VOA 商務(wù)英語(yǔ):第11課

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Lesson 11
    Dialog 1:
    New words: Board of Directors董事會(huì), implement執(zhí)行,貫徹
    F: Has Mrs. Edison decided whether to retrain or lay off?
    M: She met with the Board of Directors yesterday. They are making the decision.
    F: Fortunately for her, she is not the decision maker.
    M: I’ll say, she will be here soon to give me the decision.
    F: we can help them implement it.
    M: Yes. If the board decides to retrain the current workers, we can help them to organize their training program.
    F: If they decide to hire new employees, we can help them recruit招聘 skilled workers
    M: And then help them to train the new workers for their specific jobs.
    F: Either way we have a full plate( either our plate is full) :我們有好多事情要做
    Q: Who makes the decision?
    A: The board of directors
    Dialog 2:
    F: well, Mr. Green, the board voted to retrain, the loyalty factor was an important one.
    M: Workers’ loyalty to you?
    F: And our loyalty to them.
    M: It was a tough decision. There would be cost and time consideration in either case.
    F: But we can never replace the lost loyalty.
    M: I agree. You have invested a lot of time and money in your employees.
    F: We cannot put a price tag on loyalty. (千金難買)
    M: I am sure your company morale(士氣)will be high now.
    F: I hope so, but change always is a problem though.
    M: Yes, no one likes change, but ultimately it’ll work out for the best.
    Q: What is the most important consideration? ------Loyalty.
    Dialog 3:
    Pros and cons—利弊 option選擇
    F: So, what is the next step? Where would we go from here?
    M: Let’s start by looking at your retraining options.
    F: Options?
    M: Yes. It shouldn’t surprise you that you have a couple of options.
    F: Both Options with pros and cons?
    M: Yes, everything has its advantages and disadvantages.
    F: and nothing is ever simple.
    M: Basically, you can either train your workers on site or off site. (場(chǎng)內(nèi)場(chǎng)外)
    F: Well, without knowing the pros and cons, my first reaction is to train on site.
    M: Let me pool(采集,匯總) some information together for our next meeting, so you can make an informed decision.
    Q: How many options are there? ------Two.
    Small talk:提建議
    1) Why don’t we?
    E.g. –I am hungry
     –Why don’t we get some lunch. 2) Let’s?
    E.g. ---I need something to wake me up?
     ---Let’s take some café.