Do you mean the contract for equipment rental or the one for training?

A: I was under the impression that both contracts had the same terms.

B: Yes and no. Let me see if I can clarify that. The terms are the same except that the contract for training has a clause that allows for the cancellation after the first six months.

A: Could you elaborate on that?

B: Sure. What I mean is that either side could cancel the training contract after the six months as long as it's in writing.

A: Let me see if I have that right. This contract is for six months of training, but if it isn't cancelled, continues for another six months. Is that right?

B: Yes, that's right.

A: Okay, that's clear enough. Let's move on to the other terms

 

negotiating a contract     يتفق علي عقد

clarify the terms    توضيح البنود

If I understand the terms correctly    اذا كان فهمي للبنود صحيحا

the length of the contract    مدة العقد

with a one-year option    قابلية تجديده سنة اخري بعد انتهائه

I was under the impression that     ما فهمته هو....

Let me see if     دعني اري اذا ما كان

clause    بند -شرط (مختلف عن باقي الشروط)

cancellation    الغاء

elaborate    يعطي تفاصيل اكثر عن-يشرح-يوضح

Could you elaborate on that?    ممكن ان تخبرني اكثر عن

What I mean is that     طريقة لتقديم شرح شيء ما

in writing    مكتوب

that's clear enough    انه واضح بما يكفي

Let's move on to the other terms     دعنا ننتقل للبند الاخر

فلاش يقيس مستواك في اللغة الانجليزية

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فلاش  يقيس مستواك في اللغة الانجليزية

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

أقل مايمكن أن يقال فى هذا الفلاش أنه رائع جدا ..
يختبر قدرتك في اللغه الانجليزيه والأروع من ذلك انه في حال الاخطاء يمكن إعاده الأختبار ..

وتستطيع من خلاله ان تتعلم من خلال الاختبار بالدخول إلى درس معين تحس بالضعف فيه
 
يقيس مستواك في اللغة الانجليزية  

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