纯正地道美语(外教讲解)250：询问职位信息

　　Rebecca:Could you tell me a little about the organization?  For example, how big is your workforce¹ here?
Mr. Parsons: Well in total we have around 150 employees based in Hong Kong with another 400 in our head office in Beijing. The news desk staff in Hong Kong comprises around 80 staff.
Rebecca:I  see. And  how  about  the  working hours?
Mr. Parsons:  Well, as you know Rebecca, in journalism² work hours are not exactly nine  to five. You could be on call at any time. We do have to work very unsociable hours at times.
Rebecca:Well I am used to that, Mr.  Parsons, so that’s not really a shock for me.
Mr. Parsons:  Good, as long as you understand that.
Rebecca:And when do you need to fill the vacancy³, Mr. Parsons?
Mr. Parsons: Yesterday! But no, we are hoping to start from the beginning of next month.
Rebecca:That sounds ideal.
staff n.职员
how about… ……怎么样？
nine  to five 早晨9点到下午5点
on call 随时待命
be used to习惯于
拓展词汇】
overtime⁴ n.加班
policy n.公司内的规定
dress code 着装规定
pay slip工资单
HR 人力资源
 

　　Rebecca: 你能告诉一些关于公司的情况吗？比如说，你们那儿有多少员工？
Mr. Parsons: 在香港我们大概有150名员工，北京总部有400名员工,香港新闻部大概有80名职员。
Rebecca: 我明白了，工作时间呢？
Mr. Parsons: Rebecca正如你所知道的，新闻业的工作时间不是按时的朝九晚五，如何时候都是随时待命的。有时候我们必须得在远离人群的时间工作。
Rebecca: Parsons先生，我已经习惯于那样工作了，所以那对我来说并不奇怪。
Mr. Parsons: 好的，还好你很理解。
Rebecca: Parsons先生，你想让我什么时候上班？
Mr. Parsons: 昨天，但是做不到，我们希望下个月初你能到岗。
Rebecca:听起来很理想。
 

 

1 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

2 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
• He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。

3 vacancy   

n.（旅馆的）空位，空房，（职务的）空缺

参考例句：

• Her going on maternity leave will create a temporary vacancy.她休产假时将会有一个临时空缺。
• The vacancy of her expression made me doubt if she was listening.她茫然的神情让我怀疑她是否在听。

4 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。