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1、WORKER:Boss,Iwanttotalktoyouaboutourlineofsolarpoweredcars.Idon’tthinkitisworkingproperly.China’smarketisdifferent,andweneedtobuildaproductthatwillsellforus.It’snotselling,andreallyhurtingthecompany.24BOSS:Ithinkyouareright.Theproblemisnotjustwiththesolarpoweredcars,
2、itiswithallofoursolarpoweredequipment.Therealproblemisthesolarcellsthemselves;theyjustdon’tproduceenoughpower,andthathasbeentheproblemwithanumberofproducts.Thelackofastrongpowersourcehasbeenamajorproblem.18WORKER:You’recorrect.Italkedwithsomepeopleinproduction,andthe
3、ythinktheywillhaveanewsolarcellreadyinsixmonths.Buttheyhavealwayspromisedthesolutionisjustsixmonthsaway,andtheyalwaysseemtobringusanewproductafterourcompetitorshavealreadydevelopedabetterone.3Theyprobablywillnotbeabletomeetthetimelinewithasuitableproductthistime,eith
4、er.Frankly,theHEADOFPRODUCTIONdoesnotseemtobetakinghisresponsibilitiesseriously.53BOSS:Yes,Iagree.Doyouhaveadifferentsolution?Doyouhaveanideaastowhichwaythecompanyshouldgo?WORKER:Well,wecouldjusttakeeveryonefromproductionoutandshootthem.BOSS:Thatmayseemlikeagoodidea,
5、butitisprobablyexcessive.1WORKER:Well,then,Idohavearadicalnewdesignforbuildinganewtypeofsolarcell.WillyoushowittotheHEADOFPRODUCTION?BOSS:Tellmeaboutit.31WORKER:Actually,I’vegotadrawingofthespecifications.Hereitis.11BOSS:Thisisaninterestingconcept,butIwillneedsomeone
6、elsetolookatallyournumbersandseeifitisfeasible.5+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++BOSS:Oneofthepeoplewhoworksformehasanideaforimprovingthesolarcellsweareusinginoursolarpoweredcars.Iwonderifyouwouldtakealookatit.HEADOFPRODUCTION:Oneofthepe
7、oplewhoworksforyouhasadesign?I’vemetmostofthepeopleinyourdepartment,andIdon’tthinkanyofthemarequalified.Irealizesomehavetakenafewclassesinengineering,buttheyreallydon’tknowenoughtodesignaworkingmodel.7BOSS:Butyou’vebeenhavingrealdifficultiesinproducingagoodsolarcell.
8、Thelastonetookaverylongtimetogetfromdesigntoproduction.8AndIhaveheardthatyourlatestattempttobuildoneisfailingbadly.HEADOFPRODUCTION
