BUSINESS ENGLISH-ZT from fltrp book
age peerA: Who was promoted the fastest in his peer group?
B: John became a section chief two years earlier than his [i]age peers[/i].
* age peer可解释为有着同等资历的同事(those with the same seniority),或者是同时期加入公司的同事(those who entered the company at the same time).
aging of the workers
A: What is the average age of employees in your company?B: Thirty-two years old. Due to the rapid aging of the non-production workers, however, that will rise to about 40 in ten years' time.
apple-polisher
A: Everybody says that he has become a manager faster than his peers because he is a great apple-polisher.B: I agree. I hope his apple-polishing will not work any more.
apple-polisher 拍马屁的人/阿谀奉承的人；同义词有flatterer, sycophant, toady, egg sucker等
assignment
A: How have you been? I haven't seen you for months.B: I just returned from a two-year assignment in London.
A: Is that true? I didn't know that at all.
* assignment 是"被分配的任务", "被委派的职位"的意思.
attend a conference
A: Would it be possible to see Mr. Zhou for just a moment?B: I'm sorry, Mr. Zhou has to attend a conference now. He will be able to see you tomorrow.
* attend a conference: 出席会议；也可说 take part in/participate in a meeting;
举行会议则是 hold/call a meeting
会议室: conference room
be appointed (general manager)
A: Congratulations on your promotion! What is your new title?B: Thank you. Just last week, I was appointed general manager responsible for the export of ABC-branded products.
be absent from the office
A: I have a terrible headache and will be absent from the office today.B: That's too bad. Take care. Hope you'll be O.K. tomorrow.
be demoted
A: He doesn't look very happy recently. Do you know what happened?B: He has been demoted from general manager to just an ordinary manager.
* be demoted = be degraded, be downgraded
be in charge of ~
A: What do you actually do in your company?B: I am in charge of export sales.
be out of the office
A: Could I speak to Mr. He?B: I'm sorry he is out of the office now. He should be back after lunch.
A: Then I'll call again in the afternoon.
business card
A: How do you do, Mr. Smith? I'm Susanna He and I'm very pleased to meet you. This is my business card.B: The pleasure is mine, Miss He. I'm George Smith. I'm terribly sorry, but I have run out of my name cards.
be tied up
A: This is Matthew. He. Would you put me through to Ms. Betty Zhou, please?B: I'm sorry she is tied up at the moment.
A: What time will she be available then?
* be tied up/忙得不可开交；通常用于因忙着工作,以至没空接电话的情况. 也可简单地说: busy 或 not available.
be transferred to ~
A: Which office of the company do you work at?B: I started at the head office in America, but was transferred to a branch office in Hong Kong last month.
* be transferred to ~/被调职~；也可用 relocate, move等.
cash cow
A: What is the cash cow of your company?B: What do you mean by "cash cow"?
A: The business or product which earns the biggest profits.
B: Then the video tape recorder is our cash cow.
chief executive officer
A: Who is the chief executive officer of your company?B: Mr. Andrew Brown, who is the president and the chief executive officer. In a Japanese company, the chairman, in most cases, is a titular position, and the president is the chief executive officer and concurrently chief operating officer.
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circulate a letter
A: I received a letter from Tony who left our company several years ago. He says he has been promoted to general manager.B: Great! Why don't you circulate Tony's letter among those who know him?
* circulate a letter/传阅信件. 在办公室内传阅的东西有: Circular notice (通告), interoffice memos (公司内的备忘录), documents (文件), proposals (建议书), correspondence (来往信件)等. "传阅"也可用 read and pass on来表达.
coffee break=tea break
A: How many coffee breaks do you have?B: We have two coffee breaks. One in the morning, and one in the afternoon.
come to oder
A: I'm sorry, but Mr. Smith will be about ten minutes late. Could you wait for him?B: Sorry. We should start all meetings on time. The meeting will please come to order.
* come to order: 会议开始.
come to the office
A: I am a little feverish, but I will come to the office.B: That's not goo.d Take a day off.
come to work late
A: I understand that Japanese workers are diligent and seldom come to work late. Am I right?B: Yes, tardiness is very rare.
* come to work late: 上班迟到. 也可以说: come late for work 或 be late for work. 迟到者: latecomer.
commute to work
A: From where do you commute to work and how?B: I commute from Shatin by commuter trains.
A: How long does it take?
B: About two hours.
* commute to work: 乘公共车辆上下班
commuting time: 上下班时间
commuter trains: 市郊往返车
commute over a long distance: 长距离路途上下班
morning rush hours: 早上的繁忙时间.
corporate culture
A: I've heard a lot about corporate culture. Please tell me what the exact definition of the word is.B: In short, corporate culture is the company values and beliefs which affect important managerial decision making.
co-worker
A: How often do you go out toe eat or drink after work with your co-workers?B: At least once or twice every month I go out with my colleagues, because I believe that is the best way to get to know one another well.
executive
A: I would like to interview a few executives in your company. Could you arrange it?B: What do you mean by executives? How high should their position be?
A: They should be higher than section managers, if possible.
* executive: 原本指行政人员/主管等, 但今天,意思更扩大至泛指一般公司职员. executive 有"经营者", "主管", "执行者"的意思；vice president 是"副总裁", 若加上 executive, 便是"执行副总裁".
expatriate (staff)
A: I will be sent to Spain as the manager of our factory in Madrid.B: Congratulations. I understand that your company is very active in overseas operations. How large an expatriate staff do you have? That's helpful! Thanks man HELLO
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