1.Copyright 版權(quán) sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：Tell your graphic artists to go back to the drawing board for our new logo design. I just saw the prototype that came out of your department last week. It just won’t work. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：Why? What’s the problem? sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：It is way too similar to the Nike swoosh. Don’t you know? That’ s copyrighted. If we come out with something even close to the design they have, we could be legally liable. They’d sue us in a heartbeat. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：I saw the design. We had a team of all-star designers on it. I don’ t think it resembled Nike’ s logo at all. That’s a huge stretch of the imagination to say our design would violate their copyright. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：Our legal department doesn’t think so. They reviewed the copyrighted images from Nike. After discussion with our general manager, they determined it would be copyright infringement to place this design on our products. It’ s better to be safe than sorry. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：What if we modified the design a little bit. Say we change the color. Do you think that would be enough to differentiate from the copyrighted image? sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：Nope. The verdict from the legal department is to start from scratch. This time come up with something more creative. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：More creative? sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：Not only do we have to worry about not overstepping bounds with copyright, but we also want something different from everyone else. We want to stand out to our consumers. Come up with something good, then we'll set our own copyright on it. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：Okay. Looks like it’s back to square one. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：去告訴你們的設(shè)計(jì)師回畫(huà)室討論一下我們新徽標(biāo)的設(shè)計(jì)問(wèn)題。我剛剛看過(guò)你們部門(mén)上星期拿出的設(shè)計(jì)樣，根本不能用。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：為什么？有什么問(wèn)題？ sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：這個(gè)設(shè)計(jì)與耐克產(chǎn)品上的圖案太相似了。你難道不知道，這是受版權(quán)保護(hù)的？哪怕我們?cè)O(shè)計(jì)出來(lái)的東西與他們的圖案接近，我們也會(huì)負(fù)法律責(zé)任的，他們會(huì)立即起訴我們。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：我看過(guò)那個(gè)設(shè)計(jì)，那是我們明星團(tuán)隊(duì)一手設(shè)計(jì)的，我認(rèn)為根本不像耐克的標(biāo)識(shí)。說(shuō)我們的設(shè)計(jì)會(huì)侵犯他們的版權(quán)，這想象力未免有點(diǎn)兒太豐富了。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：我們的法律部門(mén)可不這么認(rèn)為。他們仔細(xì)看了耐克受版權(quán)保護(hù)的圖案，并和我們總經(jīng)理討論過(guò)。后他們認(rèn)定如果把這個(gè)圖案放在我們的產(chǎn)品上，那會(huì)侵犯他們的版權(quán)。我們好還是防患于未然吧。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：如果我們?cè)傩薷囊幌略O(shè)計(jì)怎么樣？比如說(shuō)把顏色變變，你認(rèn)為這樣就足以與受版權(quán)保護(hù)的圖案區(qū)分了吧？ sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：不行。法律部門(mén)的定論是一切從零開(kāi)始。這要搞出更有獨(dú)創(chuàng)性的設(shè)計(jì)。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：更有獨(dú)創(chuàng)性？ sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：我們不但要小心別越過(guò)版權(quán)的權(quán)限，而且還要拿出完全與眾不同的設(shè)計(jì)。我們的設(shè)計(jì)要醒目以吸引顧客。有了好的設(shè)計(jì)，我們就可以申請(qǐng)自己的版權(quán)了。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：好的?？磥?lái)還是重新設(shè)計(jì)吧。
2. Performance Reviews 業(yè)績(jī)?cè)u(píng)估 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：Let’s go over Friday’ s performance reviews. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：Most of them were pretty positive. Take Tom Clark for example. He’s extroverted, which makes him a very effective salesman. You can see his sales for this quarter are a record high for our company. He’s also easygoing and very friendly. Add that to his good looks, and you can see why he’ s so popular, in and out of the office! sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：Yes, I’ve also heard that he’s a lady’s man. Well, that is actually a strike against him in the performance review. It seems like he has trouble keeping his private life and professional life separate. He has been involved in several office romances that have been detrimental to employee professionalism and performance. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：He was censored for the two incidents, and since then, he has corrected his behavior. I think that says a lot for his character. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：Do you recommend him for a raise, then? sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：I think he’s deserving of a promotion because he has brought a lot of profit to the company. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：What about John Martin? His report wasn’ t so hot. He’s always making excuses, he has no common sense, and he lacks responsibility. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：You can see his sales record is less than impressive. He is hard to deal with. After disciplinary action, he complained to the Board of Directors with charges of discrimination. It seems he always ignores his faults and criticizes others. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：Just between you and me, I can’ t stand the guy. But it’s very difficult to fire him. He landed this position because of his parents. They are very influential stockholders. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：我們看一下周五的業(yè)績(jī)?cè)u(píng)估情況。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：大部分都是正面評(píng)價(jià)。拿湯姆?克拉克來(lái)說(shuō)，他性格外向，因此做推銷(xiāo)員非常合適。你可以看到他這個(gè)季度的銷(xiāo)售額創(chuàng)了我們公司的高記錄。他本人也比較隨和，很友好。再加上他長(zhǎng)相不錯(cuò)，因此他在我們辦公室內(nèi)外備受歡迎。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：你說(shuō)得對(duì)，我也聽(tīng)說(shuō)他很討女人喜歡。事實(shí)上，這也正是他在業(yè)績(jī)?cè)u(píng)估中遭到攻擊的原因。似乎他公私生活不分，又卷入了幾宗辦公室緋聞，這對(duì)一個(gè)員工的職業(yè)道德和業(yè)績(jī)表現(xiàn)有害無(wú)益。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：他因?yàn)槟莾杉虑槭艿綄彶椋瑥哪且院?，他改正了自己的行為。我想這清楚說(shuō)明了他的個(gè)性。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：那你同意給他提職嗎？ sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：我認(rèn)為應(yīng)該給他升職，因?yàn)樗o公司創(chuàng)造了大量利潤(rùn)。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：約翰?馬丁怎么樣？他的名聲沒(méi)有那么多爭(zhēng)議?？伤偸钦医杩冢瑳](méi)有什么常識(shí)，也缺少責(zé)任心。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：你看他的銷(xiāo)售記錄也沒(méi)有什么起色。這個(gè)人很難打交道。懲戒他之后，他向董事會(huì)抱怨指控我們歧視他。好像他總是無(wú)視自己的過(guò)錯(cuò)，反而批評(píng)他人。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：這事就我們兩個(gè)知道就行了，我受不了這家伙。可是要解雇他很難。他得到這個(gè)職位是由于他父母的緣故，他們可是有影響力的股東。
3. Laborial Staff 普通員工
A：With tomorrow being Labor Day and all, I think it would be a nice gesture to let all members of the laborial staff leave work an hour early. What do you say?
B：What? That sounds perfectly ridiculous. Labor Day is a holiday for everyone, not just laborial staff ... and we get the whole day off tomorrow anyway, so whats the point of an extra hour tonight?
A：While we all get Labor Day off as a holiday, the real purpose of the holiday is to remember all the people who do manual or other hard labor. Its to celebrate those who work doing what other people might not be willing to do. I think we ought to do something in honor of the common worker.
B：So if we did allow the laborial force to go home early, how many people are we talking about?
A：In our company, the laborial force makes up 60% of our workers. Wed just be letting slightly over half the folks out a little early.
A：明天就是勞動(dòng)節(jié)了，我想讓所有的普通員工提前1個(gè)小時(shí)下班以示友好。你有什么看法？
B：你說(shuō)什么？這聽(tīng)起來(lái)太荒謬了。勞動(dòng)節(jié)是所有人的節(jié)日，不僅僅屬于普通員工……而且不管怎么說(shuō)我們明天都要休息一天，那今天晚上額外給他們1小時(shí)的假又有什么意義？
A：雖然我們大家都把勞動(dòng)節(jié)當(dāng)作節(jié)日，但這個(gè)節(jié)日的真正目的是為了紀(jì)念所有從事體力勞動(dòng)或其他辛苦工作的人。這是為了贊美這些人，因?yàn)樗麄冏鲋渌艘苍S不愿意做的工作。為了紀(jì)念這些普通工人，我想我們應(yīng)該做點(diǎn)兒什么。
B：那如果我們真的允許普通工人早點(diǎn)兒下班回家，那應(yīng)該有多少人？
A：在我們公司，普通員工占60%。我們只是讓一半多一點(diǎn)兒的人早一點(diǎn)兒下班。
4. Running an Internet Business 網(wǎng)上做生意
A：Earning extra income on the Internet is easier than you might think. After I started selling traditional craft items on the Internet last year, I have really been able to make bank doing something I love.
B：Is that right? I hear all these horror stories of internet businesses crashing because there is not enough of a customer base yet. How can you be sure your idea will cash in?
A：To run a successful internet business, it requires a little research and a relatively small investment. You’ve got to have a good idea of some kind of product that is in demand or would be popular.
B：That’s marketing research.... But what about getting started once you have an idea?
A：After you have your great idea, then you can set up shop by registering a domain name, creating a website, an email address, and a hosting service. If you want to go all out on your website, you can put together shopping cart technology, but that can be pricey to start out with.
B：Sounds like a lot of work!
A：Anything worth doing takes work. Money doesn’t grow on trees.... Most of us have to work for it.
A：通過(guò)因特網(wǎng)掙點(diǎn)兒外快比你想的要容易得多。我從去年開(kāi)始在網(wǎng)上賣(mài)傳統(tǒng)的工藝品，現(xiàn)在我真的有本事賺到錢(qián)去做我喜歡做的事情了。
B：真有這事？我聽(tīng)說(shuō)很多可怕的故事，是關(guān)于網(wǎng)絡(luò)生意因?yàn)闆](méi)有足夠的顧客基數(shù)而失敗了。你怎么確定你的點(diǎn)子就能發(fā)財(cái)？
A：要想搞好網(wǎng)絡(luò)生意就需要做一點(diǎn)兒調(diào)查研究，還要有較小的投資。你還得有個(gè)好點(diǎn)子，賣(mài)那種銷(xiāo)路好或?qū)?lái)會(huì)暢銷(xiāo)的產(chǎn)品。
B：這就是市場(chǎng)調(diào)查……但是你一旦有了點(diǎn)子又是如何開(kāi)始創(chuàng)業(yè)的呢？
A：有了好點(diǎn)子之后，你就可以通過(guò)注冊(cè)域名、建立網(wǎng)站、電子郵箱和寄存服務(wù)來(lái)開(kāi)個(gè)商店。如果你想全力以赴把站點(diǎn)做好，你可以利用一下購(gòu)物車(chē)技術(shù)，但開(kāi)始時(shí)費(fèi)用會(huì)有點(diǎn)兒高。
B：聽(tīng)起來(lái)要做的事情真多！
A：任何值得一做的事情都要花費(fèi)精力。錢(qián)不會(huì)長(zhǎng)在樹(shù)上……我們大多數(shù)人都得努力工作才能賺到錢(qián)。
5. Welfare福利
A：Thank you all for coming to our monthly staff correlation meeting. Today we have a lot of new things to introduce to you all, there will be a lot of changes in company policy to accommodate better employee welfare....
B：Employee welfare? What all does that include?
A：In the past, our welfare program has consisted of benefits packages only, meaning partial health insurance coverage and retirement plan. But we hope to boost morale by increasing incentives and adding additional welfare considerations.
B：What kind of considerations are we talking about?
A：It is proposed that from now on, employees will be given 10 paid sick days, in addition to their 2 week vacation periods. They will also be encouraged to maintain proper physical health with a company sponsored aerobics class on Friday nights. We have also consulted with the human resource department and have hired a new liaison between management and employees. Let’s all welcome Ms. Michelle Cain to our team as our company’s ombudsman.
B：Our company now has an ombudsman?
A：Yes, that’s right. From now on, whenever you have a question or concern regarding anything that happens during the work day, Ms. Cain will be your advocate. If you believe there is anything inappropriate or unfair in the management practices, the ombudsman will be the first person you seek. She will maintain fairness, equality, and an orderly and efficient work place. Her job is to have your best interest at heart.
A：謝謝大家來(lái)參加我們每月的員工聯(lián)誼會(huì)。今天有很多新的事情要向大家通報(bào)，我們公司在政策上將有很大的調(diào)整以更好地改善員工的福利待遇……
B：?jiǎn)T工的福利待遇？都包括哪些內(nèi)容呀？
A：在過(guò)去，我們的福利規(guī)劃只包括福利包，即部分的健康保險(xiǎn)和退休計(jì)劃。但現(xiàn)在我們希望通過(guò)增加激勵(lì)措施以及額外的福利安排來(lái)提高大家的士氣。
B：是什么樣的福利安排？
A：有人提議：從現(xiàn)在起每個(gè)員工除兩周的假期之外，再增加10天帶薪的病假。也鼓勵(lì)大家能參加公司每周五晚上舉辦的有氧健身課，從而保持良好的身體健康。我們也與人力資源部商量過(guò)，已經(jīng)雇用了一個(gè)新聯(lián)絡(luò)員來(lái)負(fù)責(zé)管理層和員工之間的溝通協(xié)調(diào)工作。讓我們大家熱烈歡迎米歇爾·該隱女士加入我們的隊(duì)伍，成為我們公司的調(diào)查官。
B：我們公司現(xiàn)在有調(diào)查官了？
A：是的，你說(shuō)得沒(méi)錯(cuò)。從現(xiàn)在起，上班期間無(wú)論你什么時(shí)候遇到什么問(wèn)題或有什么疑慮，該隱女士都會(huì)幫你們排憂解難。如果你們認(rèn)為管理工作中有什么不合適或不公平的地方，調(diào)查官是你第一個(gè)可以尋求幫助的人。她會(huì)維護(hù)公正、平等、有序和高效的工作場(chǎng)所。她的工作就是心系你們大家的大利益。
A：Tell your graphic artists to go back to the drawing board for our new logo design. I just saw the prototype that came out of your department last week. It just won’t work. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：Why? What’s the problem? sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：It is way too similar to the Nike swoosh. Don’t you know? That’ s copyrighted. If we come out with something even close to the design they have, we could be legally liable. They’d sue us in a heartbeat. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：I saw the design. We had a team of all-star designers on it. I don’ t think it resembled Nike’ s logo at all. That’s a huge stretch of the imagination to say our design would violate their copyright. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：Our legal department doesn’t think so. They reviewed the copyrighted images from Nike. After discussion with our general manager, they determined it would be copyright infringement to place this design on our products. It’ s better to be safe than sorry. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：What if we modified the design a little bit. Say we change the color. Do you think that would be enough to differentiate from the copyrighted image? sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：Nope. The verdict from the legal department is to start from scratch. This time come up with something more creative. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：More creative? sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：Not only do we have to worry about not overstepping bounds with copyright, but we also want something different from everyone else. We want to stand out to our consumers. Come up with something good, then we'll set our own copyright on it. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：Okay. Looks like it’s back to square one. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：去告訴你們的設(shè)計(jì)師回畫(huà)室討論一下我們新徽標(biāo)的設(shè)計(jì)問(wèn)題。我剛剛看過(guò)你們部門(mén)上星期拿出的設(shè)計(jì)樣，根本不能用。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：為什么？有什么問(wèn)題？ sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：這個(gè)設(shè)計(jì)與耐克產(chǎn)品上的圖案太相似了。你難道不知道，這是受版權(quán)保護(hù)的？哪怕我們?cè)O(shè)計(jì)出來(lái)的東西與他們的圖案接近，我們也會(huì)負(fù)法律責(zé)任的，他們會(huì)立即起訴我們。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：我看過(guò)那個(gè)設(shè)計(jì)，那是我們明星團(tuán)隊(duì)一手設(shè)計(jì)的，我認(rèn)為根本不像耐克的標(biāo)識(shí)。說(shuō)我們的設(shè)計(jì)會(huì)侵犯他們的版權(quán)，這想象力未免有點(diǎn)兒太豐富了。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：我們的法律部門(mén)可不這么認(rèn)為。他們仔細(xì)看了耐克受版權(quán)保護(hù)的圖案，并和我們總經(jīng)理討論過(guò)。后他們認(rèn)定如果把這個(gè)圖案放在我們的產(chǎn)品上，那會(huì)侵犯他們的版權(quán)。我們好還是防患于未然吧。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：如果我們?cè)傩薷囊幌略O(shè)計(jì)怎么樣？比如說(shuō)把顏色變變，你認(rèn)為這樣就足以與受版權(quán)保護(hù)的圖案區(qū)分了吧？ sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：不行。法律部門(mén)的定論是一切從零開(kāi)始。這要搞出更有獨(dú)創(chuàng)性的設(shè)計(jì)。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：更有獨(dú)創(chuàng)性？ sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：我們不但要小心別越過(guò)版權(quán)的權(quán)限，而且還要拿出完全與眾不同的設(shè)計(jì)。我們的設(shè)計(jì)要醒目以吸引顧客。有了好的設(shè)計(jì)，我們就可以申請(qǐng)自己的版權(quán)了。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：好的?？磥?lái)還是重新設(shè)計(jì)吧。
2. Performance Reviews 業(yè)績(jī)?cè)u(píng)估 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：Let’s go over Friday’ s performance reviews. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：Most of them were pretty positive. Take Tom Clark for example. He’s extroverted, which makes him a very effective salesman. You can see his sales for this quarter are a record high for our company. He’s also easygoing and very friendly. Add that to his good looks, and you can see why he’ s so popular, in and out of the office! sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：Yes, I’ve also heard that he’s a lady’s man. Well, that is actually a strike against him in the performance review. It seems like he has trouble keeping his private life and professional life separate. He has been involved in several office romances that have been detrimental to employee professionalism and performance. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：He was censored for the two incidents, and since then, he has corrected his behavior. I think that says a lot for his character. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：Do you recommend him for a raise, then? sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：I think he’s deserving of a promotion because he has brought a lot of profit to the company. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：What about John Martin? His report wasn’ t so hot. He’s always making excuses, he has no common sense, and he lacks responsibility. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：You can see his sales record is less than impressive. He is hard to deal with. After disciplinary action, he complained to the Board of Directors with charges of discrimination. It seems he always ignores his faults and criticizes others. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：Just between you and me, I can’ t stand the guy. But it’s very difficult to fire him. He landed this position because of his parents. They are very influential stockholders. sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：我們看一下周五的業(yè)績(jī)?cè)u(píng)估情況。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：大部分都是正面評(píng)價(jià)。拿湯姆?克拉克來(lái)說(shuō)，他性格外向，因此做推銷(xiāo)員非常合適。你可以看到他這個(gè)季度的銷(xiāo)售額創(chuàng)了我們公司的高記錄。他本人也比較隨和，很友好。再加上他長(zhǎng)相不錯(cuò)，因此他在我們辦公室內(nèi)外備受歡迎。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：你說(shuō)得對(duì)，我也聽(tīng)說(shuō)他很討女人喜歡。事實(shí)上，這也正是他在業(yè)績(jī)?cè)u(píng)估中遭到攻擊的原因。似乎他公私生活不分，又卷入了幾宗辦公室緋聞，這對(duì)一個(gè)員工的職業(yè)道德和業(yè)績(jī)表現(xiàn)有害無(wú)益。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：他因?yàn)槟莾杉虑槭艿綄彶椋瑥哪且院?，他改正了自己的行為。我想這清楚說(shuō)明了他的個(gè)性。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：那你同意給他提職嗎？ sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：我認(rèn)為應(yīng)該給他升職，因?yàn)樗o公司創(chuàng)造了大量利潤(rùn)。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：約翰?馬丁怎么樣？他的名聲沒(méi)有那么多爭(zhēng)議?？伤偸钦医杩冢瑳](méi)有什么常識(shí)，也缺少責(zé)任心。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
B：你看他的銷(xiāo)售記錄也沒(méi)有什么起色。這個(gè)人很難打交道。懲戒他之后，他向董事會(huì)抱怨指控我們歧視他。好像他總是無(wú)視自己的過(guò)錯(cuò)，反而批評(píng)他人。 sWe中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)
A：這事就我們兩個(gè)知道就行了，我受不了這家伙。可是要解雇他很難。他得到這個(gè)職位是由于他父母的緣故，他們可是有影響力的股東。
3. Laborial Staff 普通員工
A：With tomorrow being Labor Day and all, I think it would be a nice gesture to let all members of the laborial staff leave work an hour early. What do you say?
B：What? That sounds perfectly ridiculous. Labor Day is a holiday for everyone, not just laborial staff ... and we get the whole day off tomorrow anyway, so whats the point of an extra hour tonight?
A：While we all get Labor Day off as a holiday, the real purpose of the holiday is to remember all the people who do manual or other hard labor. Its to celebrate those who work doing what other people might not be willing to do. I think we ought to do something in honor of the common worker.
B：So if we did allow the laborial force to go home early, how many people are we talking about?
A：In our company, the laborial force makes up 60% of our workers. Wed just be letting slightly over half the folks out a little early.
A：明天就是勞動(dòng)節(jié)了，我想讓所有的普通員工提前1個(gè)小時(shí)下班以示友好。你有什么看法？
B：你說(shuō)什么？這聽(tīng)起來(lái)太荒謬了。勞動(dòng)節(jié)是所有人的節(jié)日，不僅僅屬于普通員工……而且不管怎么說(shuō)我們明天都要休息一天，那今天晚上額外給他們1小時(shí)的假又有什么意義？
A：雖然我們大家都把勞動(dòng)節(jié)當(dāng)作節(jié)日，但這個(gè)節(jié)日的真正目的是為了紀(jì)念所有從事體力勞動(dòng)或其他辛苦工作的人。這是為了贊美這些人，因?yàn)樗麄冏鲋渌艘苍S不愿意做的工作。為了紀(jì)念這些普通工人，我想我們應(yīng)該做點(diǎn)兒什么。
B：那如果我們真的允許普通工人早點(diǎn)兒下班回家，那應(yīng)該有多少人？
A：在我們公司，普通員工占60%。我們只是讓一半多一點(diǎn)兒的人早一點(diǎn)兒下班。
4. Running an Internet Business 網(wǎng)上做生意
A：Earning extra income on the Internet is easier than you might think. After I started selling traditional craft items on the Internet last year, I have really been able to make bank doing something I love.
B：Is that right? I hear all these horror stories of internet businesses crashing because there is not enough of a customer base yet. How can you be sure your idea will cash in?
A：To run a successful internet business, it requires a little research and a relatively small investment. You’ve got to have a good idea of some kind of product that is in demand or would be popular.
B：That’s marketing research.... But what about getting started once you have an idea?
A：After you have your great idea, then you can set up shop by registering a domain name, creating a website, an email address, and a hosting service. If you want to go all out on your website, you can put together shopping cart technology, but that can be pricey to start out with.
B：Sounds like a lot of work!
A：Anything worth doing takes work. Money doesn’t grow on trees.... Most of us have to work for it.
A：通過(guò)因特網(wǎng)掙點(diǎn)兒外快比你想的要容易得多。我從去年開(kāi)始在網(wǎng)上賣(mài)傳統(tǒng)的工藝品，現(xiàn)在我真的有本事賺到錢(qián)去做我喜歡做的事情了。
B：真有這事？我聽(tīng)說(shuō)很多可怕的故事，是關(guān)于網(wǎng)絡(luò)生意因?yàn)闆](méi)有足夠的顧客基數(shù)而失敗了。你怎么確定你的點(diǎn)子就能發(fā)財(cái)？
A：要想搞好網(wǎng)絡(luò)生意就需要做一點(diǎn)兒調(diào)查研究，還要有較小的投資。你還得有個(gè)好點(diǎn)子，賣(mài)那種銷(xiāo)路好或?qū)?lái)會(huì)暢銷(xiāo)的產(chǎn)品。
B：這就是市場(chǎng)調(diào)查……但是你一旦有了點(diǎn)子又是如何開(kāi)始創(chuàng)業(yè)的呢？
A：有了好點(diǎn)子之后，你就可以通過(guò)注冊(cè)域名、建立網(wǎng)站、電子郵箱和寄存服務(wù)來(lái)開(kāi)個(gè)商店。如果你想全力以赴把站點(diǎn)做好，你可以利用一下購(gòu)物車(chē)技術(shù)，但開(kāi)始時(shí)費(fèi)用會(huì)有點(diǎn)兒高。
B：聽(tīng)起來(lái)要做的事情真多！
A：任何值得一做的事情都要花費(fèi)精力。錢(qián)不會(huì)長(zhǎng)在樹(shù)上……我們大多數(shù)人都得努力工作才能賺到錢(qián)。
5. Welfare福利
A：Thank you all for coming to our monthly staff correlation meeting. Today we have a lot of new things to introduce to you all, there will be a lot of changes in company policy to accommodate better employee welfare....
B：Employee welfare? What all does that include?
A：In the past, our welfare program has consisted of benefits packages only, meaning partial health insurance coverage and retirement plan. But we hope to boost morale by increasing incentives and adding additional welfare considerations.
B：What kind of considerations are we talking about?
A：It is proposed that from now on, employees will be given 10 paid sick days, in addition to their 2 week vacation periods. They will also be encouraged to maintain proper physical health with a company sponsored aerobics class on Friday nights. We have also consulted with the human resource department and have hired a new liaison between management and employees. Let’s all welcome Ms. Michelle Cain to our team as our company’s ombudsman.
B：Our company now has an ombudsman?
A：Yes, that’s right. From now on, whenever you have a question or concern regarding anything that happens during the work day, Ms. Cain will be your advocate. If you believe there is anything inappropriate or unfair in the management practices, the ombudsman will be the first person you seek. She will maintain fairness, equality, and an orderly and efficient work place. Her job is to have your best interest at heart.
A：謝謝大家來(lái)參加我們每月的員工聯(lián)誼會(huì)。今天有很多新的事情要向大家通報(bào)，我們公司在政策上將有很大的調(diào)整以更好地改善員工的福利待遇……
B：?jiǎn)T工的福利待遇？都包括哪些內(nèi)容呀？
A：在過(guò)去，我們的福利規(guī)劃只包括福利包，即部分的健康保險(xiǎn)和退休計(jì)劃。但現(xiàn)在我們希望通過(guò)增加激勵(lì)措施以及額外的福利安排來(lái)提高大家的士氣。
B：是什么樣的福利安排？
A：有人提議：從現(xiàn)在起每個(gè)員工除兩周的假期之外，再增加10天帶薪的病假。也鼓勵(lì)大家能參加公司每周五晚上舉辦的有氧健身課，從而保持良好的身體健康。我們也與人力資源部商量過(guò)，已經(jīng)雇用了一個(gè)新聯(lián)絡(luò)員來(lái)負(fù)責(zé)管理層和員工之間的溝通協(xié)調(diào)工作。讓我們大家熱烈歡迎米歇爾·該隱女士加入我們的隊(duì)伍，成為我們公司的調(diào)查官。
B：我們公司現(xiàn)在有調(diào)查官了？
A：是的，你說(shuō)得沒(méi)錯(cuò)。從現(xiàn)在起，上班期間無(wú)論你什么時(shí)候遇到什么問(wèn)題或有什么疑慮，該隱女士都會(huì)幫你們排憂解難。如果你們認(rèn)為管理工作中有什么不合適或不公平的地方，調(diào)查官是你第一個(gè)可以尋求幫助的人。她會(huì)維護(hù)公正、平等、有序和高效的工作場(chǎng)所。她的工作就是心系你們大家的大利益。