After the negotiation, Steven reports to his boss.

谈判后，史蒂文向老板汇报工作。

A: Hi, boss, I'd like to tell you what we've discussed during the day.

你好，老板，我想向你汇报一下今天谈判的情况。

B: Okay, is it all going well?

好的，一切顺利吗？

A: I think it's going very well actually. We had a long meeting with them. After several lengthy discussions, they decided to accept our offer.

我认为情况进展的很不错。我们和他们谈了很久，经过长时间的讨论，他们决定接受我们开的价格。

B: Really? That's great. You really did a good job. Anything else to tell me?

真的吗？不错啊。你做的很好，还有别的要告诉我的吗？

A: We're meeting with their finance director today and then with the other directors tomorrow, just to sort out some final details.

我们今天要和他们的财务主管见面，明天和其他的主管见面，最后商谈一些细节问题。

B: Okay. If he wants to make any changes, minor alterations can be accepted. Let me know what happens.

好的，如果他有什么意见，我们还可以对计划稍加修改。告诉我结果。

A: Okay. I never forget it.

好的，我记着呢。

讲义：

report

v. 汇报；报告；通报

Call me urgently if you have anything to report.

如果你有什么事要汇报，立刻给我打电话。

I want you to report to me on what you have done every Friday.

我希望你每周五向我汇报进展情况。

We rang the insurance company to report the theft.

我们打给保险公司告知失窃案件。

n. （新闻或报刊）报道；（调查）报告；成绩单

newspaper report新闻报道

weather report天气预报

All reports must be sent in by the end of this week.

所有的报告必须在本周末之前提交。

My daughter got a good report last term.

我女儿上学期成绩很好。

The weather report says that it will be rainy tomorrow.

天气预报说明天是雨天。

lengthy

漫长的；冗长的

a lengthy discussion/process

漫长的讨论/过程

Many airline passengers face lengthy delays because of the strike.

许多航空公司的乘客都因罢工而面临漫长的延误。

finance director

财务主管

Do you know who was appointed to be the finance director?

你知道谁被任命为财务主管吗？

I had been working as a finance director in this company for three years.

我曾在这家公司做了三年的财务主管。

sort out

解决

sort out a problem/details

解决问题/细节

You'd better sort out the business affairs before going.

你最好在走之前把生意上的事务处理一下。

整理；收拾

Sort out things you want to keep and throw everything else away.

把你要留着的东西整理出来，其余的扔掉。

minor

较小的；次要的；轻微的

minor change小改动

minor burn轻度烧伤

minor surgery小手术

He had a minor burn to his shoulder and was taken to the hospital.

他肩膀轻微烧伤，被送去了医院。

It's only a minor problem.

那只是个小问题。

She suffered only minor injuries.

她只是受了轻伤。

It requires a few minor adjustments.

需要做几处小的修改。

opp major主要的；重要的；大的

Sometimes a minor change will make a major difference.

有时候，一个小的改变会变成很大的不同。

alteration

（通常指轻微地）改变；变化；修改

We are making a few alterations to the house.

我们正在对房子进行一些改动。

minor alterations

小改动

Minor alterations can be made.

可以做小改动。