礼节美语 – 098. Giving to a Charity 捐赠给慈善机构 (2)
公司开会，讨论慈善捐款的问题，Jenny建议事先调查一下。 J: The recommendation is that 60% of funds should go to projects with no more than 40% going to…
礼节美语 – 097. Giving to a Charity 捐赠给慈善机构 (1)
公司开会，讨论慈善捐款的问题，Michael说： Michael: Ok, folks….It’s been a tough year, but we’re going to stick with our tradition and give our usual…
礼节美语 – 096. Dealing With a Bad Boss 与坏老板打交道 (2)
Betty在上司Pat那儿受了气，同事Gray和人事部的Terry给她出谋划策。 Betty说自己没救了，准备换工作。 T: Not so fast. Maybe what’s needed here is a fresh approach. Let’s start with Pat. Why is…
礼节美语 – 095. Dealing With a Bad Boss 与坏老板打交道 (1)
Betty受了上司的气，找Gray抱怨。 Betty: That’s it!! I’ve had it! I’m gonna start sending out my resume tomorrow. Gray: Wow…I’ve never seen you…
礼节美语 – 094. Expense Accounts 费用账户(2)
公司开会讨论支出账目，经理Tim和会计部主任John告诉大家，要紧缩开支，首先从员工可报销的账目下手。Tim说， Tim: I’m not going to sugarcoat it: we’ll have to cut back on our expenses or we’ll have to…
礼节美语 – 093. Expense Accounts 费用账户 (1)
公司开会讨论支出账目，经理Tim和会计部主任John告诉大家要紧缩开支，首先从员工可报销的账目下手。 Tim (manager): Ok, now for the last item on our agenda: expense accounts. Let me turn the meeting over…
礼节美语 – 092. A Death in the Company (2)
公司开会前，经理Jeff说，总裁John Henderson的母亲去世了。大家问George, 遇到这种情况，中国人一般会怎样处理。 J: What do they say in China? G: A sentence with four Chinese characters that roughly means:…
礼节美语 – 091. A Death in the Company (1)
公司开会前，经理Jeff说，总裁John Henderson的母亲去世了。 Jeff (manager): Folks…before we begin our workday, I’m afraid I have some sad news. Our CEO John Henderson’s…
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…
礼节美语 – 089. Thinking of relocating 考虑搬家 (1)
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。 Vivian: Hey Tom, got a second? Tom: Sure, what’s up? V: The Company has offered me a new position.…
礼节美语 – 088. Asking for a raise 要求加薪(2)
Kim跟朋友Anita一起去吃饭。Anita想跟公司要求涨工资，可是不知道怎么开口，Kim给她出主意。 I can present quite a bit of hard data to demonstrate my usefulness to the company. K: That’s great!…
礼节美语 – 087. Asking for a raise 要求加薪 (1)
Kim跟朋友Anita一起出去吃饭。 K: Hey, Anita! Great to see you! A: Long time no see! I’m so glad you had time to…
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…
礼节美语 – 085. A Relationship in the Office 办公室里的关系 (1)
公司老板Joe找员工Sam和Lucinda谈话。 Joe Tan: Hi Sam, please take a seat. Good morning, Lucinda. Please sit down. How are you both this…
礼节美语 – 079. Discussing Salaries with Co-workers 与同事讨论薪水
陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作。美国同事Amy来办公室找他。 (Office ambience) CH：Hi Amy. How are you? A: I’m fine. Do you have a moment to talk? There is…