白领口语应急80主题 朝九晚五21 使用手机

21.使用手机

常用应急场景

范例一：Vibration¹ mode

Di d you hear something?

Oh, it is my cell phone ringing. I set it in the vibration mode.

It is a good habit to set your cell phone to vibrate. It is very annoying to hear the loud and sudden ring tone in quiet offices.

You are right. Some ring tone is just terribly loud. You can hear it even in the next door. It is really a kind of distraction².

Maybe we can write a report to the boss to see what can be done.

Good idea.

范例二：Rules for using cell phone

Have you read the new rules about using cell phone at work?

Yes, not bad. Like turn your cell phone ringer off and find a private place to make calls which it’s showing your respect to your co-workers.

Well, but for this one, don’t bring your cell phone to meetings, I think it is not reasonable. What if there are some important calls?

Well, this one is not compulsory³. It is just suggestion.

I didn’t pay attention to that.

1 vibration   

n.颤动，振动；摆动

参考例句：

• There is so much vibration on a ship that one cannot write.船上的震动大得使人无法书写。
• The vibration of the window woke me up.窗子的震动把我惊醒了。

2 distraction   

n.精神涣散，精神不集中，消遣，娱乐

参考例句：

• Total concentration is required with no distractions.要全神贯注，不能有丝毫分神。
• Their national distraction is going to the disco.他们的全民消遣就是去蹦迪。

3 compulsory   

n.强制的，必修的；规定的，义务的

参考例句：

• Is English a compulsory subject?英语是必修课吗？
• Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.义务教育至16岁为止。