1.Copyright 版權 sWe中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
B：Why? What’s the problem? sWe中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
A：Nope. The verdict from the legal department is to start from scratch. This time come up with something more creative. sWe中國英語學習網
B：More creative? sWe中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
B：Okay. Looks like it’s back to square one. sWe中國英語學習網
A：去告訴你們的設計師回畫室討論一下我們新徽標的設計問題。我剛剛看過你們部門上星期拿出的設計樣，根本不能用。 sWe中國英語學習網
B：為什么？有什么問題？ sWe中國英語學習網
A：這個設計與耐克產品上的圖案太相似了。你難道不知道，這是受版權保護的？哪怕我們設計出來的東西與他們的圖案接近，我們也會負法律責任的，他們會立即起訴我們。 sWe中國英語學習網
B：我看過那個設計，那是我們明星團隊一手設計的，我認為根本不像耐克的標識。說我們的設計會侵犯他們的版權，這想象力未免有點兒太豐富了。 sWe中國英語學習網
A：我們的法律部門可不這么認為。他們仔細看了耐克受版權保護的圖案，并和我們總經理討論過。后他們認定如果把這個圖案放在我們的產品上，那會侵犯他們的版權。我們好還是防患于未然吧。 sWe中國英語學習網
B：如果我們再修改一下設計怎么樣？比如說把顏色變變，你認為這樣就足以與受版權保護的圖案區(qū)分了吧？ sWe中國英語學習網
A：不行。法律部門的定論是一切從零開始。這要搞出更有獨創(chuàng)性的設計。 sWe中國英語學習網
B：更有獨創(chuàng)性？ sWe中國英語學習網
A：我們不但要小心別越過版權的權限，而且還要拿出完全與眾不同的設計。我們的設計要醒目以吸引顧客。有了好的設計，我們就可以申請自己的版權了。 sWe中國英語學習網
B：好的?？磥磉€是重新設計吧。
2. Performance Reviews 業(yè)績評估 sWe中國英語學習網
A：Let’s go over Friday’ s performance reviews. sWe中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
A：Do you recommend him for a raise, then? sWe中國英語學習網
B：I think he’s deserving of a promotion because he has brought a lot of profit to the company. sWe中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
A：我們看一下周五的業(yè)績評估情況。 sWe中國英語學習網
B：大部分都是正面評價。拿湯姆?克拉克來說，他性格外向，因此做推銷員非常合適。你可以看到他這個季度的銷售額創(chuàng)了我們公司的高記錄。他本人也比較隨和，很友好。再加上他長相不錯，因此他在我們辦公室內外備受歡迎。 sWe中國英語學習網
A：你說得對，我也聽說他很討女人喜歡。事實上，這也正是他在業(yè)績評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，這對一個員工的職業(yè)道德和業(yè)績表現(xiàn)有害無益。 sWe中國英語學習網
B：他因為那兩件事情受到審查，從那以后，他改正了自己的行為。我想這清楚說明了他的個性。 sWe中國英語學習網
A：那你同意給他提職嗎？ sWe中國英語學習網
B：我認為應該給他升職，因為他給公司創(chuàng)造了大量利潤。 sWe中國英語學習網
A：約翰?馬丁怎么樣？他的名聲沒有那么多爭議?？伤偸钦医杩?，沒有什么常識，也缺少責任心。 sWe中國英語學習網
B：你看他的銷售記錄也沒有什么起色。這個人很難打交道。懲戒他之后，他向董事會抱怨指控我們歧視他。好像他總是無視自己的過錯，反而批評他人。 sWe中國英語學習網
A：這事就我們兩個知道就行了，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：明天就是勞動節(jié)了，我想讓所有的普通員工提前1個小時下班以示友好。你有什么看法？
B：你說什么？這聽起來太荒謬了。勞動節(jié)是所有人的節(jié)日，不僅僅屬于普通員工……而且不管怎么說我們明天都要休息一天，那今天晚上額外給他們1小時的假又有什么意義？
A：雖然我們大家都把勞動節(jié)當作節(jié)日，但這個節(jié)日的真正目的是為了紀念所有從事體力勞動或其他辛苦工作的人。這是為了贊美這些人，因為他們做著其他人也許不愿意做的工作。為了紀念這些普通工人，我想我們應該做點兒什么。
B：那如果我們真的允許普通工人早點兒下班回家，那應該有多少人？
A：在我們公司，普通員工占60%。我們只是讓一半多一點兒的人早一點兒下班。
4. Running an Internet Business 網上做生意
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：通過因特網掙點兒外快比你想的要容易得多。我從去年開始在網上賣傳統(tǒng)的工藝品，現(xiàn)在我真的有本事賺到錢去做我喜歡做的事情了。
B：真有這事？我聽說很多可怕的故事，是關于網絡生意因為沒有足夠的顧客基數(shù)而失敗了。你怎么確定你的點子就能發(fā)財？
A：要想搞好網絡生意就需要做一點兒調查研究，還要有較小的投資。你還得有個好點子，賣那種銷路好或將來會暢銷的產品。
B：這就是市場調查……但是你一旦有了點子又是如何開始創(chuàng)業(yè)的呢？
A：有了好點子之后，你就可以通過注冊域名、建立網站、電子郵箱和寄存服務來開個商店。如果你想全力以赴把站點做好，你可以利用一下購物車技術，但開始時費用會有點兒高。
B：聽起來要做的事情真多！
A：任何值得一做的事情都要花費精力。錢不會長在樹上……我們大多數(shù)人都得努力工作才能賺到錢。
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：謝謝大家來參加我們每月的員工聯(lián)誼會。今天有很多新的事情要向大家通報，我們公司在政策上將有很大的調整以更好地改善員工的福利待遇……
B：員工的福利待遇？都包括哪些內容呀？
A：在過去，我們的福利規(guī)劃只包括福利包，即部分的健康保險和退休計劃。但現(xiàn)在我們希望通過增加激勵措施以及額外的福利安排來提高大家的士氣。
B：是什么樣的福利安排？
A：有人提議：從現(xiàn)在起每個員工除兩周的假期之外，再增加10天帶薪的病假。也鼓勵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，已經雇用了一個新聯(lián)絡員來負責管理層和員工之間的溝通協(xié)調工作。讓我們大家熱烈歡迎米歇爾·該隱女士加入我們的隊伍，成為我們公司的調查官。
B：我們公司現(xiàn)在有調查官了？
A：是的，你說得沒錯。從現(xiàn)在起，上班期間無論你什么時候遇到什么問題或有什么疑慮，該隱女士都會幫你們排憂解難。如果你們認為管理工作中有什么不合適或不公平的地方，調查官是你第一個可以尋求幫助的人。她會維護公正、平等、有序和高效的工作場所。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中國英語學習網
B：Why? What’s the problem? sWe中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
A：Nope. The verdict from the legal department is to start from scratch. This time come up with something more creative. sWe中國英語學習網
B：More creative? sWe中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
B：Okay. Looks like it’s back to square one. sWe中國英語學習網
A：去告訴你們的設計師回畫室討論一下我們新徽標的設計問題。我剛剛看過你們部門上星期拿出的設計樣，根本不能用。 sWe中國英語學習網
B：為什么？有什么問題？ sWe中國英語學習網
A：這個設計與耐克產品上的圖案太相似了。你難道不知道，這是受版權保護的？哪怕我們設計出來的東西與他們的圖案接近，我們也會負法律責任的，他們會立即起訴我們。 sWe中國英語學習網
B：我看過那個設計，那是我們明星團隊一手設計的，我認為根本不像耐克的標識。說我們的設計會侵犯他們的版權，這想象力未免有點兒太豐富了。 sWe中國英語學習網
A：我們的法律部門可不這么認為。他們仔細看了耐克受版權保護的圖案，并和我們總經理討論過。后他們認定如果把這個圖案放在我們的產品上，那會侵犯他們的版權。我們好還是防患于未然吧。 sWe中國英語學習網
B：如果我們再修改一下設計怎么樣？比如說把顏色變變，你認為這樣就足以與受版權保護的圖案區(qū)分了吧？ sWe中國英語學習網
A：不行。法律部門的定論是一切從零開始。這要搞出更有獨創(chuàng)性的設計。 sWe中國英語學習網
B：更有獨創(chuàng)性？ sWe中國英語學習網
A：我們不但要小心別越過版權的權限，而且還要拿出完全與眾不同的設計。我們的設計要醒目以吸引顧客。有了好的設計，我們就可以申請自己的版權了。 sWe中國英語學習網
B：好的?？磥磉€是重新設計吧。
2. Performance Reviews 業(yè)績評估 sWe中國英語學習網
A：Let’s go over Friday’ s performance reviews. sWe中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
A：Do you recommend him for a raise, then? sWe中國英語學習網
B：I think he’s deserving of a promotion because he has brought a lot of profit to the company. sWe中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
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中國英語學習網
A：我們看一下周五的業(yè)績評估情況。 sWe中國英語學習網
B：大部分都是正面評價。拿湯姆?克拉克來說，他性格外向，因此做推銷員非常合適。你可以看到他這個季度的銷售額創(chuàng)了我們公司的高記錄。他本人也比較隨和，很友好。再加上他長相不錯，因此他在我們辦公室內外備受歡迎。 sWe中國英語學習網
A：你說得對，我也聽說他很討女人喜歡。事實上，這也正是他在業(yè)績評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，這對一個員工的職業(yè)道德和業(yè)績表現(xiàn)有害無益。 sWe中國英語學習網
B：他因為那兩件事情受到審查，從那以后，他改正了自己的行為。我想這清楚說明了他的個性。 sWe中國英語學習網
A：那你同意給他提職嗎？ sWe中國英語學習網
B：我認為應該給他升職，因為他給公司創(chuàng)造了大量利潤。 sWe中國英語學習網
A：約翰?馬丁怎么樣？他的名聲沒有那么多爭議?？伤偸钦医杩?，沒有什么常識，也缺少責任心。 sWe中國英語學習網
B：你看他的銷售記錄也沒有什么起色。這個人很難打交道。懲戒他之后，他向董事會抱怨指控我們歧視他。好像他總是無視自己的過錯，反而批評他人。 sWe中國英語學習網
A：這事就我們兩個知道就行了，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：明天就是勞動節(jié)了，我想讓所有的普通員工提前1個小時下班以示友好。你有什么看法？
B：你說什么？這聽起來太荒謬了。勞動節(jié)是所有人的節(jié)日，不僅僅屬于普通員工……而且不管怎么說我們明天都要休息一天，那今天晚上額外給他們1小時的假又有什么意義？
A：雖然我們大家都把勞動節(jié)當作節(jié)日，但這個節(jié)日的真正目的是為了紀念所有從事體力勞動或其他辛苦工作的人。這是為了贊美這些人，因為他們做著其他人也許不愿意做的工作。為了紀念這些普通工人，我想我們應該做點兒什么。
B：那如果我們真的允許普通工人早點兒下班回家，那應該有多少人？
A：在我們公司，普通員工占60%。我們只是讓一半多一點兒的人早一點兒下班。
4. Running an Internet Business 網上做生意
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：通過因特網掙點兒外快比你想的要容易得多。我從去年開始在網上賣傳統(tǒng)的工藝品，現(xiàn)在我真的有本事賺到錢去做我喜歡做的事情了。
B：真有這事？我聽說很多可怕的故事，是關于網絡生意因為沒有足夠的顧客基數(shù)而失敗了。你怎么確定你的點子就能發(fā)財？
A：要想搞好網絡生意就需要做一點兒調查研究，還要有較小的投資。你還得有個好點子，賣那種銷路好或將來會暢銷的產品。
B：這就是市場調查……但是你一旦有了點子又是如何開始創(chuàng)業(yè)的呢？
A：有了好點子之后，你就可以通過注冊域名、建立網站、電子郵箱和寄存服務來開個商店。如果你想全力以赴把站點做好，你可以利用一下購物車技術，但開始時費用會有點兒高。
B：聽起來要做的事情真多！
A：任何值得一做的事情都要花費精力。錢不會長在樹上……我們大多數(shù)人都得努力工作才能賺到錢。
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：謝謝大家來參加我們每月的員工聯(lián)誼會。今天有很多新的事情要向大家通報，我們公司在政策上將有很大的調整以更好地改善員工的福利待遇……
B：員工的福利待遇？都包括哪些內容呀？
A：在過去，我們的福利規(guī)劃只包括福利包，即部分的健康保險和退休計劃。但現(xiàn)在我們希望通過增加激勵措施以及額外的福利安排來提高大家的士氣。
B：是什么樣的福利安排？
A：有人提議：從現(xiàn)在起每個員工除兩周的假期之外，再增加10天帶薪的病假。也鼓勵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，已經雇用了一個新聯(lián)絡員來負責管理層和員工之間的溝通協(xié)調工作。讓我們大家熱烈歡迎米歇爾·該隱女士加入我們的隊伍，成為我們公司的調查官。
B：我們公司現(xiàn)在有調查官了？
A：是的，你說得沒錯。從現(xiàn)在起，上班期間無論你什么時候遇到什么問題或有什么疑慮，該隱女士都會幫你們排憂解難。如果你們認為管理工作中有什么不合適或不公平的地方，調查官是你第一個可以尋求幫助的人。她會維護公正、平等、有序和高效的工作場所。她的工作就是心系你們大家的大利益。