Hello, Catherine here from BBC Learning English. Just so you know, this programme is from the BBC Learning English Archive. It was originally最初 broadcast广播 in November 2006 on our website. Enjoy! Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Weekender. Blue sky thinking. Getting your ducks in a row. Thinking out of the box and reading from the same page. Well, what are these strange phrases? Well, they're metaphorical expressions for the workplace工作场所. A kind of language that is described as 'management管理 speak'.
Management管理 speak. The way that managers talk to the employees when they want to encourage鼓励 them and make them work harder. If your boss said to you, 'We all have to get our ducks in a row', would you know what was meant and how would you feel about your boss for saying it? Probably think the boss is insane患精神病的 or maybe temporarily暂时地 unwell.
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开通会员，解锁完整阅读和音频收听