
新编剑桥商务英语
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2023年2月28日发(作者:活动促销文案)Module1第一单元
1.1BusinessTopicWaysofworking商务话题篇工作方式
1)Vocabulary:differentwaysofworking(15mins)
regularhours正常工作时间
flexible(working)hours/flex(i)time弹性工作时间
freelancen.自由职业
teleworkingn.电子办公;在家中上班
job-sharev./n.分担工作;工作分担制
job-sharingn.分担工作
job-sharern.与人分担工作的人
shiftwork轮班工作,倒班制
tempingn当临时工,任临时雇员
consultancyn.征询公司
specialistadvice专业征询
hotdesking(hot-desking)n.办公桌轮用(指将职工提成不同的班次,以便他们能共
用一间办公室,一张办公桌和一台电脑)
officegossip办公室小道消息,办公室飞短流长
officenews办公室新闻
creditn.赞扬,功劳
managingdirector总裁,总经理(美英chiefexecutive/president)
brainpowern.智能
worst-caseadj.做最坏打算的,为最坏情况的,为最不利条件的
scenarion.事态,局面
full-timeadj.全日制的
delegatev.授权,分派工作
availabilityn.运用(或获得的)也许性,可以运用的人(物),人员、
物资保证
parentalleave育儿假,照顾新生儿女假
distractionsn.让人注意力分散的事物
contactn.人脉,有影响力的熟人,有用的社会关系
case-loadn.工作量
dailylog日记
voicemail语音信箱,语音邮件
self-organizationn.自我组织能力
disruptivea.导致混乱的
ouworkmosteffectively?Byworking…
regularhours/flexiblehours?inateam/onyourown?
fromhome/inanoffice?foraboss/asyourownboss?
参考词语和表达:
routinetypeofperson按部就班的人
haveflexiblemanagementoftimeandwork灵活安排自己的时间和工作
getsupportfromeachother互相支持
co-operatewitheachother互相合作
shareideas交流想法
learnfromotherpeople’sstrongpoints学别人所长
workinginateamneedstohavegoodinterpersonalskillsandisnotnecessarilyefficiently.
在团队工作需要有很好的人际交往技能,不一
定效率就高
canbemoreconcentratedandthusmoreefficientinanoffice
在办公室更容易集中精力因此也更有效率
havemoreflexibility享有更多的灵活度
feelmorerelaxed感觉更轻松
adependenttypeofpersonandnevermakedecisionsmyself
性格依赖,不喜欢自己拿主意
anindependenttypeofpersonandwouldliketomakedecisionsmyself
性格独立,喜欢自己做决定
don’twanttoworkundersomeone不想在别人手下工作
g:Howtojob-share
GetorganizedSetyourlimitsPutpentopaperTwobecomeone
安排有序规定限度签订协议合二为一
OpenyourmindPlanfordisasterFindtheperfectpartnerDon’tfeelguilty
敞开心胸/开拓视野有备无患抱负搭档勿感内疚
reditandblame分担成绩与过失,意译“功过与共”
utive经营内容蕴含其中的公司名flexible与executive两词复合而成“弹性经营管
理”。
tancyn.征询公司,顾问公司
evt.拥抱;包含,涉及
ableadj.必然的,不可避免的
【例1】Itseemsinevitablethatshe’llfindoutyoursecret.看来她必然会发现你的秘密。
【例2】Thisisaninevitabledisaster.这场劫难是不可避免的。
迎合,投…所好
playtoeachother’sdifferentstrengths迎合各人不同的优点,意译“发挥各人专长”
【例】Heplayedtopopularprejudicestoservehispoliticalends.他迎合大众的偏见来为他的政
治目的服务。
adn.工作量
sof就…来说;关于…
alleave父母假,育儿假,照顾婴孩假(其形式可为分娩假、哺乳假、陪产假或领
养假)
ywoulditbeforyoutojob-share?Wouldyouremployerorbossthinkitwasa
goodidea?
参考词语和表达:
Yes
havemoretimewithchildren有更多的时间与孩子共处
withlessworkstress工作压力小
canhavemorefreetime有更多的自由支配时间
canhavesomeonetosharecreditandblame可以有人与自己分担成绩与过失,功过与共
twopeopledoingonejobmeanstwiceasmuchexperience,skills,brainpowerandenergy两个人
一起工作意味着双倍的经验,双倍的技能,双倍的智能和精力
No
difficulttofindsomeoneyoulike很难找到自己喜欢的人
needtocoordinatewiththeotherperson和此外那个人要协调好
tendtoworkatnight动不动就会工作到深夜
needcarefulplanningtoplaytoeachother’sdifferentstrengths需要周密计划,发挥各人专长
Theymaynotgetwhattheyexpectofthejob-sharerintermsofhours,availabilityandresult.老板
们也许无法实现他们对分担工作者在上班时间、到岗情况和工作成果等方面的盼望。
Workingfromhome
Listening
savemoneyonofficespace节省办公用地成本
nocommuting无需天天乘公交车上下班;无需经常往来
gointowork上班
everysooften偶尔;经常;时常
goin开始照常工作
catchupon赶上;得到……消息;填补
Amini-presentation
oneofthewaysofworkingbelowandpreparea‘mini-presentation’on
thetopicfortherestoftheclass
A:Whatisimportantwhen…?
Job-sharing
•Findsomeoneyoulike.
•Organizeandplanhowyousharethework.
•
haringis
awayfortwopeopletobothfillonejob,findingsomeoneyoulikeisveryimportantforthe
findonefromyourcurrentworkplace,oryoumayfindonefrom
outsidethroughallkindsofcontacts.
’sshared
responsibility,thereisnodivisionofdutiesbutthetwopeoplehavetosplitthehoursclearlyto
’sdividedresponsibility,eachpartnerhastobeclear
abouthisowncase–’sunrelated
responsibility,thepartnershavetolearnwhattheirseparatetasksareinthesamedepartment,and
eachhastodohisownsharewell.
Communicationisanotherimportantfactortoconsiderwhenyouarrangethejob-share,
rshavetocommunicatewellsothatjobsaredone
mail,voicemailmessages,dailylogsandnotesaresometechniquesthathelp
facilitatecommunication.
B:Whatisimportantwhen…?
Workingfromhome
•Setupanofficespaceinthehouse.
•Planyourworkinghoursandyourbreaks.
•
•
llgive
way,itwillbeeasyforyou
todifferentiatebetweenworktimeandprivatetimeandyouwillnotbeeasilydistracted.
It’likeintheofficeand
otoverworkyourselftomakeupfornotbeingintheofficeeveryday.
Makesureyouhaveabreakafteryouworkforafewhours.
Inaddition,tomakeworkingfromhomereallysuccessful,youshouldmakesurecolleagues
yhelpalottoguaranteethe
efficientcy.
1.2BusinessSkillsMakingcontacts商务技能篇建立人脉关系
Vocabulary:
tradefairevent商品交易会
coffeebreak工间咖啡休息时间
drinksevening晚间酒会
coachingevent专项体验训练活动
networkvt.&vi.建立关系网络
networkingn.建立人际网,关系网
maximizevt.最大限度地使用,发挥
socializingn.参与社交,交际
corporateworld商界
usefulcontacts有用的人脉关系
co-chair联合总裁、主席
‘networking’event(为帮助职场人士建立人脉关系专门举行的)“牵线搭桥”活动,联谊活
动
localsn.本地人
bespreadout分散在各地
internalcommunication内部交流
post-itnote便条
PricewaterhouseCooper普华永道会计师事务所,英文缩写为PWC,国际四大会计师事务所
之一
TheCityGirls’Network年轻职业女性网络,简称CGN,是伦敦一家专门为刚走上职场的年
轻职业女性提供人脉资源的的公司。
ABNAMRO荷兰银行,成立于1824年,总部设在荷兰首都阿姆斯特丹,是当今
全球最大的跨国银行之一。
Jobresponsibilities工作职责
‘Networking’meanspersonalcontactsorrelationshipbuilding“Networking”指人脉或者
关系构建
keytosuccess通向成功的关键
themostpowerfulwaytobuildprofessionalrelationships创建职业关系的最有力的途径
fostercontactsanddisseminateinformation有助于建立关系,传播信息
theabilitytobuildanetwork建立关系网的能力
buildandmaintainanetwork创建和保持关系网
Networkingallowsyoutobeinapositiontowin.关系网能助你赢在职场。
akingcontacts,or‘networking’,animportantpartofmanyjobs?Isthattruefor
you?
Networkingistheskillofmakingcontactsandcanhelppeopleprogressintheircareerthrough
knowingthe‘right’llisimportantinareassuchassaleswhereyouneedtodevelop
relationshipswithpotentialcustomers.
Life’sallaboutmakingconnections生活就是建立人脉关系
4.
ingtothearticle,wheredopeoplenetworkandwhatarethereasons?Wouldit
beusefulforyoutojoinorsetupsimilarnetworks?
Peoplenetworkat:
-conferences
-tradefairevents
-coffeebreaks
-formal‘networking’events
Thereasonsare”
-tohelppeoplemaximizetheirpotential
-togettoknowotherpeople
-forpeoplewithlittleexperience
Listening
Startingaconversation开始交谈
Inconversation4,thetwopeoplestartdiscussingpersonaltopicssuchaswheretheyliveandtheir
oudiscussthesetopicsinyourcountrywithbusinesscolleagues?Whatdoyou
thinkaregoodtopicsfornetworking?Makealistoftopicswithyourpartner.
参考词语和表达:
InChina,familyandchildrenisacommontopictotalkabout.在中国,讨论家庭和孩子司空见
惯。
Goodtopicsfornetworkingwithwesternbusinesspeopleincludeweather,workandlanguage.谈
论天气、工作和语言是与西方人建立关系网络的好话题。
safetotalkabouthobbies,travel,arts,sports,andfashion安全话题涉及个人爱好、旅游、艺术、
运动和时尚。
avoidpoliticsandreligionintheconversation政治和宗教的话题要避免不谈
Subjectslikesocialconditions,regionalconflicts,sex,andraceshouldbeavoided.像社会状况、
宗教冲突、性和种族的话题也要避免。
Familymattersattimesareanunpleasanttopic.有关家庭的话题有时也会令人不快。
Itmaybeanintrusionofprivacytoaskaboutpersonalfinance.打听个人资金状况会被视为侵犯
个人隐私。
uncivilizedtotalkabouteatingpetssuchasdog,rabbit,bird,turtle,andmonkey谈论食用狗、兔、
禽鸟、乌龟、猴子等宠物,会被视为野蛮和缺少教养
Speaking
Developingaconversation进一步交谈
Writing
Businesscorrespondence商务信函
2Answers
tingto…
2/rtoourpreviousmeeting/Withregardtoyourletterdated…
ut
liketoapologisefor
6.I’msorrythat…
leasedto
unately
antmeto
mindyou…
’tforget
forwardtoworkingwithyou…
soon
incerely
3Possibleanswer:
To:AllStaff
From:[Nameofstudent]
Date:25thJuly
Subject:parentalLeave
Furthertoourpreviousmeeting,Iampleasedtoconfirmthat
parentalleaveforfathershasbeenextendedtothreeweeks.
Thenewsystemwillcomeintooperationasfrom25th
mindyouthatyourmanagerswillrequire
onemonth’snotice?