新编剑桥商务英语(BEC-第三版-中级)Module-1

../.Module1第一单元1.1 BusinessTopic Waysofworking 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teleworking n.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.咨询公司specialistadvice专业咨询hotdesking(hot-desking)n.办公桌轮用（指将职工分成不同的班次，以便他们能共用一间办公室，一X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）brainpower n. 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. 利用（或获得的）可能性，可以利用的人（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日志voicemail语音信箱，语音self-organizationn.自我组织能力disruptivea.造成混乱的1.Howdoyouworkmosteffectively?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相互支持co-operatewitheachother相互合作shareideas交流想法learnfromotherpeople’sstrongpoints 学他人所长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5.Reading: Howtojob-shareGetorganized Setyourlimits Putpentopaper Twobeeone安排有序 规定限度 签订协议 合二为一Openyourmind Planfordisaster Findtheperfectpartner Don’tfeelguilty敞开心胸/开拓视野 有备无患 理想搭档 勿感内疚1.sharecreditandblame分担成绩与过失，意译“功过与共”2.Flexecutive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”。3.consultancy

n.咨询公司，顾问公司4.embracevt.

拥抱；包含，包括5.inevitableadj.必然的，不可避免的【例1】Itseems

inevitable

thatshe’llfindoutyoursecret.看来她必然会发现你的秘密。【例2】Thisisan

inevitable

disaster.这场灾难是不可避免的。6.playto迎合，投…所好playtoeachother’sdifferentstrengths迎合各人不同的优点，意译“发挥各人特长”【例】Heplayedtopopularprejudicestoservehispoliticalends.他迎合大众的偏见来为他的政治目的服务。7.workloadn.工作量8.intermsof就…来说；关于…9.parentalleave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）6.Howeasywoulditbeforyoutojob-share?Wouldyouremployerorbossthinkitwasagoodidea?参考词语和表达：Yeshavemoretimewithchildren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Nodifficulttofindsomeoneyoulike很难找到自己喜欢的人needtocoordinatewiththeotherperson和另外那个人要协调好tendtoworkatnight动不动就会工作到深夜needcarefulplanningtoplaytoeachother’sdifferentstrengths需要周密计划，发挥各人特长Theymaynotgetwhattheyexpectofthejob-sharerintermsofhours,availabilityandresult.老板们可能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期望。WorkingfromhomeListeningsavemoneyonofficespace节省办公用地成本nomuting

无需每天乘公交车上下班；无需经常往来gointowork上班everysooften

偶尔；常常；时常goin开始照常工作catchupon赶上；得到……消息；弥补Amini-presentation6.Workinpairs.Chooseoneofthewaysofworkingbelowandpreparea‘mini-presentation’onthetopicfortherestoftheclassA:Whatisimportantwhen…?Job-sharing•Findsomeoneyoulike.•Organizeandplanhowyousharethework.•Findingsomeoneyoulikeisthemostimportantwhenyoustartajob-share.Asjobsharingisawayfortwopeopletobothfillonejob,findingsomeoneyoulikeisveryimportantforthesuccessofthescheme.Youmayfindonefromyourcurrentworkplace,oryoumayfindonefromoutsidethroughallkindsofcontacts.Organisingandplanninghowyousharetheworkisalsoimportant.Ifit’ssharedresponsibility,thereisnodivisionofdutiesbutthetwopeoplehavetosplitthehoursclearlytoensurethattheworkflowscontinuously.Ifit’sdividedresponsibility,eachpartnerhastobeclearabouthisowncase–loadorprojecttofocusonduringhisworkinghours.Ifit’sunrelatedresponsibility,thepartnershavetolearnwhattheirseparatetasksareinthesamedepartment,andeachhastodohisownsharewell.municationisanotherimportantfactortoconsiderwhenyouarrangethejob-share,especiallyforsharedresponsibility.Partnershavetomunicatewellsothatjobsaredonesmoothly.Usingemail,voicemailmessages,dailylogsandnotesaresometechniquesthathelpfacilitatemunication.B:Whatisimportantwhen…?Workingfromhome•Setupanofficespaceinthehouse.•Planyourworkinghoursandyourbreaks.••Settingupanofficespaceinthehouseisimportantwhenworkingfromhome.Thiswillgiveyouafeelofbeingintheofficeandconcentratemoreonwork.Inthisway,itwillbeeasyforyoutodifferentiatebetweenworktimeandprivatetimeandyouwillnotbeeasilydistracted.It’salsoimportanttoplanyourworkinghoursandyourbreaks.Makeitlikeintheofficeandsetatimetable.Butdonotoverworkyourselftomakeupfornotbeingintheofficeeveryday.Makesureyouhaveabreakafteryouworkforafewhours.Inaddition,tomakeworkingfromhomereallysuccessful,youshouldmakesurecolleaguesandclientscanreachyouasthoughyouareintheoffice.Thismayhelpalottoguaranteetheefficientcy.1.2 BusinessSkills Makingcontacts 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network vt.&vi. 建立关系网络 networking n. 建立人际网，关系网maximize vt. 最大限度地使用，发挥socializing n. 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locals n. 当地人bespreadout 分散在各地internalmunication 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。3.Whyismakingcontacts,or‘networking’,animportantpartofmanyjobs?Isthattrueforyou?Networkingistheskillofmakingcontactsandcanhelppeopleprogressintheircareerthroughknowingthe‘right’people.Theskillisimportantinareassuchassaleswhereyouneedtodeveloprelationshipswithpotentialcustomers.Life’sallaboutmakingconnections 生活就是建立人脉关系4.5. Accordingtothearticle,wheredopeoplenetworkandwhatarethereasons?Woulditbeusefulforyoutojoinorsetupsimilarnetworks?Peoplenetworkat:conferencestradefaireventscoffeebreaksformal‘networking’eventsThereasonsare”tohelppeoplemaximizetheirpotentialtogettoknowotherpeopleforpeoplewithlittleexperienceListeningStartingaconversation 开始交谈Inconversation4,thetwopeoplestartdiscussingpersonaltopicssuchaswheretheyliveandtheirfamily.Wouldyoudiscussthesetopicsinyourcountrywithbusinesscolleagues?Whatdoyouthinkaregoodtopicsfornetworking?Makealistoftopicswithyourpartner.参考词语和表达：InChina,familyandchildrenisamontopictotalkabout.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安全话题包括个人爱好、旅游、艺术、运动和时尚。avoidpoliticsandreligionintheconversation政治和XX的话题要避免不谈Subjectslikesocialconditions,regionalconflicts,sex,andraceshouldbeavoided.像社会状况、XX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。Itmaybeanintrusionofprivacytoask