原汁原味商务英语播客 第56课: 行政助理(上)

 　　This is the first in a two-part Business English Pod series on the work of administrative¹ assistants. We’ll be looking at vocabulary and collocations related to office duties and daily routines.

　　这是2节英语商务播客中的第1节，将学习到行政助理。我们将看下与电脑责任和日常例行公事有关的词汇和搭配。

　　Before we start, let’s talk a bit about collocations. Collocations are groups of words that are commonly used together. Native speakers are so used to using them, they know what sounds “right” and what sounds “wrong.” For example, in English the phrase “go online” is a natural way to refer to using the internet. But it wouldn’t be natural to say something like “proceed online” or “travel online”, even though “proceed” and “travel” are other ways to express “go.” You’ll hear lots of collocations related to office life in today’s dialog. Listen out for them and we’ll explain what they mean and how to use them in the debrief².

　　在开始前，我们先来说下 搭配，搭配就是能使用在一起的许多词。母语的说话人已经习惯使用搭配了，他们知道如何用是对的，如何用是错的，比如在英语短语“go online”就是使用网络的一种自然表达法。但是即使proceed” 和“travel” 都能表示go的意思，“proceed online”和“travel online”也不是很自然的说法。在今天的对话中，你会听到许多鱼办公室生活相关的许多搭配。要仔细听，我们会解释他们的意思和用法。

　　Now, on to the role of an administrative assistant. The job title of “administrative assistant”, or “admin assistant” for short, can cover quite a broad range of responsibilities. Admin assistants typically spend a lot of time handling data – whether it’s timesheets recording³ the working hours of other employees, or rosters⁴ used for scheduling meeting rooms. Much of what they do involves making sure that other employees are working as efficiently⁵ as possible.

　　现在，看下行政助理的角色。“administrative assistant”简称为“admin assistant”，会涉及很多职责。行政助理会花很多时间来处理数据——无论是用来记录员工工作时间的时间表还是开会人员的花名册。很多工作都要确保其他员工能有效率地工作。

　　In this episode we’ll talk with Christina, who works as an admin assistant in the human resources department of an auto⁶ parts manufacturer. Christina’s going to tell us about some of the responsibilities of her position.

　　在这节课中，我们会和一家汽车制造厂人力资源部门的行政助理Christina谈谈。 Christina会告诉我们她职位的一些职责。

　　Listening Questions

　　1. What is Christina’s first task every day?

　　2. How many employees are on the sales team?

　　3. When is the deadline for personal leave day requests?

1 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

2 debrief   

v.向…询问情况，听取汇报

参考例句：

• The men have been debriefed by British and Saudi officials.英国和沙特阿拉伯的官员听取了他们的情况汇报。
• He went to Rio after the CIA had debriefed him.他向中央情报局汇报完任务执行情况后就去了里约热内卢。

3 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

4 rosters   

n.花名册( roster的名词复数 )；候选名单v.将（姓名）列入值勤名单( roster的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Teams have until Monday, Oct. 29 to set their rosters. 球队可以在下周一之前，即10月29确定他们的15人常规赛名单。 来自互联网
• Rosters, R& R, FIFO or country-based lifestyle limiting your opportunities? 枯燥单调的生活方式限制了你的机会？ 来自互联网

5 efficiently   

adv.高效率地，有能力地

参考例句：

• The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
• Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。

6 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。