认识新秘书C:Oh.Ididn'trealizeIwasgettinganofficealltomyself.C:噢,没想到我可以拥有一间私人办公室。F:Yes,youare.Andthisisyoursecretary,JaneBorromeo.SheisaFilipinabutwasbornandbroughtuphereandiscompletelybilingual.F:是的,你可以。这是你的秘书珍·包罗密。她是菲律宾人,但在这里出生,长大,完全能说两种语言。S:Hi.Howdoyoudo?Justhollerifyouneedanything.S:嗨。你好!如果有任何需要,只要叫我一声就可以。C:Thanks.(toBuchwald)Sheisaveryattractivegirl.C:谢谢。(对布华奇说)她是个非常迷人的女孩。F:Andcapable,too.F:而且也很能干。C:Gee,mynameplate'salreadyonthedesk.Everythingissoneat.C:哇,我的名牌已经放在桌上了。每件东西都很整齐。F:Feelfreetodropbymyofficeifyouhaveaquestion.F:如果有问题,请不要客气,随时到我的办公室来。C:Evenasillyone?C:即使是一个笨问题?F:Howdoyouknowit'ssillyifyouhaven'tasked?F:你又没问,怎么知道会是个笨问题。C:Myformercolleaguestoldmethreesecretsofsuccessinforeign-affiliatedcompanies.First,theabilitytospeakEnglishwell.C:我以前的同事告诉我,要在外商公司成功有三个秘诀。第一,良好的英文能力。C:Second,anoutgoingandsociablewife.Andthird,notgettinginvolvedinofficepolitics.C:第二,外向且善于社交的妻子。第三,不要参与公司的政治斗争。F:Iagreewiththefirstandthelast.Youhavetobecarefulwhenyoustepintotheexecutivejungleandit'sbesttostayawayfromofficepolitics,especiallyinabigorganizationlikeours.F:我同意第一点和最后一点。当遇见激烈的竞争时,必须要小心,最好远离公司的政治斗争,特别是在像我们这么庞大的机构中。F:TheEnglishabilityishelpfulbutyoualreadyhaveafinecommandofit.I'mnotsosureaboutthesecond.F:英语能力是很有用的,但你的英语已经很好了。对于第二点,我不完全肯定。F:Ihaveagoodidea.Whydon'tyoubringyourwifetoourplacefordinnernextweek?Shecancomparenoteswithmywife.F:我有个好主意。下星期你带你太太到我家来共进晚餐怎么样?她可以和我太太交换一下看法。见到总经理WiththegeneralmanagerA:Hello,Ms.Barkley.Howareyou?B:Fine,thankyou,sir.It'snicetoseeyouagain.A:Goodtoseeyouagain,too.How'syoufamily?B:Verywell,thankyou,Mr.Parker.见到总经理A:嗨,巴克利女士。你好吗?B:我很好,谢谢你,先生。真高兴能再次见到你。A:又见到你我也很高兴。你家人好吗?B:非常好,谢谢,帕克先生。今天好些了吗?Feelingbettertoday?A:Hello,Mr.Macmillan.B:Hi,Susan.Howareyoufeelingtoday?A:Muchbetter,thanks.B:Gladtohearit.今天好些了吗?A:你好,麦克米伦先生。B:你好,苏珊。今天感觉怎么样?A:好多了,谢谢。B:听你这样说,真高兴!好久没见Longtimenosee!A:Hi,Jim.Howareyou?Ihaven'tseenyouforawhile.B:I'mfine.I'vebeenoutoftown.Ijustgotback.A:Wherewereyou?B:IwasinNewYorkforawedding.好久没见A:嗨,吉姆。你好吗?好久没见啦。B:我很好。我出了趟远门。刚回来。A:你去哪了?B:我去纽约参加了个婚礼。致歉(句型篇)1.Imustapologizefornotwritingtoyousooner.我没有及早给你写信,真对不起。2.We'resorrythethingsweshippedtoyourplaceweredamaged.很抱歉,我们运往贵处的货物受到了损坏。3.WhatapityIleftitathome.真糟糕,我把它忘在家里了。4.Pleaseacceptmydeepapologies.请接受我真诚的歉意。5.Imustaskyourpardonformycarelessness.请宽恕我的粗心。6.I'mtoblame.Ishouldhavethoughtofthat.都怪我,我应该想到这一点。7.ActuallyImeanttonotifyyoubeforehand.实际上我是想事先通知你的。8.Imusthavecausedyoualotofinconvenience.我一定给你添了不少麻烦吧。9.Ididn'tmeantogetyousomuchinvolvedinthematter.我本不想让你这么深地卷入到这件事中来。10.Pleaseforgiveme.Ididn'tmeantostartafight.请原谅,我本不想和你争吵。11.Weregretweareunabletoacceptyourproposal.很遗憾我们不能接受贵方的建议。12.I'vegotsomethingtoconfess.Wouldyoupromisenottobeangry,please?我得向你坦白一件事,不过请你不要生气,好吗?13.Somethinghappenedthatyoumightnotlike.出了一件事,也许你听了不会高兴的。14.I'dliketotellyousomethingifyou'llpromisetoexcuseme.我想告诉你一件事,不过你得答应原谅我。15.Iwasonlytryingtotellyouwhatwasonmymind.我只是想如实告诉你我的想法。致歉(会话篇)PartOneLily:Ioweyouanapology,Mr.Steven.Steven:Whatdoyoumean,Lily?Lily:I'mterriblysorryabouttheappointmentlastThursday.Ihopeyou'llexcuseme.Steven:Forgetit.I'dhavedoneexactlyasyoudidifIhadbeeninyoursituation.Lily:That'sverykindofyoutosayso.ParttwoEva:Sorrytobelate.Iwascaughtupinatrafficjam.AmIthelastguesttoarrive?John:Yes,VIPsalwaysare.Soit'squiteallright.Andyou'reaveryimportantpersonatthisparty.Eva:Oh,pleasedon't!John:Iwasjustkidding.We'vebeenexpectingyouallthistime!PartThreeAnnie:Sorrytohavekeptyouwaiting,Eva.Iwasansweringanoverseascall.Eva:It'sallright.Youmustbeaverybusygeneralmanager.Annie:Well,Ihopeyouweren'tboredwhileIwasonthephone.Eva:No.Iwasreadingthisnewbrochureofyours,yousee.I'mverymuchinterestedinyournewproduct.公司人事政策Indifferentcountriesthewayofrecruitmentofemployeesisdifferent.Werecruittemporaryworkersfromtimetotime.Howdoyoudecidewhowillbetheregularemployees?Wehaveaninterviewprocedureandtheywillpassacarefultest.Wealwaystrytocreateahappyenvironmentforouremployees.Theemployeesareusuallypromotedortransferredonthebasisofperformanceandmeritratherthanseniority.Theeffectivenessshouldbethemostimportantaspecttoanypersonnelsystem.Thepersonnelpoliciesalsoreflectthetraditionsofthesocietyinwhichtheyoperate.Everyoneinthecompanyiscoveredbylifeinsuranceassoonastheyjoin.Holidaysinourcompanyarefixedat25days,risingto30daysafterfiveyears.Ourvoluntarypensionfundisopentoallofourstaffafterthey'vebeenwithusforthreemonths.Theemployeesinthecompanyareassuredofindividualattention,aswellasagoodpaypackage.Thatincludesbothfinancialandnon-financialcompensation.Ifyouwanttomakesomeindividualsredundant,youmustconsultwithboththepersonsandthetradeunion.Selectionisconcernedwithfindingtherightpersonforthejob.Oneaspectofthepersonnelmanager'sjobistoleadateamofspecialists.Foremployeestobemotivated,thetargetssetmustbeachieved.Theykeeptheworkerseveninslacktimes.Theypromoteortransferemployeesonthebasisofseniority.Ithinktheinternalrecruitmentisgoodformotivation.要求加薪You'veworkedlongandhardatyourjob,andit'sabouttimeyousawsomefinancialrewardsforit.Howtoaskforaraise:Asidefromcompanieswhohavepoliciesofferingperiodicreviewsandannualcostofl