Month: January 2022

礼节美语 – 090. Thinking of relocating 考虑搬家 (2)

Tom和Vivian是香港一家跨国公司的雇员。Vivian被升职,要调到美国奥兰多的办事处。她知道Tom是从芝加哥调到香港来的,所以向Tom征求意见。Tom谈到利弊时说: T: On a financial note, you’ll probably be able to save a lot more of your salary and have more disposable income, as rents and living costs in that…

礼节美语 – 086. A Relationship in the Office 办公室里的关系 (2)

Sam和Lucinda在公司谈恋爱,被老板Joe找来谈话。Sam和Lucinda保证,两人的恋爱关系不会影响工作。让我们听听老板Joe是怎么说的。 J: I understand your position completely. And let me say: our company doesn’t have a blanket ban on interoffice relationships. We are just concerned about possible ramifications. When you…

礼节美语 – 076. Knowing Your Boundaries at Work 了解工作中的界限

陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作。他在走廊上遇到同事Amy。 (Office ambience) C:早上好,Amy. 我刚听到一条办公室的小道消息。 A:小道消息? C:是关于销售部那个金发美女Sally的。 A:I know a Sally Smith in Marketing. I don’t know anything about her except that she appears to be quite talented. C:我从来没有跟她共事过,听说挺能干的,不过这件事跟工作无关。 A:Then…

礼节美语 – 075. Cell Phone Civility 手机文明

陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作。他和同事Amy散会一起往外走。 (Office ambience) A:Chen Hao, I can’t believe what you were doing during that meeting. C:开会的时候?我没干什么啊? A:You were using your cell phone to send text messages. C:噢,不就是用手机发发短信吗,Joe就坐在我旁边,他也一直在发啊。 A:He was out…