in-tray

But with the holiday season ( and survey season) approaching, the evidence suggests that overworking managers are, as usual, resisting the appeal of the beach or the mountain top in favour of the in-tray, the personal computer and the BlackBerry.

但随着假日季节（和调查季节）的临近，有证据表明，操劳过度的经理人们正一如既往的抵制着海滩或山顶的诱惑，而选择了文件盒、个人电脑（PC）和黑莓（BlackBerry）。

The difference is that China is no longer a project for the future: it is so central to the prospects of many multinationals that routine difficulties and frustrations are top of the in-tray of the companies' senior executives.

不同之处在于，中国已不再是写在未来的规划中：它对于许多跨国公司的前景非常关键，以至于一些日常的困难与挫折，都成为这些公司高管面前的要务。

This letter remained embarrassingly in Womersley's in-tray.

这封信又一次在沃默斯利的办公室里造成了尴尬。