VOA 商務(wù)英語(yǔ):第13課

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Lesson 13
    Dialog 1:
    attitude 態(tài)度
    F: I hope Ms. Addison can consider the employee attitude in her decision.
    M: I am sure she will. She understands that employees have to be happy in their jobs.
    F: It they don’t have a good attitude, they won’t work well.
    M: They have to have a good attitude during training too.
    F: absolutely, especially when they are learning new skills.
    M: like learning computer skills.
    F: becoming computer literate can be frustrating使人感到沮喪的.
    M: talk about having a bad attitude. (句型talk about ….. 表示深有同感)
    ―My employees have been with me for 25 years.
    ---Talk about loyalty.
    Q: what should Ms.Addison consider? ---Employee attitude
    Dialog 2:
    New Words: minimize, initial cost初期費(fèi)用, Bottom-line(實(shí)質(zhì)問題;最終結(jié)果),downtime(停產(chǎn)時(shí)間)
    F: This was a difficult decision for the board.
    M: The bottom-line is always time and money.
    F: True. We are concerned with the initial cost.
    M: There are costs to both alternatives.
    F:Costs in both time and money.
    M: and of course, you don’t want any downtime.
    F: There will be some lost time, but we have to minimize it.
    M: As I said before, it all boils down to time and money。(歸結(jié)為)
    Q:What is the bottom-line? ----Time and money.
    Dialog 3:
    New words: split(分成),alternate(輪換)
    F:To minimize downtime, we are going to do both on-the-job and off-site training.
    M: How? By splitting the work force into two groups?
    F:Half train off-site but during normal working hours
    M: And the other half will train on the factory floor with new machines.
    F: by alternating the groups, we can keep production going.
    M: that will minimize downtime, but you still have the oops factors.
    F: But the production will increase as soon as the workers are up to speed. (達(dá)到熟練程度,使知曉。)
    ――Hey, what are you talking about?-----Let me bring you up to speed.
    M: Then you’ll be able to keep up with the detailer’s demand.
    F: And keep our workers.
    M: Sounds like a win-win皆大歡喜 situation.
    Q: when will workers be trained? ---Both on the job and off-site.
    Small talk:回絕提議。
    -----Let’s have a break and get some lunch.
    ----- I’d like to, but I can’t. I am too busy (I’d like to, but not with you).
    (I have another appointment)
    (I don’t feel well)
    --How do you think the meeting went?
    --Fantastic.
    --Let’s come to another one.