原汁原味商务英语播客 第53课: 谈论公司

 　　This is the second of a two-part Business English Pod series on talking about your job and company.

　　这是2节商务播客中的第二节，会涉及到谈论工作和公司。

　　What can you say about your company? How would you describe it? There are a number of things to consider. There’s the company size, its employees, and its branches. But there’s also company history, culture, reputation, and future plans.

　　对于你的公司你会说些什么？如何来描述公司？这需要考虑很多事。比如公司规模，员工和分支机构。还有公司历史，文化，名气和未来计划。

　　In today’s lesson, we’ll cover language for talking about your company. We’ll start with giving the basic facts and then move on to ways to describe company culture and structure, reputation, and the organization’s future plans and goals.

　　在今天的课程中，我们来学习下谈论你的公司的语句。开始时会列举基本的事实，然后会学到用来描述公司文化，结构，名气，未来计划和目标的各种方法。

　　We’ll listen to Stella, an IT manager, and Ronda, a recruiter¹ who is helping² Stella find a new job. In the last episode³, Stella told Ronda about her job and her concerns about the company’s old equipment and outdated⁴ technology. Today, she’ll tell Ronda more about the company itself.

　　我们会听到招聘人员Ronda和IT经理 Stella的谈话。Ronda将要帮助Stella寻找新的工作。上节课中，Stella告诉了Ronda她的工作以及她对公司旧设备和过时了的技术的关注。今天，她会告诉Ronda更多公司的情况。

　　Listening Questions

　　1. How many people work at Stella’s company?

　　2. What does Stella’s company sell?

　　3. What are two ways the company contributed to the local community?

1 recruiter   

n.招募者

参考例句：

• The tele recruiter is prompted by a variety of questions, depending on your answers. 针对你不同的回答，这位考官还会提出些不同的问题。
• A recruiter can give you insider pointers and advice. 一个招聘人可以为你提供内行人的观点与建议。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

4 outdated   

adj.旧式的，落伍的，过时的；v.使过时

参考例句：

• That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了，许多地址已经改了。
• Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。