外企工作英语

外企工作英语一、LateforWork上班迟到Doyoufeelguiltyifyouarelateforwork?Oneintenworkerssaidthattheyarrivelatetoworkatleastonceaweekandabout24%saidtheyarrivelateatleastonceamonth.情景对话1：珍妮迟到了，她不得不向她的主管马林做解释。Jane:Sorry,MaLin,I'mlate.对不起，马林，我迟到了。MaLin:Jane,that'sthesecondtimethisweek,isn'tit?珍妮，这是本星期的第二次了，是吧？Jane:Yes.Mybuswaslateagain.是的，公共汽车又来迟了。MaLin:Isitpossibleforyoutotakeanearlierbus?你能搭乘一班早一些的公汽吗？Jane:Ithinkso.I'mgoingtodothattomorrow.我想是可以的，我打算明天就这么办。MaLin:Perhapswecanchangeyourworkinghoursabitifyouwish.如果你愿意，也许我们可以改一下你得工作时间。Jane:No,thanks.Icanmanage.不用了，谢谢。我能设法应付的。MaLin:Allright.Ifthere'sanythingIcandoforyou,pleasedon'thesitatetoletmeknow.好的，如果有什么事我能为你做，请尽管告诉我。Jane:That'sverykindofyou.MaLin.你太好了，马林。Notes：向别人表示歉意时，首先要承认自己做错了事，或做出了不礼貌的行为，并且通常要说明原因，表示遗憾。最简单的道歉方式是说I'msorry。但这往往不够，还需要对你所做的错事做出解释之后，做出改正和改进的许诺，表示不会让错误再次发生。如果你真的做错了事，给对方造成伤害或带来不利的影响，这时做无谓的解释，只能欲盖弥彰，效果相反。情景对话2：王萍和客户汤姆约好时间见面，但因事迟到，她表示歉意。WangPing:I'msorrytohavekeptyouwaitingsolong.真抱歉让您久等了。Tom:That'sOK.Whatmadeyousolate?没关系，你怎么来这么晚？WangPing:Iwastiedupwithsomeurgentbusiness.有急事脱不开身。Tom:Isee.我明白了。WangPing:You'vevisitedsomeplacesofinterestinBeijingduringthelastfewdays,haven'tyou?您已经参观了北京的许多名胜古迹，对吗？Tom:Yes,we'vevisitedmanyplacessuchastheImperialPalace,theTempleofHeavenandtheGreatWall.Well,duringmyvisittoXi'an,Isuddenlygotanideathatweshouldbuildasyntheticfiberworksthere.Itwillbeajointventure.是的。参观了许多地方，比如说故宫、天坛和长城。对了，在西安参观时，我突然产生了一个想法：我们应该在那里开办一家合资性质的合成纤维厂。WangPing:That'sagreatidea.We'llsurelytryourbesttocooperatewithyou.Wehavemanyfavorableconditionstorunajointwenturethere.Youcangetfullsupportfromthelocalgovernmentthere.那太好了。我们一定尽全力与贵方合作。我们有许多有利条件。贵方可以得到当地政府方面的全力支持。Tom:Thatsoundsreallyattracting.Andwhataboutthedetails?听起来确实很有吸引力。那么，有哪些细节？WangPing:Ifitisconvenientforyou,wecangoandvisitthelocalgovernmentforthosedetails.如果你有时间，我们可以去拜访一下当地的政府，了解一下细节。Tom:Allright.Let'smakeit9o'clocktomorrowmorning.好的，就定在明天早上九点钟吧。Notes:常用表达道歉与接受道歉的表达方式：致歉Sorry.I'mreally/awfully/terriblysorry.IcannottellyouhowsorryIam.Pleaseforgiveme.Idon'tmeanthat.Pleaseforgivemycarelessness.Pleaseexcuseme.Ihavetorun.接受道歉That'sokey.It'snothing.Itdoesn'tmatteratall.Nevermind.Don'tworryaboutthat.Justforgetit.常用句型：I'mreallysorrytobelateagain.I'mawfullysorry.Ididn'trealize.Itwaswrongofme.Ihopeyouwillexcuseme.Iapologizeforthat....butI'mafraidI'llhavetoputoffthemeeting.二、It'sMyFault工作失误Everyonemakesmistakes.Usuallyyoucancorrectyourerrororjustforgetaboutit.Makingamistakeatwork,however,canbemoreserious.Whenyoumakeamistakeatworkyourcareermaydependonwhatyoudonext.情景对话1：交工时间快到了，但工程进展因为人手不够可能要拖延，本承认是自己的失误。Manager:Ok,let'sgetstarted.Mike,we'llbeginwithreportsonthePeaceClinic.Iseverythinggoingsmoothly?好，迈克，我们开始吧。我们先来看看平安诊所的工程。一切都还顺利吧？Mike:Uh,I'mafraidthere'llbeadelayofatleastoneweek.恐怕得要拖延一个星期。Manager:What'sholdingthingsup?是什么给耽误的？Mike:It'smyfault.Ididn'thireenoughpeople.Iscrewedup.是我的错。我雇的人手不够。我把事情给弄砸了。Manager:Ok,thesethingshappen,butwhathaveyoudonetocorrectthesituation?Aren'ttheguysworkingovertime?好了。这种事情既然已经发生了，你怎么解决这种情况呢？工人是不是在加班？Mike:Yeah,butthey'vebeenworkingovertimeforamonthnow,andtheyaren'tallhappyaboutit.是的，不过他们加了一个月的班了，他们已经不太乐意了。Manager:Well,haveyouhiredmorepeople?那你有没有再雇人？Mike:Iputanadinthenewspaper,butIhaven'tgotmanyrepliessofar.我已经在报纸上登了广告，不过目前仍没有多少回音。Manager:Howlongagowastheadinthepaper?广告登了多长时间了？Mike:Sixdaysago.Iwonderwhywe'renotgettingabetterresponse?六天了。我也奇怪怎么没有人来？Manager:There'salotofconstructioninthisarearightnow.There'sthenewconventioncenter,andthenewheadquartersforForexElectronics.It'shardtofindgoodworkersatthemoment.目前这个地区的工程很多，像新会议中心、福莱克斯电子公司的总部大楼。现在很难招到好的工人。Mike:I'msorry.Imadeabigmistakenothiringenoughguysonthecrewlastspring.我很抱歉。去年春季我没多招些人真是个大错误。Manager:Okay.Telltheguysit'llbejustonemoreweekofovertime.Butwe'vegotbackonschedule.好了。告诉工人就再加一个星期的班。不过我们必须得抓紧时间了。Notes：1Ididn'thireenoughpeople.Iscrewedup.screwup=causetofailorbespoiled搞糟，破坏例句：Havingthecarstolencompletelyscrewedupourholidayplan.WereallyscrewedupwhenweinvitedJaneandherex-boyfriendtotheparty.2Telltheguysit'llbejustonemoreweekofovertime.guys用于非正式场合。在招呼关系友好的几个人或一群人时，不论男女性别，都可以称guys。例句：Hey,guys,howareyoudoing?情景对话2：老板对秘书打出来的几封信不满意，要求重打。A:Haveyoufinishedthemonthlyreport?本月的做好了吗？B:Yes,hereitis.DoyouapproveofthewayItypedthisreport?做好了，在这儿。报告这样打，你同意吗？A:Well...canIbefrankwithyou?我跟你直说了吧。B:Byallmeans,please.尽管说。A:Well,tobequitehonest,Ifinditunsatisfactory.说实话，我不太满意。B:Oh,I'msorry.Couldyoubealittlemorespecific?真对不起，你能说得再具体点吗？A:Yes,I'mnotparticularlyhappyaboutthelayout.行，我觉得格式很不妥。B:Oh,Iseetheproblemnow.I'llretypeit.哦，我知道是什么问题了。我重打一遍。A:I'dappreciatethat.谢谢。Notes:1在与英语(论坛)国家的人们交谈时，难免要请教一些词或词组的意思，此时惯常的、礼貌的做法是先为打扰了他人或占用了他人的时间表示道歉，然后请求解释词义。一般来讲，只要你提问的场合与时间适宜，他们都会非常乐意回答你的。在本对话中这句"Oh,I'msorry.Couldyoubealittlemorespecific?"这是澄清含义的一种表达方法。2DoyouapproveofthewayItypedthereport?approve(of)=agreeofficially同意，赞成例句：Wehadtowaitmonthsforthecounciltoapprove(of)ourplantoextendourhouse.Ifthedirectorsapproveofit,we'llbuythenewcomputersystem.3Byallmeans,please.byallmeans务必，一定，当然可以例句：--MayIborrowthisbook?--Byallmeans.常用句型：Imadeamistake.It'smyfault.Iscrewedup.Ididn'trealizethatIshould...Couldyoubealittlemorespecific?Oh,you'retheguiltyparty.What'sholdingthingsup?Whathaveyoudonetocorrectthesituation?三、AskforLeave我想请假Anemployeemustinformtheemployerbeforestartingtheleavethatheorshewillbetakingapersonalleaveofabsence.情景对话1：简因病和琳商量工作安排。Jane:Ican'tmakeittoworktoday.I'vegotthefluorsomething.我今天不能来上班了，我得了流感。Lynn:Oh,no!That'stoobad.IsthereanythingIcandoforyou?哦，不！那太糟糕了。我能帮你什么忙吗？Jane:Well,thereisonething,ifyoudon'tmind.哦，有一件事要麻烦你。Lynn:Noproblem.Whatisit?没问题，什么事？Jane:I'mscheduledtogiveathirty-minutetourofthefactorythisafternoon.我今天下午本来安排了半个小时带人参观工厂。Lynn:Athirty-minutetour?Sure.I'lltakecareofthatforyou.Who'sgoingtobeonthetour?半个小时的参观？没问题，我帮你。谁要来参观？Jane:Oh,it'sagroupoffiftyjuniorhighschoolstudents.是50多个初中学生。Lynn:Well,yeah,IguessIcoulddothatforyou...Sure.好，我想我能帮你，没问题。Jane:Really?Thanksamillion.Ireallyappreciateit.真的？太感谢了，我非常感谢。Lynn:Don'tmentionit!不客气。Notes："请求"注意事项在提出请求时，除了必要的礼貌外，还需注意两点：（1）大胆。大胆就是敢于提出自己的请求，特别是那些初到英美的中国学子，不要过分顾虑自己的语言能力。绝大多数外国人只要听懂你的意思，并不会注意你是否用错时态，混淆名词的单复数，或某几个音发不准。（2）坦率。坦率就是直截了当地提出自己的要求，不要绕圈子。英美人一般比较坦率，能帮忙的，会马上答应。如果爱莫能助，也会当场说明理由，加以拒绝：IthinkI'llbeabletohelpyou,but...情景对话2：金想在一月份休假以便去探望在中国的双亲。她正同人事经理助理亨特商量使用她的假期探亲。King:Morning,Hunter.早上好，亨特。Hunter:Hi,King.WhatcanIdoforyou?你好，金。有什么事吗？King:I'dliketotalktoyouaboutmyvacation.我想同你谈谈我的假期。Hunter:You'relucky,King.I'mjustgoingtodrawuptheholidayrotationthisyear.So,goaheadandtellmewhatyouwant.你真幸运，金。我刚准备制订今年的假期轮值表。所以，说吧，告诉我你有什么要求。King:Well,I'mplanningtohavethreeweeks'leaveinJanuaryandIwanttousemyvacationdaysforthisyear.是这样，我正在一月份休假三个星期，而且我想用我今年的休假日。Hunter:Goingabroad,Isuppose?准备出国，是不是？King:Yes,IwanttogotoseemyparentsinChina.是的，我想去探望在中国的父母。Hunter:Goodidea.ButitsohappenedthatDonaldwantedtogetawayinJanuarytoo.Andyoucan'tbeawayatthesametimeasDonald.好主意。不过碰巧唐纳德也想一月份休假，而你不能跟唐纳德同时休假。King:Whycan'twebothgowhenwewant?为什么我们不能想去休假的时候都去呢？Hunter:Becausetheremustbesomeonetokeeptheworkgoing.因为总得有人把工作进行下去。King:Isee.SowhenI'maway,Donaldhastostandinforme.我明白了。这么说当我休假时唐纳德得替代我？Hunter:Yes,andviceversa.是的，而且反过来也是。King:Well.Youknow,IhaveagoodreasonforchossingJanuary.这个，你知道，我挑选一月份是有原因的。Hunter:What'sthat?什么原因？King:BecausewecelebratetheSpringFestivalinJanuarythisyear,andit'sourtraditiontohaveafamilyreunionthen.因为今年我们在一月份庆祝春节，而且春节期间合家团圆是我们的传统。Hunter:Allright.I'lldomybesttomeetyourrequest.那好吧，我会尽量满足你得要求。King:That'sverykindofyou,Hunter.Thankyouverymuch.你真是太好了，亨特，非常感谢。Hunter:Noproblem.不用谢。Notes:1I'mjustgoingtodrawuptheholidayrotation.drawup=prepare,compose预备，草拟例句：Hedrewupthecontractthismorning.2I'lldomybesttomeetyourrequest.meet=satisfy(ademand,etc.)应付，满足例句：Canyousatisfytheirobjections/criticisms?常用句型：I'vebeenbusywithworkforalongtimeandneedrest.I'mgoingtotakeahomeleaveandjoinmyfamilynextweek.I'mnotfeelingwellthismorning.I'llaskforaday'sleavetoseethedoctor.IhavetotellyouIwon'tbeintoday.Iwanttohaveatwo-weekleavenextmonthtoprepareformywedding.We'recelebratingmymother'ssixtiethbirthdaythiscomingMay.I'maskingforaweek'sleave.Whenareyougoingtotakeyourvacation?We'llnotbetoobusyrecently.Youcanarrangeyourvacationnow.Wouldyoupleasestartyourvacationafterwefinishtheproject?Pleasestayathomesinceyou'renotfeelingwell.