雪莉最近被提升為了財(cái)務(wù)室主任,那么她被提升之后工作會(huì)有什么變化呢?來看看她和簡(jiǎn)的談話吧!
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Jane: I was really glad to hear about your promotion. Congratulations!
Shirley: Thanks, Jane. I was really surprised. I mean there were a lot of qualified people out there.
Jane: Sure, but the work you did was really exceptional! You definitely deserved it!
Shirley: Thanks a lot.
Jane: You are always responsible and careful.
Shirley: Jane, I appreciate it very much. I expect to see you get nominated pretty soon, too. You've been doing some great work!
Jane: Thank you. I'll try my best. By the way, when do you take over the new position?
Shirley: Next month.
Jane: So what are you responsible for?
Shirley: I'm going to manage the whole accounts department.
Jane: So you must get higher pay than before.
Shirley: Yes, the company will also give me a prize of 1,000 Yuan.
Jane: 1,000 Yuan? That's great! So…
Shirley: OK, I know what you mean. It's my treat.
Jane: Really? Can I order anything I want?
Shirley: Of course. Let's go.
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簡(jiǎn): 聽說你最近升職了,恭喜你!
雪莉: 謝謝你,簡(jiǎn)。我太驚訝了。我的意思是還有很多其他優(yōu)秀的人才。
簡(jiǎn): 確實(shí)是這樣的,但是你做的工作是獨(dú)一無二的!這是你應(yīng)得的。
雪莉: 真是太謝謝你了。
簡(jiǎn): 你非常負(fù)責(zé),而且也非常細(xì)心。
雪莉: 簡(jiǎn),真是非常感謝你的夸獎(jiǎng)。我希望不久你也能被提名。你工作也一直非常認(rèn)真。
簡(jiǎn): 謝謝。我會(huì)盡力的。對(duì)了,那你什么時(shí)候上任呢?
雪莉: 下個(gè)月。
簡(jiǎn): 那你主要負(fù)責(zé)什么樣的工作呢?
雪莉: 我要負(fù)責(zé)整個(gè)財(cái)務(wù)室。
簡(jiǎn): 那你的工資應(yīng)該比以前要高吧。
雪莉: 是的,公司還會(huì)給我1,000元錢作為獎(jiǎng)金。
簡(jiǎn): 1,000塊?很不錯(cuò)哦!那……
雪莉: 好了,我知道你的意思。今天我請(qǐng)客。
簡(jiǎn): 真的嗎?那我想點(diǎn)什么都可以嗎?
雪莉: 當(dāng)然啦,我們走吧。
經(jīng)典背誦 Recitation
Jane: I'm very glad to hear that my good friend Shirley gets promoted. She is always very careful and responsible. She deserves this promotion. She asks me to work hard and get nominated next time. I hope so. What's more, the company gave Shirley a prize of 1,000 Yuan, so it's her treat.
生詞小結(jié)
exceptional adj. 杰出的
nominate vt. 提名
注釋
my treat 口語表達(dá),意思是“我來付錢,我請(qǐng)客。”
Material 語素
When is payment for overtime required on New York State public work?
At a minimum, all work performed on a public work project in excess of eight hours in any one day or more than five days in any workweek is overtime. However, the specific overtime requirements for each trade or occupation on a public work project may differ. The specific overtime requirements for each trade or occupation are contained in the prevailing rate schedules issued for public work projects.
什么時(shí)間才算是紐約公共工作的加班時(shí)間?
至少,所有屬于公共事業(yè)項(xiàng)目的工作,如果是工作時(shí)間超過了一天八個(gè)小時(shí)或者是一周超過了五天都屬于加班的范疇。然而,屬于公共事業(yè)項(xiàng)目工作的加班的要求會(huì)由于職位的不同而有特殊的要求。具體每種職位的加班要求在公共事業(yè)項(xiàng)目工作頒發(fā)的安排表里。
Office Romance
Nowadays, office workers start to spend more and more time at work for various reasons, and consequently more time with their co-workers. As a result, office romance is alive and flourishing. Though it is fairly common these days, there are still a lot of concerns about it for its unwanted influences on the workplace. So it's forbidden in most of the companies.
辦公室戀情
現(xiàn)今,公司員工因各種原因在辦公室工作的時(shí)間越來越長(zhǎng),因此與同事相處的時(shí)間也有所增多。結(jié)果,辦公室戀情油然而生。盡管現(xiàn)在辦公室戀情相當(dāng)普遍,但是對(duì)其仍然存在很多顧慮,因?yàn)樗鼤?huì)給辦公室?guī)聿焕绊?。因此,大部分公司都禁止辦公室戀情。