生活英语情景口语:很少有人能遇到这么好的上司

H: how did your interview go?
A: pretty well. I don't know if I'll get the promotion¹ or not, but I feel good about it.
H: if you get the promotion, what will your new title be?
A: if I get the promotion, I will be a senior engineer instead of an assistant engineer.
H: will you get a pay-raise, too?
A: whenever you are given added responsibilities, you should get a promotion.
H: that makes sense. Who interviewed you?
A: my boss.
H: what kinds of questions did she ask you?
A: she asked me about my ability to work in a team and what I thought a good boss should be.
H: the second one sounds rather difficult to answer. What did you tell her?
A: I told her that I'm an excellent team player and that a good boss should treat male and demale employees equally.
H: those are good answers. How did she react?
A: she told me that even when I become a senior engineer, I'll have to work with the assisant engineers as a team.
H: what do you think about her as a boss?
A: she's pretty easy to get along with. She listens to her employees and treats everyone equally.
H: you're lucky. Not everyone has such a great boss!
A: that's true. She's highly² esteemed⁴ among everyone at my company.
H: when you find outif you get the promotion or not, let me know.
A: I will do.

你面试得怎么样?
挺好的.虽然我不清楚是否能成功升职,但是自我感觉还不错.
如果你真的升职了,那你的头衔是什么呢?
由助理工程师变为高级工程师.
你的薪水也会增加吧?
你的职位升高,责任就会随之加重.
我明白了.谁面试的你?
我上司.
她为了你一些什么类型的问题?
她问我在团队中的工作能力如何,以及在我心目中一个好上司是什么样的.
第二个问题听上去似乎很难回答.你是怎么说的?
我告诉她我富有团队合作精神,而一个好的上司应该做到对待下属无论男女都一试同仁.
回答得很好啊.她有什么反应?
她跟我说,即使我升职为高级工程师,我还是得和助理工程师一起在同一个团队工作.
你觉得她作为上司,做得怎么样?
她很平易近人,善于倾听下属的意见而且能一视同仁.
你真是太幸运了!很少有人能遇到这么好的上司!
没错,我们公司里对她的评价都很高.
只要你知道有关自己是否能升职的消息,一定要告诉我.
我会的.
Promotion: a move to a more important job or rank in a company or an organization 提升;提拔;晋升
Her promotion to Sales Manager took everyone by surprise.
竟然提拔她当销售经理，叫每个人都感到意外。
The new job is a promotion for him.
这一新职务对他是擢升。
a job with excellent promotion prospects⁵
有充分晋升机会的职务

Esteem³: to respect and admire sb/sth very much 尊重;敬重
a highly esteemed scientist
深受敬重的科学家
Many of these qualities are esteemed by managers.
这些品质很多都受到经理们的赞赏。

Senior: high in rank or status; higher in rank or status than others 级别(或地位)高的
a senior officer/manager/lecturer
高级军官╱经理╱讲师
a senior partner in a law firm
律师事务所的主要合伙人
a senior post/position
高级职务／职位

 

1 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

2 highly   

adv.高度地，极，非常；非常赞许地

参考例句：

• It is highly important to provide for the future.预先做好准备非常重要。
• The teacher speaks very highly of the boy's behaviour.老师称赞这个男孩的表现。

3 esteem   

n.尊敬，尊重；vt.尊重，敬重；把…看作

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• The veteran worker ranks high in public love and esteem.那位老工人深受大伙的爱戴。

4 esteemed   

adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 )；敬重；认为；以为

参考例句：

• The art of conversation is highly esteemed in France. 在法国十分尊重谈话技巧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He esteemed that he understood what I had said. 他认为已经听懂我说的意思了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。