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. Emma 0:00

   The office wants one standard lunch order because it is cheaper, but it leaves Maya with almost nothing she can eat.

   辦公室想用單一午餐套餐省錢，但 Maya 幾乎沒有東西可吃。

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2. Tom 0:07

   So the efficient option works for most people while quietly excluding one important need.

   所以這個高效率方案雖然對多數人有效，卻悄悄排除了某個重要需求。

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3. Emma 0:13

   Exactly, and some colleagues say special cases make group planning too expensive and complicated.

   沒錯，而且有些同事說特例會讓團體安排太貴、太複雜。

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4. Tom 0:20

   Do they realize her restriction is serious, or do they still treat it like an ordinary preference?

   他們知道她的限制很嚴重嗎？還是仍把它當一般口味偏好？

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5. Emma 0:25

   They know, but because she stays calm about it, people keep underestimating the impact.

   他們其實知道，但因為她一直很平靜，大家就低估了影響。

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6. Tom 0:32

   Low drama often gets mistaken for low importance, which happens in teams more than people admit.

   情緒不高調常被誤認成事情不重要，團隊裡這種情況比大家承認的更常見。

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7. Emma 0:38

   I don't want to expose her private details, yet the current system clearly isn't fair.

   我不想揭露她的隱私細節，但現在這套做法明顯不公平。

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8. Tom 0:44

   Then argue from design rather than sympathy, because a shared meal should work for everyone invited.

   那就從制度設計去主張，不靠同情；共享餐食本來就應該讓每位受邀者都能吃。

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9. Emma 0:50

   One option is choosing places with flexible menus, even if that raises the average cost slightly.

   一個做法是選菜單彈性高的店，即使平均成本會微幅上升。

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10. Tom 0:57

    Another option is keeping the bulk order while reimbursing equivalent alternatives when the set menu fails someone.

    另一個做法是維持團體統一訂餐，但當固定套餐不適用某人時，補貼同等替代餐。

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11. Emma 1:03

    The second approach may face less resistance, because it changes less of the routine at first.

    第二種阻力可能較小，因為一開始對既有流程改動比較少。

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12. Tom 1:09

    True, although it could still mark her as the exception every single time the team eats together.

    沒錯，但每次一起吃飯都讓她成為「例外」，也可能有負擔。

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13. Emma 1:15

    If we rotate toward flexible vendors twice a month, the burden becomes more shared and less personal.

    如果每月兩次輪到彈性供應商，負擔就會更被分攤，不再只落在她身上。

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14. Tom 1:21

    That seems balanced, because cost stays visible while inclusion stops depending on her patience alone.

    這樣很平衡，成本仍然透明，同時包容性也不再只靠她一個人的忍耐。

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15. Emma 1:27

    I'll propose it with concrete examples so the conversation stays about system design rather than inconvenience.

    我會帶著具體例子提案，讓討論聚焦在制度設計，而不是誰覺得麻煩。

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16. Tom 1:35

    Good, because once the principle is clear, the team can debate logistics without denying the real issue.

    很好，原則講清楚後，團隊就能討論執行細節，而不用否認核心問題。

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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。

• complicated /ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtɪd/ adjective

  複雜的，難懂的

• restriction /rɪˈstrɪkʃən/ noun

  限制；規定

• underestimating /ˌʌndərˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪŋ/ verb

  正在低估

• importance /ɪmˈpɔrtəns/ noun

  重要性

• admit /ædˈmɪt/ verb

  承認；准許進入

• argue /ˈɑrɡju/ verb

  爭論；爭吵；主張

• sympathy /ˈsɪmpəθi/ noun

  同情

• invited /ɪnˈvaɪtɪd/ verb

  邀請了

• average /ˈævrɪdʒ/ noun

  平均數；平均水平

• bulk /bʌlk/ noun

  體積；大宗；大部分

• reimbursing /ˌriɪmˈbɝsɪŋ/ verb

  正在報銷

• equivalent /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/ adjective or noun

  等同的；對應物

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