陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作。他有事去找美国同事Amy。
(Office ambience)
A：Hi Chen Hao, how are you?
C：我有个问题，要请教你。你有时间吗？
A：Sure. I don't have anything on my calendar for another hour. What's the matter?
C：我们正在做一个新项目，宣传最新的`客户服务计划。
A：That sounds like a good idea. We can always improve customer service. Why is that a problem?
C：我们成立了一个小组，包括三男三女，以前互不相识，结果沟通上出现了问题，影响了项目进度。
A：What kind of communication issues?
C：事先声明，我可没有大男子主义，但我觉得那三个女的浪费了很多时间。
A：How?
C：她们喜欢谈私事。好不容易谈到主题了，她们又没完没了，直到大家都对方案满意了才肯罢休。
A：It's good to be sure that you are all in accord.
C：可凡事都要有节制啊。有几次我为了推动进度，打断了她们，结果她们特不高兴。
A：I understand what is happening. You have a gender issue.
C：什么？性别问题？
A：This is going to take a bit more time to explain. Can we continue our conversation over lunch?
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