倒推時程,敲定負責人

倒推排程 / 敲定時程

「set a date to start adding things」語意含糊,母語者開會敲時程會更明確地說「開始/結束」與「保留多久」,聽起來更有結構。

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Let's set a start date and give it ___ before we ___.

我們定個開始日期,先保留(某段時間)再(做某動作),用來倒推排程。

聽真人怎麼講 (YouGlish)

Let's set a start date and give it two weeks before we close the vote.
Let's set a start date and give it a full week before we move to a decision.
Let's set a start date and give it ten days before we finalize the platform choice.

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指定負責人 / 確認由誰做

「Are you going to create the issues?」聽起來像單純問對方意圖,略帶質問感。指派任務時母語者常用更禮貌又明確的「Can you take/own ___?」。

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Can you take ownership of ___?

你可以負責(某件事)嗎?用來明確指定某人當負責人。

聽真人怎麼講 (YouGlish)

Can you take ownership of creating the tracking ticket and the comment template?
Can you take ownership of adding the info to each post?
Can you take ownership of pushing the proposal over the line this week?

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逼期限 / 追進度

原講法偏被動、模糊,沒點出誰該在何時處理。追進度時母語者會直接問狀態或下一步。

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Where are we on ___?

(某件事)進度到哪了?用來追蹤尚未完成的事項。

聽真人怎麼講 (YouGlish)

Where are we on the pull request? It's still outstanding.
Where are we on the pipeline problems, are they fully cleared up now?
Where are we on the tracking ticket, is it going up tonight?

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提出擔憂 / 委婉表達難處

「It might be tricky」雖可用,但太模糊,沒說出擔憂的點。母語者提擔憂時會先認同再點出風險,更專業。

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My concern is that ___.

我擔心的是(某件事)。用來清楚而不失禮地提出疑慮。

聽真人怎麼講 (YouGlish)

My concern is that those questions are hard to answer objectively.
My concern is that the answers will end up too subjective to be useful.
My concern is that we won't have consistent info across all the platforms.

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禮貌打斷 / 拉回主題

原講法用字生硬、句子繞。母語者打斷或切換話題有更順的固定說法。

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Before we move on, can I quickly check on ___?

在我們進入下一個話題前,我可以快速確認一下(某件事)嗎?用來禮貌打斷、確認事項。

聽真人怎麼講 (YouGlish)

Before we move on, can I quickly check on any blocking infrastructure issues?
Before we move on, can I quickly check on whether everyone's on the same page with the budget numbers?
Before we move on, can I quickly check on whether there are any blockers for the team this week?

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講清楚需求 / 明確化要求

「would be nice to have」語氣太軟、不夠具體,聽的人不知道到底要不要做。講需求時母語者會明確說「至少需要什麼」。

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At a minimum, we'd need ___ for each ___.

至少我們需要(某資訊)給每個(項目)。用來把模糊的期望變成明確需求。

聽真人怎麼講 (YouGlish)

At a minimum, we'd need a short note on costs and limitations for each platform.
At a minimum, we'd need the free-versus-paid details for each candidate.
At a minimum, we'd need a link to the license info for each option.

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