办公室英语会话

认识新秘书C：Oh.Ididn'trealizeIwasgettinganofficealltomyself.C：噢，没想到我可以拥有一间私人办公室。F：Yes,youare.Andthisisyoursecretary,JaneBorromeo.SheisaFilipinabutwasbornandbroughtuphereandiscompletelybilingual.F：是的，你可以。这是你的秘书珍·包罗密。她是菲律宾人，但在这里出生，长大，完全能说两种语言。S：Hi.Howdoyoudo?Justhollerifyouneedanything.S：嗨。你好！如果有任何需要，只要叫我一声就可以。C：Thanks.（toBuchwald）Sheisaveryattractivegirl.C：谢谢。（对布华奇说）她是个非常迷人的女孩。F：Andcapable,too.F：而且也很能干。C：Gee,mynameplate'salreadyonthedesk.Everythingissoneat.C：哇，我的名牌已经放在桌上了。每件东西都很整齐。F：Feelfreetodropbymyofficeifyouhaveaquestion.F：如果有问题，请不要客气，随时到我的办公室来。C：Evenasillyone?C：即使是一个笨问题？F：Howdoyouknowit'ssillyifyouhaven'tasked?F：你又没问，怎么知道会是个笨问题。C：Myformercolleaguestoldmethreesecretsofsuccessinforeign-affiliatedcompanies.First,theabilitytospeakEnglishwell.C：我以前的同事告诉我，要在外商公司成功有三个秘诀。第一，良好的英文能力。C：Second,anoutgoingandsociablewife.Andthird,notgettinginvolvedinofficepolitics.C：第二，外向且善于社交的妻子。第三，不要参与公司的政治斗争。F：Iagreewiththefirstandthelast.Youhavetobecarefulwhenyoustepintotheexecutivejungleandit'sbesttostayawayfromofficepolitics,especiallyinabigorganizationlikeours.F：我同意第一点和最后一点。当遇见激烈的竞争时，必须要小心，最好远离公司的政治斗争，特别是在像我们这么庞大的机构中。F：TheEnglishabilityishelpfulbutyoualreadyhaveafinecommandofit.I'mnotsosureaboutthesecond.F：英语能力是很有用的，但你的英语已经很好了。对于第二点，我不完全肯定。F：Ihaveagoodidea.Whydon'tyoubringyourwifetoourplacefordinnernextweek?Shecancomparenoteswithmywife.F：我有个好主意。下星期你带你太太到我家来共进晚餐怎么样？她可以和我太太交换一下看法。见到总经理WiththegeneralmanagerA：Hello,Ms.Barkley.Howareyou?B：Fine,thankyou,sir.It'snicetoseeyouagain.A：Goodtoseeyouagain,too.How'syoufamily?B：Verywell,thankyou,Mr.Parker.见到总经理A：嗨，巴克利女士。你好吗？B：我很好，谢谢你，先生。真高兴能再次见到你。A：又见到你我也很高兴。你家人好吗？B：非常好，谢谢，帕克先生。今天好些了吗？Feelingbettertoday?A：Hello,Mr.Macmillan.B：Hi,Susan.Howareyoufeelingtoday?A：Muchbetter,thanks.B：Gladtohearit.今天好些了吗？A：你好，麦克米伦先生。B：你好，苏珊。今天感觉怎么样？A：好多了，谢谢。B：听你这样说，真高兴！好久没见Longtimenosee！A：Hi,Jim.Howareyou?Ihaven'tseenyouforawhile.B：I'mfine.I'vebeenoutoftown.Ijustgotback.A：Wherewereyou?B：IwasinNewYorkforawedding.好久没见A：嗨，吉姆。你好吗？好久没见啦。B：我很好。我出了趟远门。刚回来。A：你去哪了？B：我去纽约参加了个婚礼。致歉(句型篇)1.Imustapologizefornotwritingtoyousooner.我没有及早给你写信，真对不起。2.We'resorrythethingsweshippedtoyourplaceweredamaged.很抱歉，我们运往贵处的货物受到了损坏。3.WhatapityIleftitathome.真糟糕，我把它忘在家里了。4.Pleaseacceptmydeepapologies.请接受我真诚的歉意。5.Imustaskyourpardonformycarelessness.请宽恕我的粗心。6.I'mtoblame.Ishouldhavethoughtofthat.都怪我，我应该想到这一点。7.ActuallyImeanttonotifyyoubeforehand.实际上我是想事先通知你的。8.Imusthavecausedyoualotofinconvenience.我一定给你添了不少麻烦吧。9.Ididn'tmeantogetyousomuchinvolvedinthematter.我本不想让你这么深地卷入到这件事中来。10.Pleaseforgiveme.Ididn'tmeantostartafight.请原谅，我本不想和你争吵。11.Weregretweareunabletoacceptyourproposal.很遗憾我们不能接受贵方的建议。12.I'vegotsomethingtoconfess.Wouldyoupromisenottobeangry,please?我得向你坦白一件事，不过请你不要生气，好吗？13.Somethinghappenedthatyoumightnotlike.出了一件事，也许你听了不会高兴的。14.I'dliketotellyousomethingifyou'llpromisetoexcuseme.我想告诉你一件事，不过你得答应原谅我。15.Iwasonlytryingtotellyouwhatwasonmymind.我只是想如实告诉你我的想法。致歉(会话篇)PartOneLily:Ioweyouanapology,Mr.Steven.Steven:Whatdoyoumean,Lily?Lily:I'mterriblysorryabouttheappointmentlastThursday.Ihopeyou'llexcuseme.Steven:Forgetit.I'dhavedoneexactlyasyoudidifIhadbeeninyoursituation.Lily:That'sverykindofyoutosayso.ParttwoEva:Sorrytobelate.Iwascaughtupinatrafficjam.AmIthelastguesttoarrive?John:Yes,VIPsalwaysare.Soit'squiteallright.Andyou'reaveryimportantpersonatthisparty.Eva:Oh,pleasedon't!John:Iwasjustkidding.We'vebeenexpectingyouallthistime!PartThreeAnnie:Sorrytohavekeptyouwaiting,Eva.Iwasansweringanoverseascall.Eva:It'sallright.Youmustbeaverybusygeneralmanager.Annie:Well,Ihopeyouweren'tboredwhileIwasonthephone.Eva:No.Iwasreadingthisnewbrochureofyours,yousee.I'mverymuchinterestedinyournewproduct.公司人事政策Indifferentcountriesthewayofrecruitmentofemployeesisdifferent.Werecruittemporaryworkersfromtimetotime.Howdoyoudecidewhowillbetheregularemployees?Wehaveaninterviewprocedureandtheywillpassacarefultest.Wealwaystrytocreateahappyenvironmentforouremployees.Theemployeesareusuallypromotedortransferredonthebasisofperformanceandmeritratherthanseniority.Theeffectivenessshouldbethemostimportantaspecttoanypersonnelsystem.Thepersonnelpoliciesalsoreflectthetraditionsofthesocietyinwhichtheyoperate.Everyoneinthecompanyiscoveredbylifeinsuranceassoonastheyjoin.Holidaysinourcompanyarefixedat25days,risingto30daysafterfiveyears.Ourvoluntarypensionfundisopentoallofourstaffafterthey'vebeenwithusforthreemonths.Theemployeesinthecompanyareassuredofindividualattention,aswellasagoodpaypackage.Thatincludesbothfinancialandnon-financialcompensation.Ifyouwanttomakesomeindividualsredundant,youmustconsultwithboththepersonsandthetradeunion.Selectionisconcernedwithfindingtherightpersonforthejob.Oneaspectofthepersonnelmanager'sjobistoleadateamofspecialists.Foremployeestobemotivated,thetargetssetmustbeachieved.Theykeeptheworkerseveninslacktimes.Theypromoteortransferemployeesonthebasisofseniority.Ithinktheinternalrecruitmentisgoodformotivation.要求加薪You'veworkedlongandhardatyourjob,andit'sabouttimeyousawsomefinancialrewardsforit.Howtoaskforaraise:Asidefromcompanieswhohavepoliciesofferingperiodicreviewsandannualcostofl