You Missed The Deadline!

And so, I just wanted to check in with you and find out where we are with this project. As you know, you’ve missed a fairly significant deadline last week, and this will negativity impact the team’s ability to move forward with the next stages of this project.

所以，我就是想跟你确认一下，看看这个项目我们进展到哪了。你知道，上周你错过了一个相当重要的截止日期，这会影响团队推进项目下一阶段的能力。

I know, I’m really sorry that I missed the deadline. But really, it wasn’t my fault. You see, we had all of these unexpected technical problems at the last minute, and that I couldn’t get into the database and extract the kind of information that I needed for the data analyis. You know, if the tech guys would have done their job and kept the CRM stable, then I wouldn’t have missed my deadline.

我知道，我很抱歉错过了截止日期。但真的，这不是我的错。你知道，我们在最后一刻遇到了各种意想不到的技术问题，我无法进入数据库提取数据分析所需的信息。要是技术部门做好他们的工作，保持CRM系统稳定，我就不会错过截止日期了。

Oh, come on! An excuse like that is tantamount to lying. You’re essentially blaming the tech team for your time management issues, rather than accepting responsibility for the fact that you were procrastinating for the past two weeks.

哦，得了吧！这种借口简直等于撒谎。你基本上是在把时间管理问题归咎于技术团队，而不是承认过去两周你一直在拖延的事实。

No, I’m not trying to pass the buck here; I know that it was me who is ultimately responsible for getting this done. But the thing is, I could have finished on time if the system hadn’t gone down. And you know, with everything I’ve got going on now, I can’t afford to waste time dealing with technical problems. I’ve got a lot on my plate and there are only twenty-four hours in a day...

不，我不是在推卸责任；我知道最终负责完成这件事的人是我。但问题是，如果系统没出故障，我本来可以按时完成的。而且你知道，现在我手头有这么多事，我浪费不起时间处理技术问题。我有很多任务，一天只有二十四小时……

I’m not going to accept this excuse. You’re using these small technical glitches as a crutch and trying to rationalize the fact that you’ve missed your deadline. Look, we have standards and I expect you to live up to those standards. No more phoney excuses. If you’re in over your head, you tell me. No more missed deadlines. Now, I want that data on my desk by nine am!

我不想接受这个借口。你拿这些小的技术故障当拐杖，试图为你错过截止日期找理由。听着，我们有标准，我希望你达到这些标准。别再找虚假的借口了。如果你力不从心，就告诉我。不能再错过截止日期了。现在，我要求九点之前把数据放在我桌上！