協作與文化差異英語對話

對話原文與翻譯

每句先給英文原句，下面一行是中文翻譯。想練口說時把譯文遮住，跟著音訊一句句複述。

1. Tom 0:00

   Our team likes blunt feedback, but the new designer looked shocked after yesterday's review.

   我們團隊習慣直白回饋，但昨天評審後那位新設計師看起來很受衝擊。

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2. Emma 0:05

   Was the feedback inaccurate, or did the delivery feel normal to you but harsh to her?

   回饋內容是不準確，還是對你來說正常的說法，對她卻太刺耳？

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3. Tom 0:11

   Probably the delivery, because people jumped straight to flaws in the name of efficiency.

   應該是說法問題，大家為了效率直接跳到缺點。

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4. Emma 0:16

   Efficiency can still feel personal when nobody frames the goal or acknowledges what already works.

   就算講效率，若沒先框定目標、也沒承認已經做對的地方，聽起來還是會很針對人。

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5. Tom 0:23

   I used to think softening comments would waste time and blur the main issue.

   我以前一直覺得把話修飾太多會浪費時間、模糊重點。

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6. Emma 0:28

   Sometimes it can, but without context, directness may sound like rejection rather than precision.

   有時確實會，但沒有脈絡時，直接反而像否定而不是精準。

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7. Tom 0:36

   She later said she couldn't tell whether the comments meant the concept was weak or she was.

   她後來說，她分不清那些評論是在說概念不好，還是在說她不行。

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8. Emma 0:41

   That suggests a framing problem rather than a need to abandon honest critique altogether.

   這顯示是框架問題，不代表要放棄誠實批評本身。

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9. Tom 0:47

   So maybe we need a rule that each review starts with the goal before moving to gaps.

   所以也許我們需要一條規則：每次評審先講目標，再談落差。

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10. Emma 0:52

    That would help, and one evidence-based strength could also show the work isn't being dismissed wholesale.

    這會有幫助，再加上一個有根據的優點，也能讓人知道作品不是被整體否定。

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11. Tom 0:59

    I'm wary of forced praise, because people can smell fake positivity very quickly.

    我很怕硬擠出稱讚，大家一下就聞得出來是假的正能量。

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12. Emma 1:05

    Then keep it concrete, and name one part that works plus one part that needs revision.

    那就保持具體：指出一個做得好、再指出一個需要修改。

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13. Tom 1:11

    If we explain the review style and add that structure, the new designer would probably adapt faster.

    如果先說明評審風格，再加上這個結構，新設計師大概會更快適應。

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14. Emma 1:17

    And the team might write better comments too, because speed would stop excusing ambiguity.

    團隊的評論品質也可能變好，因為「求快」就不能再當成模糊表達的藉口。

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15. Tom 1:23

    I'll raise it as a process issue instead of describing her as too sensitive for the culture.

    我會把這當流程議題提出，而不是把她描述成不適應文化、太敏感。

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16. Emma 1:28

    Good, because that framing protects standards while admitting the culture may need translation.

    很好，這種說法既守住標準，也承認文化可能需要「翻譯」才能對齊。

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從本篇對話中挑出的實義詞，依它們在全部 500 篇對話裡出現的等級排序（越靠後等級出現的越優先）。已排除虛詞、專有名詞與數詞。

• likes /laɪks/ verb

  喜歡；贊同

• blunt /blʌnt/ adjective

  直率的；鈍的

• shocked /ʃɑkt/ adjective

  震驚的

• inaccurate /ɪnˈækjərət/ adjective

  不準確的

• flaws /flɔz/ noun

  缺點；瑕疵

• frames /freɪmz/ noun

  多個框架或邊框

• acknowledges /ækˈnɑlɪdʒɪz/ verb

  承認；確認（第三人稱單數）

• softening /ˈsɔfənɪŋ/ verb/noun

  軟化；緩和

• directness /dəˈrɛktnəs/ noun

  直率；直接

• abandon /əˈbændən/ verb

  放棄；遺棄；拋棄

• critique /krɪˈtik/ noun

  評論；評析

• altogether /ˌɔltəˈɡɛðər/ adverb

  完全；總共；總而言之

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