VOA 商務英語:第12課

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Lesson 12
    Dialog 1:
    New words: alternative可選用的方法, convenient方便的 便利的, disruptive有擾亂 有妨礙.
    M: I’ve told Mrs. Edison she has two training options.
    F: what are these alternatives?
    M: Off site training and on-site training.
    F: So the quality of the training is the same, only the location varies.
    M: There is also the question of convenience. It is more convenient for workers to train On-site.
    F: There is also the disruption; off-site training is more disruptive to the employee’s day-to-day routine.
    M: There are advantages and disadvantages to each option.
    F: Have you explained the pros and cons of each?
    M: That is what we are going to discuss today.
    F: Brief me on her decision when you finished. (Brief me on the meeting)
    Q: What are the two retraining options --Off site training and on-site training
    Dialog 2:
    New words: on the job training(在職培訓),schedule(作息) , oops(表示驚訝狼狽)on- the- job training(在職培訓)與on-site training的區(qū)別:前者還指在正常的工作時間接受培訓。
    F: So tell me about on site training, what are the advantages?
    M: with on-the-job training, the workers train on the new computerized machines.
    F: right on the factory floor?
    M: on the factory floor with an instructor on side during normal working hours.
    F: So there is no disruption in the employees’ work schedule.
    M: No disruption, they follow their normal work schedule.
    F: That sounds good.
    M: What is the disadvantage?
    F: They are learning while doing, they will make mistakes.
    M: and waste materials.
    F: Yes, it’s what is called the oops factor, mistakes will be made and materials wasted during the training.
    Q: What are the disadvantages of on-site training? ---On the factory floor. Dialog3:
    F: How can we avoid this oops factor?
    M: train the workers off-site, then the production would not be affected.
    F: That is a big advantage.
    M: With off-site training, workers train in the evening, (此句型)
    F: So our production continues, the work on the factory floor is not affected.
    F: After computers are installed, the workers will be ready.
    M: They’ll work in the factory during the day and train off-site at night.
    F: It’s a long day. That is the big disadvantage. It‘ll take a lot of energy精力 to work all day and train at night.
    M: It makes me tired thinking about it. (表達各種感受的句型,想著都累,it makes me happy /angry /sad thinking about it.)
    Q: What is the advantage to off-site training?
    A: production will not affected.
    Small talks:表示同意:
    1 Good idea!
    2 Great!
    3 Sure!
    4 –Let’s take a break!
     –Ok! I can use this break to take some café.