BEC中级第三版module 22.1

1、Company benefits,2,a company car flexible working hours parental leave an important job title a pension,Is working for Xerox too good to be ture?,What a lovely place Xerox is to work! Kim Moloney, a client services executive, cant say enough nice things about her employer. “Its a very special enviro

2、nment,” she says. “People describe Xerox as a family and I was amazed at the number of people who have worked here for so long.”,1.对感到惊奇，感到不可思议,Its tempting to take Moloneys comments with a pinch of salt, especially considering that when youve been working somewhere for only two years, as she has at

3、 Xerox, everyone seems old and established. But theres truth behind her enthusiasm.,2.tempt to 倾向于 3.take with a pinch of salt 对将信将疑 4.old and established 资深的，历史悠久的,Take Carole Palmer, the group resources director. She joined Xerox in 1978 as a temp and has been in her present role for seven years.

4、“Xerox has been good to me over the years,” she says. “It has supported me through qualifications . . . and last year I took part in the vice-president incumbent programme.”,5.take: takefor example 以为例 6.take part in: 参加 7. incumbent programme: 岗位培训,Human resources is taken seriously at Xerox, Palme

5、r says, and the company has a policy of promoting from within (which would explain Moloneys amazement at her colleagues longevity). The company takes on only 15 to 20 graduates each year and Moloney was part of an intake who joined having already acquired a couple of years work experience.,8. take s

6、eriously 认真对待 9. from within 从公司内部 10. longevity: 长久 11. take on : 招聘 12. intake: take form within 从内部招聘,She started as a project manager for Xerox Global Services before moving into sales. Now her responsibility is to “grow and to maintain customer relationships”.,Moloney is based at the head offic

7、e in Uxbridge. “Its great in terms of working environment”, she says. “Weve just got a new provider in the canteen and . . . we have brainstorming rooms and breakout areas.”,13. in terms of 关于，在方面 14. brainstorming rooms and breakout rooms 会议室，专题室 brainstorm 集思广益 breakout 突破,Much of Moloneys role is

8、 visiting clients, so she doesnt have a permanent desk at head office. “Im a hot-desker, which is good because you get to sit with different people in the hot-desk areas. And youre given a place to store your things.”,15. hot-desker 实行办公桌轮用的工作人员,Head office staff numbers between 1,200 and 1,500 peop

9、le, Palmer says. The company has other main offices in the UK. The nature of the organisation, which encompasses sales and marketing, global services (the biggest division), developing markets, research and development and manufacturing, means that the opportunities at the company vary from service

10、engineers to sales roles and consultants.,16.number: v. 数量是 17.emcompass v. 包含 18. division n. 分支，部门 19. vary fromto从到变化,Perks include a final-salary pension scheme and various discount schemes. The reward and recognition scheme is a little different, and rather nice: “Each manager has a budget ever

11、y year to recognise and reward staff,” Palmer says. “It can be in the form of a meal for two, or a bottle of wine. It can be up to 1,000. Theres recognition, and then theres putting money behind it.”,20.perks n.好处 21. a final-salary pension scheme 按最终薪水支付的养老金制度 22. discount scheme 折扣制度 23.the reward

12、 and recognition scheme 嘉奖制度,Moloney, however, likes the non-cash rewards. “Xerox takes care of all its staff but it also recognises the people who put in the added effort,” she says. “It offers once-in-a-lifetime incentive trips, and recently I organised a sailing trip for my team.”,24.non-cash rew

13、ards: 非现金奖励 25. take care of 照顾 26.added effort 额外劳动 27. once-in-a-lifetime incentive trips 机会难得的旅游奖励,The idea of working abroad with the company appeals to her, and she says that her career goal is to be part of the senior management team. Heres another employee, it would seem, who is in it for the Xerox long haul.,28.appeal to: 吸引 29. haul 长途运输 long haul 长久,4,B A C B C,5,takewith a pinch of salt take care of take take part in take on take seriously,How long have you been working for the company? When did you join the company? What was your first job? What are you responsible