The company is trying to distance itself from remarks made by the former director.公司正在试图表明前任经理的言论与公司无关。Cole's style is decidedly more formal than the previous manager's.科尔的待人处事风格显然比前任经理要更拘谨。The previous manager had left the restaurant's affairs in a terrible mess.前任经理离开餐馆时留下了一个烂摊子。