25 Planning For The Worst

 A:Well, right, let’s move to our next order of business, as many of you are aware, in recent weeks there has been a lot of media       
 coverage surrounding this bird flu issue. And it’s come to my attention that our company lacks any sort of bird flu contingency plan.  
 B:Basically, we need to come up with a clear plan; we need to outline specific actions that our company can take to maintain           
 critical business functions in case a pandemic strikes.                                                                                
 A:So, what I’d like to do is: first appoint someone to look after drafting our plan; Ralph, I’d like you to head up this project.      
 C:Sure, no problem. What issues do you want me to consider?                                                                            
 B:Well, let’s see, there are a few points we need to                                                                                   
 be thinking about. . . first, I’ll need you to analyze our numbers and figure out what kind of financial impact an outbreak might      
 have.                                                                                                                                  
 A:You’ll also need to think about how we can avoid any of our employees getting infected; think of ways to reduce employee-customer    
 contact, perhaps some IT solutions that will allow our people to work from home.                                                       
 C:I guess you’ll need me to forecast employee absences as well, right? And I’ll think about the impact this will have on our clients.  
 Hey, what about vaccines? Should we be thinking about getting vaccines for our employees?                                              
 A:Exactly right. So, I’ll leave this to you, and we’ll review the draft plan in two weeks. Okay, so, anyone want to order some KFC     
 for lunch?

order of business Phrase an issue that must be discussed                                                                               
                                                                                                                                        
 aware [əˈwer]    adj.意识到；知道；明白                                                                                                
 surrounding [səˈraʊndɪŋ]    n.环境；附近    adj.周围的；附近的                                                                         
 bird flu                                                                                                                               
 contingency plan 应急计划 ; 应变计划 backup plan                                                                                       
 maintain [meɪnˈteɪn]    v.维护；保持；坚持；抚养                                                                                       
 pandemic /pænˈdemɪk/ 流行病  大流行的 ; 普遍的，全世界的                                                                               
 critical  [ˈkrɪtɪk(ə)l]  business functions 关键的业务职能                                                                             
 strikes[straɪks] v.撞击;打;   击打，踢(球等);   击;   碰撞;   n. 罢工;                                                                 
 appoint 任命 ; 委任 ; 安排，确定                                                                                                       
 drafting ['drɑːftɪŋ]     n.起草；制图                                                                                                  
 avoid [əˈvɔɪd]    v.避免；避开                                                                                                         
 reduce [rɪˈdus]    v.减少                                                                                                              
 analyze [ˈæn(ə)lˌaɪz]    v.〈美〉同“analyse”    分析；分解；分析菜单                                                                   
 critical : very  important,really urgent                                                                                               
 outbreak [ˈaʊtˌbreɪk]v.爆发〈诗〉突然发生；花开 n.突然发生  a lot of people infeced                                                    
 impact[ɪmˈpækt]    v.冲击；撞击；有作用     n.撞击；冲击力                                                                             
 absences 不在 ; 缺乏 ; 不存在 ; 缺席 /ˈæbsənsɪz/ 
forecast : [ˈfɔːrkæst] eg weather forecast: predict [prɪˈdɪkt]     v.预报；预言                                                        
 vaccine [ˈvækˌsin]    n.疫苗；菌苗                                                                                                     
 let move to  : move on/ pass to  next topic                                                                                            
 come up with :Think of a clear plan 想出，提出 ; 赶上，走近 ; 设法拿出                                                                 
 head up : take care  lead or take care of this project                                                                                 
 I'll leave this: to you: you take charge                                                                                               
 critical  [ˈkrɪtɪk(ə)l]     adj.批判的，爱挑剔的；极其重要的，关键的；严重的，危急的；病重的，重伤的；评论性的，评论家的               
 I wonder if you can give me a  lift /lɪft/                                                                                             
 spread [spred]    n.传播；蔓延；扩展；散布     v.传播                                                                                  
 sneeze [sniz]    n.打喷嚏；轻视    v.打喷嚏                                                                                            
 injections 注射 ; 注入 /ɪnˈdʒɛkʃənz/                                                                                                   
 prevent 防止 ; 阻止 ; 阻碍/prɪˈvent/                                                                                                   
 we get polio vaccines…   小儿麻痹症 /ˈpoʊlioʊ ˌvækˈsinz/                                                                               
 measles vaccines.  /ˈmiːzlz/ 麻疹                                                                                                      
 fear /fɪr/                                                                                                                             
 Okay, guys, we’re out of time today and I hope you enjoyed our lesson and found all                                                    
 these words and phrases really useful and you can apply them in real life.