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一項工作或計劃的過程中,往往會遭遇甚至牽扯出很多有的沒的問題。通常,這些問題也許不大,但若不去處理,又會影響整個進度甚至最後的結果。就好像一條由很多小細繩連結起來的大粗麻繩,每一條條細繩相接的地方要是鬆了(loose),到時候用力一拉,可能馬上就會斷成一截一截的,所以先把一些枝節的部分搞定(tie up綁緊),才能像拔河一樣,用力一拉,就把對方拉倒!
mei:i think we should speed up on the marketing campaign, otherwise it might be too late.
mei:我想我們應該要加快整個行銷活動的速度,不然就來不及了。
john:you’re quite right. but having said that, i do feel there are still quite a lot of issues to be solved first.
john:沒錯。可是話說回來,我覺得還有很多事情要先搞定才行。
mei:but there’s only 1 month ahead so timing is really the key here.
mei:可是只剩下一個月了,時間真的很緊迫。
john:have we got the regional office’s approval yet?
john:總部同意了嗎?
mei:it’s still pending there…
mei:目前還懸而未決……
john:has our production house sent us the mock-up product yet?
john:我們的生產廠把樣品寄過來了嗎?
mei:they are still liaising with the creative department for design.
mei:他們還在跟創意部門討論設計的部分。
john:hey, mei, we need to tie up those loose ends first so we can move on quickly and efficiently. as they always say, more haste, less speed!
john:嘿,mei,我們要先把這些枝節的部分先搞定,才有辦法快速有效率的進行下一步。俗話說,倉促草率會事倍功半! |