So it's not good news.Anyway Anna, Mr Socrates wants to know if you got his special message? 所以这不是好消息。总之安娜,苏格拉底先生想知道你收到他的特殊消息了吗? Special message? The flowers! ?That's strange. Why

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 职场英文口语

Mining giant BHP Billiton is cutting more than 3,000 jobs in Australia and will close a major nickel mine, because of poor profitability prospects. 由于赢利前景不佳,矿业巨头必和必拓在澳大利亚裁减3千份工作,并将关闭一个

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2009年1月

Redundancy 裁员 Finn: Hi there. Today we are talking about what happens when you're made redundant. Yang Li: To be 'made redundant' means to lose your job because the company is cutting staff or no work is available. Finn: Usually it is not a very

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Dealing with Crises Teresa: Hey, where are you going? We have a meeting in 10 minutes. Adrian: Im sorry. Im going to have to postpone. Im in the middle of putting out fires and Ive had to clear my schedule to deal with the latest crisis. Teresa: Can

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(112) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年ESL之商务英语

Of course, I cant imagine advertisers are going to say were going to juice up spending soon, and so were assuming a lengthy period of weakness. 当然,广告客户也不太可能在现在这种情形下增加开支,所以我们假定会有一段长

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 创业成功人士访谈录

情景对话: Manny: I had my fifth birthday in a break room of a Der Wienerschnitzel, but good for Buster. Jay: Why are you so cranky? 知识点讲解: Cranky 生气,不高兴 I'm sorry if I seem a little cranky. I didn't have my coffee this m

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 每天三分钟学英语

今天我们要学的词组是on the table。 Table是桌子, on the table是一个习惯用语, 意思是摆在桌面上,提交讨论。美国戴姆勒克莱斯勒汽车公司因为连年亏损而宣布裁员, 并决定让一个卡车制造厂

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What do you see as the most difficult task in being a manager? 作为管理者,你认为最困难的工作是什么? When I have to let people go,who have made contributions and hae been loyal to the company over the years,due to downsizing or

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Well known businesses across the United States are facing hard decisions about keeping their stores open. Experts say Americans are changing the way they buy clothing and other products. They say people are making more purchases over the Internet and

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(四)月

好不容易终于把学校的一堆事给忙完了! 从期末考, 期末报告, 搬家, 出席学术会议, 写新的研究计划, 吃饭, 睡觉, 笨霖把这些事全部在不可思议的二个礼拜

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Hewlett Packard are announcing plans to lay off 27,000 employees looking for annually savings of $3 billion. The world's NO.1 computer maker also reported a 3% decline in quarterly revenue. A source told Reuters the New York Stock Exchange is quoting

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2012年

1. Bring It Up Early 趁早提起 It's a safe bet that a potential employer will probably ask why you left your last job at some point in the interview. Divulge the facts when you're prompted, but don't be afraid to mention it earlier. Tell me about

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 面试英语

上次我们学了几个由down这个词组成的习惯用语。今天再要讲的几个习惯说法也包括down, 而且还都是复合词。 Down这个词最基本的意思是向下或者降低。 今天要学的第一个习惯说法是:downplay。

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Part One 你听不懂的 I am all right, Jack 本人没事,我自己好就行 If the whole country is suffering from a water shortage, this Im all right, Jack attitude will have to change. Ive found John going to have lunch with the manager very often recently si

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Signs Indicate Europe Economic Crisis May Be Ending 欧洲经济危机可能结束 Industrial production in Europe is starting to come back. That means more jobs and more money that workers and their families can spend. Over time, that means more eco

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2013年(八月)

今天我们要学的词是layoff。 Layoff, 是解雇的意思。IBM recently cut 195 jobs across the U.S. in a company-wide layoff, IBM公司最近在全美各地裁员195人。最新统计数字显示,Planned U.S. layoffs fell 12 percent in Octo

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是layoff。 Layoff, 裁员。美国劳工部公布的数字显示,The number of mass layoffs by U.S. employers rose last month to tie a record set in March, 美国雇主大规模裁员,上个月被裁减人数增加到跟三

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今天我们要学的词是day-to-day。 Day-to-day, 日常的。 As a store manager, you are in charge of the day-to-day sales operation, 做为店面经理,你要负责每天的销售情况。 The latest round of layoffs made it hard for us to ca

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

Its a situation nobody likes to face. But there is always the possibility for any company employee to be confronted with the harsh reality of being fired. 这是一种所有人都不愿面对的状况。但任何一家公司的职员都可能遇上被解

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模仿句子:Yes, they call this load shedding, the scheduled rolling power cuts that have swept the country, especially in the last six to eight months. 翻译:是的,他们称之为间歇供电,全国范围内定期切断供电,尤其是最

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