"no Could I have a word, Anna, in my office? Hello again! I wonder（想知道） what Paul wants to say to Anna? Could it have something to do with Rachel the pen thief（贼）? Or is it just to do with biscuits（(英)饼干）? Let's find out. Have a seat（座位）.

  So well done for speaking to her. Stealing（剽窃） all those pens from the office was the final straw（稻草）. She was stealing straws? No, no. It was the final thing that she did wrong（坏事）. And it meant disciplinary action.

  I've had to let her go. In other words, sack（解雇） her. Oh, so she's gone. But what is Mr Socrates going to say? She was his best employee（受雇者）. Leave it with me.

  I'm sure he'll understand. I hope. Now, I wanted to speak to you about your appraisal（评价）. My appraisal? Yes. We do it every year.

  It's a chance（机会） to talk about you, talk about the highs（高水平） and lows（低） of the past year and look forward（向前）. Highs and lows? But I haven't been walking up any hills（小山）. Now Anna, he means your appraisal is about reviewing（再检查） your performance（履行） and setting（设置） objectives for the year ahead. I see. But what are objectives（目的）?

  These are tasks（工作） for you to do to try and improve your performance（履行） and skills and help the business. Here are the questions you're likely（可能的） to hear in an appraisal（评价）. What's gone well for you this year? What didn't go so well? What should you do more of? Let's look ahead（在前） and set（设置） some objectives（目的）.

  Right. Thanks. So, Paul, when shall（〔某事〕必定） we have this appraisal（评价）?