礼节美语 – 103. Laid off 裁员 (1)
Paul和Sara夫妇俩跟老朋友Jesse和Miika一起吃饭。 P: It’s so good to see you guys! It’s been forever! M: We should try to set a monthly dinner date…we’ve missed you! S: So what’s new? J: Tracy…
礼节美语 – 102. Go Green (4)
公司总裁Tim召集部门经理开会，讨论节能措施。 F: I know it might sound like an old-fashioned idea, but what about some kind of a carpooling program? T: You know, that just might work for a few…
礼节美语 – 101. Go Green (3)
公司总裁Tim召集部门经理开会，讨论节能措施。 Tim: Morning everyone. As promised, we are returning to our topic from till couple of weeks ago: How can we make this firm more “green?” I’m sure you all…
礼节美语 – 100. Go Green (2)
公司总裁Tim召集部门经理开会，讨论节能措施。 T: I’ve recently noticed how much paper I use on a daily basis and I’ve been trying to cut down. I’ve found that I very rarely actually need to…
礼节美语 – 099. Go Green (1)
公司总裁Tim召集部门经理开会，讨论公司可以采取哪些节能环保的措施。 Tim: Good morning folks, thanks for joining us. In light of the recent economic downturn, we thought we should pow-wow some ways we can conserve energy. This is Henry…
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 the charity’s own costs. M: Here’s another good website: CharityNavigator.org.…
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 yearly amount. Any suggestions? Frank: Perhaps we could donate to…
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 she mean? G: Um…because she’s not a very nice person?…
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 this angry before. What gives? B: Pat just chewed me…
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 cut back on staff, something I’d rather not do. M:…
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 to our chief accountant, John Summers. John? John: Thank you,…
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: “May your pain be lessened and may you get through…
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 mother passed away late last night. As you can imagine,…
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 – 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. It’s kind of a promotion. T: Hey! Congratulations! That’s great!…