职场英语口语13：问英语基本功

 　　第13期:问英语基本功

　　Tom: Employees in this company have to have a good command of English. Do you think you are proficient¹ in both written and spoken English?

　　Qian Wei: Yes, I think I am quite proficient in both written and spoken English.

　　Tom: Well, then, please tell me about your English education.

　　Qian Wei: I have been studying English since junior high school. And I majored in English in college.

　　Tom: I see, do you speak any other languages?

　　Qian Wei: Yes, I speak a little French and Japanese.

　　重点讲解：

　　employee；受雇者，雇员，雇工

　　例句：They are government employees. 他们是政府雇员。

　　与之相对的词语就是雇主，老板。英文表达为employer，例句：An employer should appraise² the ability of his men. 雇主应该鉴定员工的能力。

　　汤姆： 本公司的雇员必须有良好的英语基础。你认为你是否精通英文的写和说呢？

　　钱伟： 是的，我认为我精通英文的写和说。

　　汤姆： 嗯，请告诉我愿与你的英语受教育情况。

　　钱伟： 我再中学开始学习英语，而且我在大学的专业是英语。

　　汤姆： 知道了，你能讲其他国家的语言吗？

　　钱伟： 是的，我会说一点儿法语和日语。

1 proficient   

adj.熟练的，精通的；n.能手，专家

参考例句：

• She is proficient at swimming.她精通游泳。
• I think I'm quite proficient in both written and spoken English.我认为我在英语读写方面相当熟练。

2 appraise   

v.估价，评价，鉴定

参考例句：

• An expert came to appraise the value of my antiques.一位专家来对我的古玩作了估价。
• It is very high that people appraise to his thesis.人们对他的论文评价很高。