熟悉辦公事務(wù)——討論辦公設(shè)備 Discussing Office Equipment

討論辦公設(shè)備　Discussing Office Equipment

辦公設(shè)備是你工作的忠誠伙伴。熟練掌握不同辦公用品的名稱和使用方法，對(duì)于提高工作效率有著直接的影響。讓我們一起來認(rèn)識(shí)一下這些與你的工作息息相關(guān)的工具吧。

辦公室格局

好的辦公室格局能使辦公者精力集中（concentrate）。辦公桌上的用品一應(yīng)俱全。電話（telephone）和傳真（fax machine）在辦公桌的右邊，電腦在桌的中央，顯示器（monitor）正對(duì)著工作者，辦公座椅舒適（comfortable office chair）。一個(gè)柜子抽屜（cabinet drawers）里面有許多稿紙，另外一個(gè)抽屜里有訂書機(jī)和訂書針、曲別針、熒光筆、筆和橡皮（a stapler and staples, paper clips, highlighters, pens and erasers）等。房間內(nèi)有舒適的沙發(fā)和扶手椅（armchair），在沙發(fā)的前面可以擺放一個(gè)沙發(fā)桌，放些行業(yè)雜志（industry magazines）或飲品。

☉This is my personal office.It’s got a great view.

這是我的私人辦公室，視野很開闊。

☉Which cubicle is yours?

哪個(gè)工作間（辦公隔間）是您的？

☉Can I put in for a new office chair?Mine isn’t very comfortable.

我能換把新的辦公椅嗎？我的這把不怎么舒服。

☉We all need new office furniture.

我們都需要新的辦公家具。

☉Office policy limits the display of personal artifacts on your desk to one photo or memento.

辦公室規(guī)定，辦公桌上的私人展示品僅限一張照片或一個(gè)紀(jì)念品。

☉The coffee maker is on the fritz.We should have somebody look at it.

咖啡機(jī)有問題，我們應(yīng)該叫人來看一下。

☉We’ve got three potted plants that need to be watered daily.

我們每天還得給三盆植物澆水。

☉Please be careful not to spill coffee on my sofa.

請(qǐng)當(dāng)心別把咖啡濺到我的沙發(fā)上。

☉The company gives all employees an office furniture allowance of$200.

公司給每個(gè)員工200美元的辦公家具津貼。

與電腦連接的設(shè)備

電腦連接打印機(jī)（printer）。打印機(jī)有不同的類別，大部分辦公室選用的是噴墨式打印機(jī)（ink jet printer）或者激光打印機(jī)（laser printer）。電腦也可以和掃描儀（scanner）相連，掃描儀可以將文檔和圖像轉(zhuǎn)化為數(shù)據(jù)（digital data）。大部分辦公室電腦都連接互聯(lián)網(wǎng)（Internet）。你的電腦可以連接網(wǎng)絡(luò)線，或者通過外置調(diào)制解調(diào)器（external modem）和綜合業(yè)務(wù)數(shù)字網(wǎng)網(wǎng)卡（ISDN card）來連接互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。在比較大的辦公室，各臺(tái)計(jì)算機(jī)可以通過計(jì)算機(jī)網(wǎng)（computer network）相互連接。

☉Can you help me hook up my new desktop?

您能幫我連接一下我的新臺(tái)式電腦嗎？

☉I think there’s a glitch in the operating system.

我覺得操作系統(tǒng)可能有故障。

☉What is the name of your computer on the network?

您的電腦在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上的名字是什么？

☉Can you save the file in a sharing folder?

能否把文檔保存到共享文件夾里？

☉The server is down at the moment, but the IT guys are working on it.

現(xiàn)在服務(wù)器已經(jīng)關(guān)閉了，IT的人正在修理呢。

☉Would you mind scanning the forms for me?

你介意幫我掃描這些表格嗎？

總結(jié)

“工欲善其事，必先利其器?！爆F(xiàn)代辦公設(shè)備琳瑯滿目、種類繁多，但都是快節(jié)奏的辦公所需要的。在商場(chǎng)如戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)的緊張工作中，能對(duì)所有的辦公設(shè)備都得心應(yīng)手，那一定會(huì)提高效率。

Words　單詞表

armchair扶手椅

cabinet柜子，櫥

computer screen電腦顯示器

copy復(fù)印

cubical立方；辦公隔間/工作間

desktop桌面；臺(tái)式電腦

drawer抽屜

ink jet printer噴墨式打印機(jī)

ISDN（integrated services digital laptop手提電腦network）綜合服務(wù)數(shù)字網(wǎng)絡(luò)

laser printer激光打印機(jī)

modem解調(diào)器，數(shù)據(jù)機(jī)

monitor顯示器

office equipment辦公設(shè)備

office furniture辦公家具

operating system操作系統(tǒng)

overhead projector高架投影儀

paper cutter切紙機(jī)，切紙刀

paper shredder碎紙機(jī)

paperclip回形針，曲別針

scanner掃描儀

stapler訂書機(jī)

swivel chair轉(zhuǎn)椅

telephone電話

windows窗戶；視窗

Phrases　短語表

covert text and images into digital data將文檔和圖像轉(zhuǎn)化/隱蔽為數(shù)字?jǐn)?shù)據(jù)

office flora辦公室植物

on the fritz有故障

potted plant盆栽植物

start the computer啟動(dòng)電腦/計(jì)算機(jī)

實(shí)景對(duì)話1

A：Welcome to our team. Let me show you around the office.

B：Thanks.Which cubicle is yours?

A：This one over here. Your cubicle is right across the way.See, here we are.

B：Wow, it's pretty cozy. Can you help me hook up my new desktop?

A：Sure……Here we are. Wait a second.I think there's a glitch in the operating system. I'll try to fix it by going through the network to my computer.

B：What is the name of your computer on the network?

A：Oh, it's just listed under my name.“Bob's Computer”. Easy to find.

Nope, it looks like I can't even get into windows……Looks like your computer has some serious problems.

C：No, I don't think it's his computer. The server is down at the moment， but the IT guys are working on it.

A：Well, while we're waiting, why don't you take your office chair for a test drive?

B：（Sits down）Gee……Can I put in for a new office chair?Mine isn't very comfortable.

A：Haha. We all need new office furniture.See if you can get the boss to shell out the money.

B：Do you think I can put some of these desk references on my desk?

A：Books shouldn't be a problem. But Office policy limits the display of personal artifacts on your desk to one photo or memento.

A：歡迎你加入我們的團(tuán)隊(duì)。我?guī)銋⒂^一下辦公室吧。

B：謝謝。哪個(gè)辦公隔間是您的？

A：這邊這個(gè)就是。你的隔間走過去就是?？?，就是這里了。

B：哇，很舒服啊。您能幫我連接一下我的新臺(tái)式電腦嗎？

A：當(dāng)然……好了。等一下，我覺得操作系統(tǒng)可能有故障。我會(huì)通過網(wǎng)絡(luò)從我的電腦那里來修理一下。

B：您的電腦在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上的名字是什么？

A：哦，我把我的名字列在下面?！磅U勃的電腦”，很容易找。不會(huì)吧，好像連窗口都打不開……看來你的電腦有比較嚴(yán)重的問題。

C：不是的，我想不是電腦的問題?，F(xiàn)在服務(wù)器已經(jīng)關(guān)閉了，但是IT的人正在修理呢。

A：好吧。你為什么不趁我們等候的時(shí)間，試試你的辦公椅呢？

B：（坐下）哎呀……我能換把新的辦公椅嗎？我的這把不怎么舒服。

A：哈哈，我們都需要新的辦公家具。就得看你能不能讓老板掏腰包了。

B：我能放些案頭參考書在我的辦公桌上嗎？

A：書應(yīng)該沒有問題。但是辦公室規(guī)定，辦公桌上的私人展示品僅限一張照片或一個(gè)紀(jì)念品。

實(shí)景對(duì)話2

A：Jane, could you follow me down to my office quickly?There's something

I need your help with.

B：Sure. What can I do for you?Wow, is this your office?It's really nice.

A：Thanks.This is my personal office.

B：It's got a great view！And I love your sofa！

A：The company gives all employees an office furniture allowance of$200. I decided to buy a sofa and a coffee maker with some of the money. Would you care for coffee?Help yourself！

B：Thanks！

A：Oh, careful, please！Please be careful not to spill coffee on my sofa.

B：Sorry！It looks like your coffee maker is on the fritz. You should have somebody look at it. I love your flowers！How do you take care of them?

A：Sure takes care of the office flora.I've got three potted plants that need to be watered daily.

B：So what was it that you wanted me to help you with?

A：Oh, yes, would you mind scanning these forms for me?Can you savethe files in a sharing folder?

A：簡，你能馬上跟我去趟我的辦公室嗎？那里有些活需要你幫忙。

B：可以。我能為你做什么？哇，這是你的辦公室嗎？真棒！

A：謝謝，這是我的私人辦公室。

B：視野真開闊！而且我實(shí)在太喜歡你的沙發(fā)了！

A：公司給了每個(gè)員工200美元的辦公家具津貼，所以我用一部分錢買了沙發(fā)和咖啡機(jī)。要喝咖啡嗎？自己來，別客氣。

B：謝謝。

A：哦，請(qǐng)小心！別把咖啡濺到我的沙發(fā)上。

B：對(duì)不起，好像你的咖啡機(jī)有問題，你應(yīng)該叫人來看一下。我真喜歡你的花！你是怎么照顧它們的？

A：辦公室植物當(dāng)然得照顧。我每天還得給三盆植物澆水。

B：那你要我?guī)湍阕鍪裁矗?

A：哦，對(duì)了，你介意幫我掃描這些表格嗎？能否把這些文檔保存到一個(gè)共享文件夾里？