2015年ESL之商务英语 09 Making and Receiving a Job Offer

Making and Receiving a Job Offer

Salima: Hello. 

Jake: Hi, this is Jake Nagano at Fixit Corp. How are you today? 

Salima: Oh, hi, Jake. I’m fine. How are you? 

Jake: Good. The reason I’m calling is that we’d like to offer you the position you interviewed for last week. 

Salima: Oh, that’s great. I was really impressed with Fixit. 

Jake: I’m glad to hear it. We’re prepared to offer you a starting salary of $55,000. You will get full medical and dental coverage¹, and vision coverage is optional. 

Salima: I see. And vacation time? 

Jake: Vacation days, personal leave, and sick leave accrue² one day per month in your first year, and then increase with your tenure³ with the company. 

Salima: What would be my job title? 

Jake: You’d be a junior specialist and you’d be working under Monique Stansfield, the department manager. 

Salima: Is the salary negotiable at all? 

Jake: Well, we would consider any counteroffers, but this is a typical compensation package for new hires in these positions. 

Salima: I see. 

Jake: Why don’t you think about it? I’ll need to hear back from you by Wednesday. Will that work? 

Salima: Sure, no problem. Just one more thing: I heard that the company has a box at the stadium... 

Jake: Let me stop you right there. I hope that’s not a deal-breaker because it’s taken me...I mean...it takes years for employees to get invited. 

Salima: No, not a deal- breaker at all. I’m just a fan. 

Jake: In that case, it would be a pleasure to welcome you aboard. 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

2 accrue   

v.(利息等)增大，增多

参考例句：

• Ability to think will accrue to you from good habits of study.思考能力将因良好的学习习惯而自然增强。
• Money deposited in banks will accrue to us with interest.钱存在银行，利息自生。

3 tenure   

n.终身职位；任期；(土地)保有权，保有期

参考例句：

• He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。
• Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。