公务员口语06

Asking for Instructions

Dialogue 1

-Manager?Would you take a look at these catalogue ads that Xiao Li did?

-Why?

-I don't think we can use them.

-Hmm.I see what you mean.Have you spoken with Xiao Li?He usually does better work than this.

-I know.Manager.But I'm not sure that I should bring this up to him.I think it would be better if you spoke¹ to him.

-All right.Leave these ads to me.I'll speak to him this afternoon.

Dialogue 2

-Excuse me,Mr. Simth.Have you read the report I gave you?

-Yes,I have .

-Would you give some directions about the plan of developing the new product in our firm?

-Oh,I have talked over the plan with the assistant managers.

-What do you think of it?

-In my opinion,developing the new product is potential and will produce great economic benefit.However,the management straegy and the fund accumulation are not very concrete.

-Yes,you are absolutely right there.Any other suggestions?

-I personally think something should be done carefully about the market research and the sales forecast.

-I see.Thank you .Mr. Smith,we'll correct and perfect the report according to your advice.

-By the way,Mr. Li,Please give me the materials you've got about the development of the product in other companies.

-OK,I will have it done as soon as possible.

-By the way,you'd better make the best use of time to make good preparations for the work.

-That's right.I will report what we've done to you whenever necessary.

Dialogue 3

-Hello.This is Li Sheng speaking,Mr. Smith,I'd like to go to your office and report the work of these three months.

-OK.Come at 10 o'clock,Mr. Li.

-Mr. Smith,The health product named"Massaging² Chair"we developed is qualified³ after being tested and it is well-sold.What's more,there is a wide market for the "Massaging Chair".Thereford,we hope we can expand the scale of producion,and we also plan to put the product into the market of America.

-Well done!Have you ever talked about the plan with the Chinese administrative⁴ department concerned?

-Yes,we have.The officials agree to our sales plan.

-Good.You can write a report to me.We'll discuss the plan at the board of directors next Monday.

-OK.

Dialogue 4

-Excuse me.This is the first time I've worked in a foreign enterprise⁵.Do you mind if I ask you something about work in the company?

-Not at all,go ahead!

-It's said that the company is very strict with the staff.Is that true?

-Not really.As long as you act on the regulations.

-If you make mistakes in your job,you'll be fired.Right?

-No.Everyone has got a chance to correct his mistakes.The most important is to be responsible for work.

-Working here involves a busy schedule and overtime⁶.Is it true?

-Yes,it's true.We are busy.The company attaches great importance to high efficiency.Sometimes we have to work overtime,but not always.And we have extra pay for extra work.

-It seems that working in a foreign enterprise is not the same as I expected.

-Yeah.You can get to know more about foreign enterprises⁷ in your work.

-Thank you for your help.

-You're welcome.

Dialogue 5

-Excuse me,Manager Qian.I'm sorry to trouble you.

-Not at all,Xiao wang.Come in ,please.What's in your mind?

-I'd like to get some input⁸ from you on an idea I've had.I was thinking of doing a full-page color ad for the Rainbow TV account.

-Are they prepared to put out that kind of moving,Xiao Wang?That's the only thing that would worry me.

-We've got a strong client base,but with so many new companies opening up,we could lose business.

-I appreciateyour talking to me,Xiao Wang.I'd give some thought to it.

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 massaging   

按摩，推拿( massage的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He watched the prisoner massaging his freed wrists. 他看着那个犯人不断揉搓着刚松开的两只手腕。
• Massaging your leg will ease the cramp. 推拿大腿可解除抽筋。

3 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

4 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

5 enterprise   

n.企业单位，商业公司，事业，计划

参考例句：

• They are determined to carry forward the enterprise.他们决心把事业进行下去。
• The enterprise has excellent prospects.这家企业的远景极其美好。

6 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

7 enterprises   

事业( enterprise的名词复数 )； 事业心； 企[事]业单位； 企业发展

参考例句：

• In capitalist society,big enterprises always try to freeze out the smaller ones. 在资本主义社会，大企业总是千方百计地排挤小企业。
• Big transcontinental enterprises jostle with one another for world markets. 巨大的跨国公司[企业]互相争夺国际市场。

8 input   

n.输入(物)；投入；vt.把(数据等)输入计算机

参考例句：

• I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.我将永远感激他的大量投入。
• All this information had to be input onto the computer.所有这些信息都必须输入计算机。