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【2015-09-21，一】ESL Podcast 1140 – Dealing With a Language Barrier
If you have trouble understanding another language – and who doesn’t? – then listen to this episode to learn how to talk about it.
Tags: Business
Audio Index:
Slow dialog: 1:21
Explanations: 3:13
Fast dialog: 17:20
Carol: Send another memo to the Gibberese office. I think we have our wires crossed again.
Art: Don’t you think it would be better to call the office and speak to someone there? You might be able to get to the bottom of the misunderstanding more quickly.
Carol: I don’t speak Gibberish and we don’t have anyone bilingual in the office to act as an interpreter.
Art: Which means there’s no one who could translate our correspondence into Gibberish to make things easier.
Carol: That’s right. And plus, leaving a paper trail is better.
Art: You mean in case we have to cover our asses.
Carol: I wouldn’t put it like that, but breakdowns in communication are inevitable and it’s always helpful to be able to trace their source.
Art: Right. Okay, I’ll draft a memo and pass it by you before I send it, okay?
Carol: Sounds good.
Art: What I don’t understand is why we don’t simply hire people for this office who are fluent in Gibberish.
Carol: Do you know anyone who speaks Gibberish?
Art: Plenty!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
Tags: Business
Audio Index:
Slow dialog: 1:21
Explanations: 3:13
Fast dialog: 17:20
Carol: Send another memo to the Gibberese office. I think we have our wires crossed again.
Art: Don’t you think it would be better to call the office and speak to someone there? You might be able to get to the bottom of the misunderstanding more quickly.
Carol: I don’t speak Gibberish and we don’t have anyone bilingual in the office to act as an interpreter.
Art: Which means there’s no one who could translate our correspondence into Gibberish to make things easier.
Carol: That’s right. And plus, leaving a paper trail is better.
Art: You mean in case we have to cover our asses.
Carol: I wouldn’t put it like that, but breakdowns in communication are inevitable and it’s always helpful to be able to trace their source.
Art: Right. Okay, I’ll draft a memo and pass it by you before I send it, okay?
Carol: Sounds good.
Art: What I don’t understand is why we don’t simply hire people for this office who are fluent in Gibberish.
Carol: Do you know anyone who speaks Gibberish?
Art: Plenty!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
查看节目原文：
https://www.lizhi.fm/1835974/23040186765396742
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If you have trouble understanding another language – and who doesn’t? – then listen to this episode to learn how to talk about it.
Tags: Business
Audio Index:
Slow dialog: 1:21
Explanations: 3:13
Fast dialog: 17:20
Carol: Send another memo to the Gibberese office. I think we have our wires crossed again.
Art: Don’t you think it would be better to call the office and speak to someone there? You might be able to get to the bottom of the misunderstanding more quickly.
Carol: I don’t speak Gibberish and we don’t have anyone bilingual in the office to act as an interpreter.
Art: Which means there’s no one who could translate our correspondence into Gibberish to make things easier.
Carol: That’s right. And plus, leaving a paper trail is better.
Art: You mean in case we have to cover our asses.
Carol: I wouldn’t put it like that, but breakdowns in communication are inevitable and it’s always helpful to be able to trace their source.
Art: Right. Okay, I’ll draft a memo and pass it by you before I send it, okay?
Carol: Sounds good.
Art: What I don’t understand is why we don’t simply hire people for this office who are fluent in Gibberish.
Carol: Do you know anyone who speaks Gibberish?
Art: Plenty!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
Tags: Business
Audio Index:
Slow dialog: 1:21
Explanations: 3:13
Fast dialog: 17:20
Carol: Send another memo to the Gibberese office. I think we have our wires crossed again.
Art: Don’t you think it would be better to call the office and speak to someone there? You might be able to get to the bottom of the misunderstanding more quickly.
Carol: I don’t speak Gibberish and we don’t have anyone bilingual in the office to act as an interpreter.
Art: Which means there’s no one who could translate our correspondence into Gibberish to make things easier.
Carol: That’s right. And plus, leaving a paper trail is better.
Art: You mean in case we have to cover our asses.
Carol: I wouldn’t put it like that, but breakdowns in communication are inevitable and it’s always helpful to be able to trace their source.
Art: Right. Okay, I’ll draft a memo and pass it by you before I send it, okay?
Carol: Sounds good.
Art: What I don’t understand is why we don’t simply hire people for this office who are fluent in Gibberish.
Carol: Do you know anyone who speaks Gibberish?
Art: Plenty!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
查看节目原文：
https://www.lizhi.fm/1835974/23040186765396742