【辦公室英語】像老闆一樣寫 E-mail

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I took a while but you can deal. (我花了點時間，不過你應該能接受。)

Sorry for the delay. (X)
抱歉延遲了。
Thanks for your patience (O)
感謝你的耐心。

My schedule matters too. (我的行程安排也很重要。)

What works best for you? (X)
對你來說什麼工作最好？
Could you do ___ at ___:___? (O)
你可以在(某個時候)做這件事嗎？

Yeah, you're welcome. (不客氣。)

No problem/ No worries! (X)
沒問題。
Always happy to help! (O)
隨時樂意幫忙！

I know what I'm doing. (我知道我在幹嘛。)

I think maybe we should ______ (X)
我想我們應該......。
It'd be best if we ______. (O)
應該.....對我們最好。

Wording this is hard. (很難表達。)

Rewriting E-mail for 40 minutes (X)
用40分鐘重複修改 Email.
It'd be easier to discuss in person. (O)
私下講也許更好。
(這邊是說因為很難表達，應該怎麼處理比較好)

Do you get it? (你懂嗎？)

Hopefully that makes sense? (X)
希望這些能讓你了解？
Let me know if you have question. (O)
有問題請讓我知道

Where the heck are we on this? (我們現在進行到哪了？)

Just wanted to check in. (X)
我只想進入狀況。
When can I expect an update? (O)
我何時能得到新進度？

(I made a small error.) 我犯了小錯。

Ahh sorry! My bad totally missed that. (X)
抱歉！我完全錯過這個。
Nice catch! Updated file attached. Thanks for letting me know! (O)
很棒！請更新附件。感謝讓我知道。
(這邊應該是在指被下屬提醒了錯誤)

(I have an appointment.) 我有個預約。

Could I possibly leave early? (X)
我可以早點離開嗎？
I will need to leave for ______ at ___:___. (O)
因為___，我需要在___點___分離開。

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