VOA 商务英语 lesson26
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：VOA 商务英语
Dialog 1:
M: Ms. Tade, we were talking about style plus’s training program.
F: Right, the clothing manufacturer that computerized its factoty.
M: How did that training turn out?
F: very well,They retain their employees and equally important, their emplyees’loyalty.
M: What about the training itself.
F: The workers were given just enough computer skills to do their job.
M: just enough training to do their job.
F: just in time and just enough.
Q: How much training did the employee receive
A: Just enough to do the job.
Dialog 2:
Freelance(自由职业者)
M: and what about(询问大致情况) Mr. Hyde, you were telling me that he had to train new employees too.
F: He hired graphic 1 designer who were already computer literate 2.
M: How did they work out?(结果如何)
F: He hired them as freelances on a project by project bases.
M: then if he likes their work, he put them on a payroll 3 fulltime?（正式全职人员）
F: Exactly.this helped him identify the best people.
M: It gave him a good opportunity to evaluate their work.
F: and to see if their personalities 4 fit in the corporate 5 culture.
Q: how did Mr.Hyde hire employees first?
A: He hired them as freelances on a project by project bases
Dialog 3:
Change agent(催化剂)
M: Successful companies have successful employees.
F: nothing succeeds like success.
M: like the successful Jeans retail 6 store with its popular website.
F: clients like that who are into E-commerce write their own tickets(自己开票，独立开拓事业，走向成功).
M: You help them , give youself some credit.(给自己荣誉)
F:we‘ll take credit if credit is due(当仁不让), we are just a change agent.
M： You let others do the dirty work.(做基层工作)
M: We don’t mind getting our hands dirty, but it’s our clients make things happen.
Q: How does Ms. Tade refer to Tade associates?
A: change agent!
Small talks: (怎么纠正别人的话)
－ The price is $ 8.
--No , you told me the price is $6(比较强硬)/didn’t you tell the price is $6?(比较温和)
- The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
- Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。
- Only a few of the nation's peasants are literate.这个国家的农民中只有少数人能识字。
- A literate person can get knowledge through reading many books.一个受过教育的人可以通过读书而获得知识。
- His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
- I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。
- There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
- Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。