生活英语情景口语:Teamwork 团队合作

Audrey: how's your new job going?

Hayden: really well, thanks.

A: how are you finding¹ your new boss?

H: she's not bad. She's a bit bossy², but I'm sure I'll get used to her.

A: would you rather have her or your old boss back?

H: she's far better than my old boss. He didn't know how to express his opinion without putting at least one other person down.

A: how about your new co-workers?

H: they are all pretty easy-going. It's a very friendly place to work.

A: do you miss your old co-workers?

H: of course. I spent so much time at my old workplace that I got to know them all very well. They were like family to me.

A: do people in different departments get along with each other?

H: sure. Since we work together in teams, we have to get along with each other.

A: do you like working in teams with people from different departments?

H: yes, it helps everyone to understand what we're doing from different perspectives⁴.

A: do you like working in teams?

H: I prefer it to working independently. I think most people do.
你的新工作怎么样?
真的不错.谢谢.
你的新上司人怎么样?
还不赖.虽然她有点喜欢发号施令,但是我肯定自己过一阵就会适应了.
你私底下把她和以前那个上司做过比较吗?
她比以前那个就上司好多了.以前那个人除了贬低奚落别人他就不知道该怎么表达自己的观点.
你的新同事怎么样?
都很好相处.这里的工作气氛很和谐.
你想念你的那些旧同事吗?
当然了.我在原来的工作岗位上工作了那么长时间,非常了解她们每一个人.对我来说他们就像家人一样.
不同部门的员工都能和平相处吗?
当然能.我们在一个团队工作,必须要融洽相处.
你喜欢和不同部门的人在同一个团队工作吗?
挺喜欢的.这样可以从不同角度了解自己的工作.
你喜欢团队合作吗?
比起单打独斗来我还是更喜欢团队合作.我觉得大多数人都是这么想的.
Bossy: always telling people what to do 好指挥人的;专横的

Easy-going: relaxed and happy to accept things without worrying or getting angry 悠闲的;随和的;不慌不忙的
I wish I had such easy-going parents!
我要是有这么随和的父母多好哇.

Perspective³: a particular attitude towards sth; a way of thinking about sth 态度;观点;思考方法
a global perspective
全面的看法
Try to see the issue from a different perspective.
试以不同的角度看待这件事.
a report that looks at the education system from the perspective of deaf people
从聋人的角度看待教育制度的报告
His experience abroad provides a wider perspective on the problem.
他在国外的经历使他以更广阔的视角看待这个问题.

 

1 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

2 bossy   

adj.爱发号施令的，作威作福的

参考例句：

• She turned me off with her bossy manner.她态度专橫很讨我嫌。
• She moved out because her mother-in-law is too bossy.她的婆婆爱指使人,所以她搬出去住了。

3 perspective   

n.视角，观点，想法

参考例句：

• You can get a perspective of the whole city from here.从这里你可以看到城市的全景。
• We may get a clear perspective of the people's happy lives.我们知道人民对幸福生活的展望。

4 perspectives   

n.透视( perspective的名词复数 )；透视图；观点；全景

参考例句：

• We suggest that it is possible to reconcile these apparently opposing perspectives. 我们认为这两个看似对立的观点是可以调和的。 来自辞典例句
• These countries loom big in the perspectives of European writers. 这些国家在欧洲作者们的心目中是庞大逼人的。 来自辞典例句