和老外聊天的地道口语第47期:团队合作很重要

Andy: hi, betty!

Betty: hi, andy, how are you finding your new job?

A: pretty good. My colleagues seem alright. So far everything is great.

B: that's nice. What do they have you doing over there?

A: well, I work in the marketing¹ department. The corporate² culture is totally different from my last employer. Before, when I was assigned a task, I was totally on my own but here most of the work is done in teams. Everyone works very closely with each other.

B: that' s really good. It's very important to feel like you are part of the team at work.

A: indeed. Team work is highly valued in this new company. I like our boss too. He is easy to get along with treats everybody with respect and appreciation³. He's highly respected by all his employees.

B: that's great, that's good for a positive work environment and helps motivate employees. I wish my boss was like that.

A: true, take my former supervisor⁴ as an example. He was extremely controlling and overbearing. He always had to micromanage everything.

B: well, now you don't have to worry about that. This new place sounds really good.

A: yeah it is.
嘿,贝蒂!
嘿,安迪,你的新工作怎么样?
很好.我的同事都不错,到现在为止一切都挺好的.
那不错,你在那边做什么?
哦,我在市场营销部工作,这里的企业文化和我以前的公司截然不同.以前我分配到任务后,就只靠一个人来完成,但是在这里,大多数的工作都是在团队里完成的.所有人都要和其他人密切合作.
那真的很好,感觉自己是团队的一份子很重要.
确实.这家公司特别注重团队合作.我也很喜欢我的老板,他很容易相处,尊重赏识每个人,所有的员工都很尊重他.
那样太棒了,这样的老板有利于创造一个积极的工作环境,并能激励员工.我希望我的老板也能那样.
是啊,那我以前的上司来说,他的控制欲就特别强.又非常专横,每一件小事他都要亲自插手过问.
现在你就不必担心了,这个新工作听起来真不错.
是挺好的.

 

1 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

2 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

3 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

4 supervisor   

n.监督人，管理人，检查员，督学，主管，导师

参考例句：

• Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说，我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
• He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。