situation情景:cathy wants to transfer her post of receptionist into a officer. she came to talk with the general manager about this.
凯茜想从现在的前台调到人事部门工作。他去找总经理谈论此事。
cathy: i've worked here as a receptionist for about a year,and i'd like to have a chance for .
凯茜:我在这做前台已经一年了,我期望一个升迁的机会。
eric: yes, i know that and i am giving you an opportunity in another department.
艾瑞克:是的我了解这个情况,我也正在考虑在另一个部门给你一个机会。
cathy: really? thank you so much, sir.
凯茜:真的吗?太感谢您了。
eric: what job are you applying for?
艾瑞克:你想做什么工作?
cathy: i'd like an office job in the department.
凯茜:我希望到人事部门做办公室工作。
eric: eh, i think you are qualified for this position now. do you understand the duties?
艾瑞克:嗯,我觉得你可以胜任那个岗位。你知道那项工作的职责包括哪些吗?
cathy: i'm not quite sure,but i think it should be typing,filing and answering phones.
凯茜:我不十分清楚,但我想应包括打字、管理文件和接电话等工作。
eric: ok. it seems that you are quite familiar with that position. you have the seniority and i know you can do the job. do you understand the probation?
艾瑞克:好,看起来你似乎对那个岗位很了解啊!你具备应有资历,你会把工作做好的。你了解公司的试用期情况吗?
cathy: yes, i think so. i have 30 days to learn the new job, right?
凯茜:是的,我知道。我需要在30天内学会新工作,对吗?
eric: all right. one thing i want to tell you is that you will get a salary increase when you start your new position.
艾瑞克:对,是这样!有件事我想告诉你,你到了新岗位薪水会相应提高一些。
cathy: that will be really helpful to my life.
凯茜:那我的生活确实会宽裕一些。
eric: i hope you can keep working hard no matter where you work.
艾瑞克:不管你去哪工作都希望你会一如既往的努力。
cathy: i'll try my best to learn the new job.
凯茜:我将尽力做好新工作。
links:
1 字面的意思是进步,前进。
this job offers good opportunities for .
这份工作会提供很好的晋升机会。
2 be doing 考虑做某事,在consider后接动词要用动词形式。
例句:
my parents are having a holiday abroad, for the summer vacation is coming.
暑期来了,我爸妈正在考虑来一个出国度假。
3 apply for 意思是申请,单独application即apply的名词形式就是申请书.另外,常用的apply的短语还有apply...to...,将......应用于,将......敷在......上面。
例句1 i advise that they apply to school for financial support.
我建议他们向校方申请财政支持。
例句2 we'd better apply what we learn to practice.
我们最好把我们所学到的应用到实践中去。
例句3 the nurse some medicine to his wound.
护士给他的伤口上敷了一些药。
4 are qualified for 合格,能够胜任,称职
例句:
our team is qualified for the semi-final.
我们队已经取得了半决赛的参赛资格。
5 answer phones 接电话,英语中的接电话绝不能字对字地翻成receive phones。
例句:
what makes me angry is that i made several phone calls to the company this morning, but no one answered the phone.
今天早上我打了好几个电话给公司但是没有一个人接电话,太让人生气了!
6 are familiar with 对某事熟悉,同样还可以用另一个短语be familiar to,但是这个短语的主语是物,宾语是人。
例句:
he is quite familiar with the characters in the novel. / the characters in the novel are quite familiar to him.
他对小说中的人物相当熟悉。
7 salary increase 加薪
例句:
the board promised to give a considerable salary increase for the workers in order to stop their strikes earlier.
为了早日使工人停止罢工,董事会许诺给他们加一笔可观的薪水。
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情景会话生词表:
- [,pə:sə´nel]
n人事(部门);全体人员 六级词汇 - [əd´vɑ:nsmənt]
n.前进;促进;提升 四级词汇 - [kən´sidəriŋ]
prep.就...而论 四级词汇 - [ə´plaid]
a.实用的,应用的 六级词汇