Renegotiating a Deadline
重新协商项目期限
🇬🇧 英式独立音色 · Lucy · British English 待连接今天的情景
关键数据比计划晚到两天。你需要向项目负责人说明影响，并协商一个不会牺牲质量的新方案。
Thanks for joining. Are we still on track for Thursday’s delivery?
谢谢你参加。我们还能按计划在周四交付吗？I’d like to flag a risk before I confirm the date.
在确认日期之前，我想先提示一个风险。flag a risk 是专业、简洁的风险提示表达。All right. What has changed?
好的。发生了什么变化？The customer data arrived two days late, so the analysis started behind schedule.
客户数据晚到了两天，因此分析工作比计划晚开始。Can the team make up the time?
团队能把时间赶回来吗？We can recover one day, but rushing the validation would create a quality risk.
我们可以追回一天，但仓促做验证会带来质量风险。make up/recover time 都可表示追回时间。What options do we have?
我们有哪些选择？Option one is to deliver the core report on Friday and the appendix on Monday.
方案一是周五交付核心报告，周一交付附录。And the second option?
第二个方案呢？We could keep Thursday, but we would need to remove the regional comparison from this version.
我们可以保留周四，但需要从这个版本中删除地区比较。Which option would you recommend?
你建议哪个方案？I recommend Friday. It preserves the agreed scope and gives us enough time to verify the figures.
我建议周五。这样可以保留约定范围，也有足够时间核对数据。recommend + reason 是职场表达的关键组合。How will the client react to a one-day delay?
客户会如何看待延迟一天？If we inform them today and explain the trade-off clearly, I believe the impact will be manageable.
如果我们今天通知他们并清楚解释取舍，我认为影响是可控的。Who will communicate the revised plan?
谁来沟通调整后的计划？I can draft the update within the hour, and you can review it before I send it.
我可以在一小时内起草更新，你审核后我再发送。Good. Please include the new milestones and confirm that Monday’s appendix remains unchanged.
好。请写明新的里程碑，并确认周一的附录计划不变。Understood. I’ll send you the draft by eleven and update the project tracker as well.
明白。我会在十一点前把草稿发给你，同时更新项目跟踪表。结尾复述负责人、动作和时间，能避免责任不清。A deadline conversation should make the decision easier, not merely announce a problem. State the change, explain its impact, offer realistic options, recommend one, and close with a clear owner and time.
期限协商不应只是宣布问题，而应帮助对方做决定。说明变化与影响，给出可行选项，推荐其中一个，并以明确的负责人和时间收尾。
高质量风险沟通包含：事实、影响、选项、建议和承诺。
Language Notes 语言点
I need to flag a risk to the timeline.我需要提示一个进度风险。
The revised date preserves the agreed scope.调整后的日期能保留约定范围。
Vocabulary
本课核心词汇
behind schedule
/bɪˈhaɪnd ˈʃedʒ.uːl/The analysis started behind schedule.
validation
/ˌvæl.ɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/We need time for validation.
appendix
/əˈpen.dɪks/The appendix will follow on Monday.
milestone
/ˈmaɪl.stəʊn/Please update the milestones.
Pronunciation Focus
英式发音
报告事实和建议时句尾使用稳定降调；提出选项时稍停顿，避免听起来慌乱。
I recommend Friday. ↘ It preserves the agreed scope. ↘延期本身不一定损害信任；只报问题、不报选择，或最后没有负责人和时间，才最容易损害信任。
“I’d like to flag a risk before I confirm the date.”
现在，轮到你来说
用一分半钟模拟延期汇报：先说事实，再给两个选项，明确推荐一个，最后承诺下一步和完成时间。
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