日常英语场景30篇（6）
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Asking for Clarification in a Team Meeting
在团队会议中请求澄清
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When Sarah mentioned ‘Q3 deliverables’ without defining them, I raised my hand and said, 'Could you clarify what those include?'当萨拉提到‘第三季度交付成果’却未作解释时，我举手问道：‘能具体说明包括哪些内容吗？’
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She paused, smiled, and listed three items—two reports and one client demo—while checking if I’d missed anything.她稍作停顿，微笑着列出三项内容——两份报告和一次客户演示，并确认我是否遗漏了什么。
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Later, James misheard ‘budget cap’ as ‘budget gap’, so he asked, 'Do you mean we can’t spend more than $5,000?'后来，詹姆斯把‘预算上限’听成了‘预算缺口’，于是问道：‘您的意思是支出不能超过5000美元吗？’
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Our manager nodded and added, 'Exactly—and that includes travel and software fees.'我们的经理点头补充道：‘没错——这包括差旅和软件费用。’
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I followed up with, 'So if the demo tool costs $600, we’ll need to cut elsewhere?' and got a quick yes.我接着问：‘那如果演示工具要600美元，我们就得在其他地方削减？’对方立刻答‘是的’。
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No one laughed or rushed past the question; instead, someone shared a shared doc where all terms were defined.没人笑，也没人略过这个问题；相反，有人分享了一份术语定义文档供大家参考。
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We now start each meeting with a two-minute ‘term check’ for acronyms like KPI or SLA.现在我们每次会议都先花两分钟做‘术语核查’，比如KPI、SLA等缩写。
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It’s not about knowing everything—it’s about making sure everyone starts from the same point.这并非要求无所不知，而是确保所有人从同一起点出发。