Thinking Outside the Box.doc

Thinking Outside the Box 稍后，唐娜和营销副理雪莉·弗兰克斯开会。 Donna：Shelly, this is our new sales q_________for the month． 唐娜：雪莉，这是公司这个月新订的销售额。 Shelly：You cant be serious．We cant make that many sales．You know we’ve been facing incredibly s________competition recently． 雪莉：你在开玩笑吧，我们不可能卖出那么多产品的。你知道我们最近面临非常激烈的竞争。 Donna：Shelly, true b__________is finding ways to reach difficult g_______． 唐娜：雪莉,真正聪明的人会找到方法去完成困难的目标。 Shelly：What about impossible goals? 雪莉：如果是不可能实现的目标呢? Donna：The greater the a_________，the greater the r_________-not to mention your b_____． 唐娜：成就愈大，报酬愈高——更不用说你从中获得的奖金会有多少了。 Shelly：I could use a big bonus as much as the next guy, but how can we i________our sales by that much? 雪莉：我跟所有的人一样想获得高额奖金，但我们如何能增加那么多的销售量? Donna：Well，let’s think outside the box．What can we offer that no one could refuse? 唐娜：嗯，让我们跳出固有的思维框架吧。什么东西会让人们无法拒绝? Shelly：Well，it’s back-to-school time．We could．．．we could u________our competition，start selling in other r________，hire another sales r_______firm．．． 雪莉：嗯，学校马上要开学了，我们可以……我们可以削价竞争、开始在其他区域销售、雇用另一家代销商…… Donna：Now youre on to something．Now get out there and make it happen! 唐娜：你终于进入状况了，现在就放手去干．让它成真吧。 Shelly：(Determined)Perhaps I can find a way．Yes，I am going to move mountains． 雪莉：(坚定的)也许我可以找到方法，是的，我要竭尽所能完成使命。 Donna：(Thinking)I am good． 唐娜：(心想)我真行。 Think outside the box Thinking outside the box will often result in innovative ideas. 跳出固有的思维框架往往能获得创新的点子。 be on to(something) 了解……的状况；进入状况 人+be on to something是很常见的用法，指“某人了解……的状况“ 的意思。文中唐娜因为雪莉终于提出一些像样的销售观点，因此才说她now youre on to something“总算进入状况了”。 Trent was on to something when he said that we should expand to South America． 川特说出我们该扩展业务至南美时，他才终于进入了状况。 move mountains竭尽全力；创造奇迹 move mountains字面上意思是“移山”，因为移山是一件我们几乎不可能办到的事。因此引申为“竭尽全力完成某项艰巨的任务“之意。 Motivating dissatisfied employees can be as difficult as moving mountains. 激励那些牢骚满腹的员工是一项艰巨的任务。 Questions Find sentences from the above dialogue which indicate Donna’s encouragement for Shelly. What are the three ways to reach the