ginbnag

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

ginbnag

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.

ginbnag

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.

ginbnag

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

ginbnag

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.

ginbnag

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

ginbnag

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.