职场英文口语 第202期:如何解雇人(1)

 　　Morning everyone.How did you get on at the conference? 大家早上好。大会进展如何？

　　Oh hi Denise. Yeah it was… it was OK.What do you mean 'OK'? It was great. 嗨，丹尼斯。是的，还好。什么叫还好？简直是太棒了。

　　We made some new contacts and we won an award – Best Plastic Innovation¹ of the Year, for our Imperial² Lemon. 我们签了新的合同，皇家柠檬还获得了年度最佳塑料创意奖。

　　Oh that's wonderful.Wish I'd been there.Maybe next year eh?Maybe? 太棒了。真希望我在场。也许明年可以。或许？

　　Welcome back to the offices of Tip Top Trading where everyone is catching³ up on yesterday's good news. 欢迎回到Tip Top Trading的办公室，大家都知道了昨天的好消息。

　　But today it's bad news that everyone is going to hear following Paul's chat with the big boss, Mr Socrates. 但今天大家会收到大老板苏格拉底先生跟保罗说的坏消息。

　　But how bad is it? Let's find out.Morning everyone.Hi Paul. Everything OK?Yes, fine. 但是有多坏？让我们去看看。大家早上好。嗨，保罗，一些好吗？是的，很好。

　　Well done for winning Employee of the Year – I hope you can continue to be a great employee. 做得好，赢得了年度最佳员工，我希望你能一直当一名出色的员工。

1 innovation   

n.改革，革新，新观念，新方法，新发明

参考例句：

• There are all sorts of possibilities for technical innovation.技术革新的门道很多。
• An enterprise should encourage innovation.企业应鼓励创新。

2 imperial   

adj.帝王的，至尊的；n.特等品

参考例句：

• They made an objection to the imperial system with resolution.他们坚决反对帝制。
• The Prince Imperial passed away last night.皇太子昨晚去世了。

3 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。