英语口语大赢家Topic294:升迁和涨薪 Promotion and Salary
日期:2008-09-09 13:51

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雪莉最近被提升为了财务室主任,那么她被提升之后工作会有什么变化呢?来看看她和简的谈话吧!

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Jane: I was really glad to hear about your promotion. Congratulations!

Shirley: Thanks, Jane. I was really surprised. I mean there were a lot of qualified people out there.

Jane: Sure, but the work you did was really exceptional! You definitely deserved it!

Shirley: Thanks a lot.

Jane: You are always responsible and careful.

Shirley: Jane, I appreciate it very much. I expect to see you get nominated pretty soon, too. You've been doing some great work!

Jane: Thank you. I'll try my best. By the way, when do you take over the new position?

Shirley: Next month.

Jane: So what are you responsible for?

Shirley: I'm going to manage the whole accounts department.

Jane: So you must get higher pay than before.

Shirley: Yes, the company will also give me a prize of 1,000 Yuan.

Jane: 1,000 Yuan? That's great! So…

Shirley: OK, I know what you mean. It's my treat.

Jane: Really? Can I order anything I want?

Shirley: Of course. Let's go.

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简: 听说你最近升职了,恭喜你!

雪莉: 谢谢你,简。我太惊讶了。我的意思是还有很多其他优秀的人才。

简: 确实是这样的,但是你做的工作是独一无二的!这是你应得的。

雪莉: 真是太谢谢你了。

简: 你非常负责,而且也非常细心。

雪莉: 简,真是非常感谢你的夸奖。我希望不久你也能被提名。你工作也一直非常认真。

简: 谢谢。我会尽力的。对了,那你什么时候上任呢?

雪莉: 下个月。

简: 那你主要负责什么样的工作呢?

雪莉: 我要负责整个财务室。

简: 那你的工资应该比以前要高吧。

雪莉: 是的,公司还会给我1,000元钱作为奖金。

简: 1,000块?很不错哦!那……

雪莉: 好了,我知道你的意思。今天我请客。

简: 真的吗?那我想点什么都可以吗?

雪莉: 当然啦,我们走吧。

经典背诵 Recitation
Jane: I'm very glad to hear that my good friend Shirley gets promoted. She is always very careful and responsible. She deserves this promotion. She asks me to work hard and get nominated next time. I hope so. What's more, the company gave Shirley a prize of 1,000 Yuan, so it's her treat.

生词小结
exceptional adj. 杰出的

nominate vt. 提名

注释
my treat 口语表达,意思是“我来付钱,我请客。”

Material 语素
When is payment for overtime required on New York State public work?

At a minimum, all work performed on a public work project in excess of eight hours in any one day or more than five days in any workweek is overtime. However, the specific overtime requirements for each trade or occupation on a public work project may differ. The specific overtime requirements for each trade or occupation are contained in the prevailing rate schedules issued for public work projects.

什么时间才算是纽约公共工作的加班时间?

至少,所有属于公共事业项目的工作,如果是工作时间超过了一天八个小时或者是一周超过了五天都属于加班的范畴。然而,属于公共事业项目工作的加班的要求会由于职位的不同而有特殊的要求。具体每种职位的加班要求在公共事业项目工作颁发的安排表里。

Office Romance

Nowadays, office workers start to spend more and more time at work for various reasons, and consequently more time with their co-workers. As a result, office romance is alive and flourishing. Though it is fairly common these days, there are still a lot of concerns about it for its unwanted influences on the workplace. So it's forbidden in most of the companies.

办公室恋情

现今,公司员工因各种原因在办公室工作的时间越来越长,因此与同事相处的时间也有所增多。结果,办公室恋情油然而生。尽管现在办公室恋情相当普遍,但是对其仍然存在很多顾虑,因为它会给办公室带来不利影响。因此,大部分公司都禁止办公室恋情。

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重点单词
  • exceptionaladj. 例外的,异常的,特别的,杰出的
  • forbiddenadj. 被禁止的
  • occupationn. 职业,侵占,居住
  • appreciatevt. 欣赏,感激,赏识 vt. 领会,充分意识 vi.
  • nominatevt. 提名,指派,登记赛马参加比赛
  • unwantedadj. 不必要的,空闲的
  • prevailingadj. 盛行很广的,一般的,最普通的
  • consequentlyadv. 所以,因此
  • paymentn. 支付,付款,报偿,报应
  • qualifiedadj. 有资格的,有限制的