Beatriz has worked at the marketing agency for almost two years. She still isn't fully used to the new writing assistant. The program finishes her sentences before she does, which usually saves her time. This morning, though, it causes a real problem.
贝娅特丽丝在这家营销公司已经工作了将近两年。她仍然没有完全习惯新的写作助手。这个程序会抢在她之前把句子写完,这通常能节省她的时间。可是今天早上,它却造成了一个真正的麻烦。
She is writing an email to a client who has been difficult all month. The assistant suggests a friendly closing line, and Beatriz clicks it without reading carefully. She hits send and goes to get coffee, feeling relieved that the email is finally done.
她正在给一位整个月都很难缠的客户写邮件。助手建议了一句友好的结束语,贝娅特丽丝没有仔细读就点了它。她按下发送,就去倒咖啡了,心想这封邮件终于写完了,松了口气。
When she comes back, her manager is waiting by her desk. Henrik holds up his phone, and his face looks confused. "Did you mean to tell him his last proposal was boring?" he asks. Beatriz's stomach drops, and she opens the email to read it again, slower this time.
她回来的时候,她的经理正在她桌边等着。亨里克举着手机,脸上一副困惑的表情。“你是故意要对他说,他上一份方案很无聊吗?”他问。贝娅特丽丝的心一沉,她打开邮件,这次放慢速度,重新读了一遍。
The assistant has replaced "detailed" with "boring" because the two words often appear near each other. It seemed harmless when she skimmed it, but now the sentence reads like an insult. If she doesn't fix this quickly, the client might cancel the whole contract.
助手把“详尽”换成了“无聊”,因为这两个词经常出现在一起。她匆匆浏览时,这似乎没什么问题,可现在这句话读起来像是一种侮辱。如果她不赶快补救,客户可能会取消整个合同。
"I can call him," Beatriz says, already reaching for her phone. Henrik nods. "Tell him it's a software glitch. It's actually true this time."
“我可以给他打电话,”贝娅特丽丝说着,已经伸手去拿手机。亨里克点点头。“告诉他是软件出了故障。这次这是真的。”
The call is awkward at first, but the client laughs once Beatriz explains what happened. He admits his own assistant has embarrassed him before. By the end of the call, he has agreed to keep the contract. He even asks which program she uses, so he can avoid it.
电话一开始有些尴尬,但贝娅特丽丝一解释发生了什么,客户就笑了。他承认,自己的助手以前也让他出过丑。通话结束时,他同意继续履行合同。他甚至还问她用的是哪个程序,好让自己避开它。
After she hangs up, Beatriz turns off the auto-suggest feature completely. She would rather type a little slower than trust a sentence she hasn't read twice. Henrik laughs and says he switched his off months ago. From now on, Beatriz reads every word before she clicks anything, no matter how long it takes.
挂了电话以后,贝娅特丽丝把自动建议功能彻底关掉了。她宁可打字慢一点,也不愿相信一句自己没有读过两遍的话。亨里克笑着说,他几个月前就把自己的关掉了。从现在起,不管花多长时间,贝娅特丽丝点击任何东西之前,都会把每个字读一遍。






