口语-BEC职场必胜-办公室里的咖啡和点心

口语口语 BEC BEC 职场必胜职场必胜 办公室里的咖啡和点心办公室里的咖啡和点心 2014 12 11 大耳朵网站 办公室里的咖啡和点心 Michael Hey Billy Do you have any sugar left Billy No I ran out yesterday Do you have any creamer Michael Nadda I asked the receptionist to get some last week Billy How are we going to have coffee then Michael Black bitter and strong I suppose Billy We should find a different way to make sure that we don t run out of the office essentials Michael You mean essentials like paper and pens Billy No Like coffee creamer and sugar 迈克尔 你好 比利 你有糖吗 比利 不 昨天就没了 你有奶晶吗 迈克尔 没了 我上周就让前台去弄一些了 比利 那么 我们怎么喝咖啡呢 迈克尔 我想我们只能喝苦而浓烈的黑咖啡了 比利 我们应该找另外一种办法 来保证我们不会用完办公室里的必需品 迈克尔 你是指象纸和笔这些必需品吗 比利 不 是咖啡 奶晶和糖 NEW WORDS 生词 生词 1 Creamer white powdered milk that can be added to coffee 奶晶 可以加入咖啡的白色奶粉 I don t like creamer I prefer natural milk instead 我不喜欢奶晶 我更喜欢自然的牛奶 2 Nadda none nothing 没有 没有 什么都没有 The policeman got angry when I told him that I had nadda identification 当我告诉警察我什么证件都没有的时候 他生气了 3 Receptionist person who sits at the front of the office to take calls 前台 接待员 坐在办公室门前 接电话的人 A good receptionist is important because they are usually the first point of contact for clients 有一个好的接待员是很重要的 因为他们经常是客户的第一个接触人 4 Essentials things that you must have 必需品 一定要有的东西 Some people say that food clothing and shelter are life essentials 有些人说食物 衣服和住所是生活的必需品 5 Petty cash a small amount of cash kept by companies to pay for the small but necessary items 零用现金 公司的小额现金 用以支付小额但是必需的物品 The accountant said that we could use petty cash to buy paper but not to buy a new printer 会计说我们可以用零用现金去买纸 但是不能用它买一个新的打印机 LESSON 课文 课文 Most offices are happy to provide simple water tea coffee and snacks for their staff for several reasons First it means that you can provide them to customers and clients when they come to visit the office Just a simple cup of tea can make a client feel more relaxed and help to get the business done Second it saves times to provide drinks and snacks to staff If the office does not provide them the staff will have to leave the office to go and buy them which of course takes time Third the staff will feel that the company really do value them more highly if simple but essential thinks like tea and water are provided Staff are more likely to perform better if they think that the company is trying to look after them Once you have decided to provide water tea coffee and small snacks to the staff you then have to decide who will be responsible for making sure that they are replaced when they run out You could appoint one person to always be responsible or take turns having one staff member be responsible for one week and then another person taking over The company accountant will probably allow the cost of water tea and coffee out of the company s petty cash If not you could ask everyone to put in a small amount and then buy the essentials with that money 大多数公司 因为一些原因 愿意为他们的员工提供简单的水 茶 咖啡和点 心 首先 它意味着 当客户和顾客来访的时候 你可以向他们提供这些 简单的 一杯茶会使你的客户感到轻松 并有助于做成生意 第二 向员工提供饮料和点心会节省时间 如果公司不提供 员工们会离开公 司去买这些东西 而这当然会花费时间 第三 如果公司提供简单但却必需的东西 例如茶和水 员工们会感觉公司真 的更重视他们 如果员工们认为公司正努力照顾他们 他们就可能会表现得更 好 一旦你决定向员工们提供水 茶 咖啡和小点心 你必须决定谁会负责保证当 这些东西用完后 会续加 你可以指定一个人 一直负责这项工作 或者让员 工轮流值日 每周有一名员工负责 公司的会计应该从公司的零用现金中准备出水 茶和咖啡的费用 如果不是这 样 你应该让每个人拿出一点钱 然后用这些钱来买必需品 Dialogue 对话 对话 Jeff Are you going downstairs to get water Joan Joan No it s my turn to put the coffee sugar and creamer this week Jeff So you are going down to the store Joan Yep I will be back in five minutes Jeff I think I should go with you to help carry all of those heavy essentials Joan I think you only want to come with me so that you can get some sunshine Jeff No I really do want to help you carry all of those heavy items Joan Well I will believe you but thousands would not Jeff Just remember to bri