对话:
Susie: Hi, Coco, welcome you to the company. I hope you will enjoy your new job and be happy here.
Susie:你好,Coco,欢迎你加入我们公司。希望你喜欢自己的新工作,祝你工作愉快!
Coco: Thanks. Susie. I’m sure I will have good time working here. I look forward to all the new challenges and opportunities, and also making new friends.
Coco: 谢谢你 Susie 好的 我相信我在这儿会很愉快。我相信这份工作会给我带来各种新的挑战和机遇,而且,我希望能交到很多新朋友。
Susie: Good. As I told you in the interview that we have a pretty relaxed culture here in our company, but there are still some formal rules. First let me fill you in on some informal do’s and don’ts.
Susie:太好了。在面试的时候,我跟你谈过,我们公司的气氛非常轻松,但是我们也有一些公司规定。首先,我来跟你说说公司 一些不成文的规定吧。
Coco: Please.
Coco:请讲。
Susie: We don’t need you to punch in and out here, but we hope every employee arrives on time and doesn’t leave early without asking for permission.
Susie:公司上下班不用打卡,不过我们希望员工能够准时上班, 而且如果未经许可不要提前下班。
Coco: I see. When you have to punch a clock you feel that you are watched.
Coco:明白了。如果上下班打卡感觉好像有人看着你似的。
Susie: And sure we don’t mind a normal number of personal phone calls, but we would like everyone not to have too many.
Susie:上班的时候打几个私人电话没什么,不过不要太多。
Coco: I understand.
Coco:知道了。
Susie: And if you need to make personal long distance call, please tell the accounting department so they can bill you later.
Susie:如果上班时打私人长途电话,请通知财务部,他们会在 你的工资里扣除长途话费。
Coco: Ok. Are there any subjects that are taboo to talk about?
Coco:好的。我们公司有没有什么敏感话题是禁止提及的呢?
Susie: If there is one, salary is. It can sometimes cause trouble and interoffice rivalries and therefore hurts morale.
Susie:如果有的话,我想不要谈薪水,因为员工之间谈论薪水 有时会引起麻烦和同事间的竞争,会有损员工士气。
Coco: I see what you mean. It’s been a problem in almost every company I’ve worked.
Coco:我明白您的意思。这个问题我在以前的工作中几乎都遇到过。
Susie: Also, because there is a fine line between small talk and gossip, it’s a good idea not to talk about other people’s private lives.
Susie:还有,同事间闲聊可以,但是不要在背后议论别人。最好不要谈论别人的私生活。
Coco: Especially when people are not there to defend themselves.
Coco:是啊,尤其是背后议论别人很不好。
Susie: I agree. Speaking of private life, interoffice romance is not a good idea, either, even though it’s not officially frowned upon.
Susie:是这样的。说到私生活,还有一条,不要卷入办公室恋情,虽然公司并没有明文禁止。
Coco: That sounds reasonable. I’ll do my best.
Coco:有道理。我一定会努力的。
重点:
(1)fill someone in on something 提供消息(给某人) 这个短语是较为口语化的表达用法,是说将必要的事情告诉他人。要注意“人”和“事”的顺序。
Eg: Our manager has filled everyone in on the new proposal in yesterday’s meeting.
我们的经理在昨天的会议上已经告知了大家有关新方案的事情。
(2)do’s and don’ts 行为规范
这个短语是由助动词 do 派生出来的用法,作名词用。表示“可以做”和“不可以做”的事情。do 的复数形式也可以是 dos。
Eg: In our company, one of the informal dos and don’ts is that you should silence your cell phone in office hours.
我们公司有一项不成文的规定,上班时间要把手机设置成 静音。
(3)punch in/ out 打卡签到 / 下班punch 是动词,意思是“打孔”,也有“猛击”的意思。
Eg: Nowadays, few companies have punching in and out system.
现在,很少有公司还实施打卡制度。
(4)interoffice rivalries 同事间的竞争
(5)hurts morale 打击士气
morale 既可以指士兵的士气,也可以指一支球队或者团队 以及公司的士气。
Eg: The morale of the company is sinking lower every day after the news broke out.
当这条消息传出来后,公司员工的士气日益低落。
(6)a fine line 微妙的区别
指一种非常微妙的区别,有时令人难以分辨。
Eg: There is a fine line between love and hate. 爱恨交织,令人难辨。
(7)small talk 闲聊
要和 gossip 区分开来。small talk 不带贬意,而 gossip 是指传播或散布流言蜚语。
(8)private lives 私生活
这里 lives 是 life 的复数形式,原形为 private life。private 指私人的、私立的,如 private detective(私人侦探)、private school(私立学校)等。
(9)speaking of 提到
Eg:Speak of angels, and you will hear their wings.
说曹操,曹操到。
(10) interoffice romance 办公室恋情
(11) frown upon 不赞成
Eg: Smoking is frowned upon in a lot of companies. 很多公司都不赞成员工吸烟。