【职场学英语】—新官上任（上）

第七期 —— 新官上任 （上）

- Everyone, everyone, meet Darcy McGuire.
- Oh, jeez.
- My goodness. Everybody showed up.
- Darcy, how are you ?
- Nice to see you. Hi !
- Pleasant surprise.
- God, what a small world.
- Welcome aboard.
- I'm so glad to meet you.
- Hello. I'm Darcy.
- Hi. I'm Nick Marshall.
- Oh, I've heard a lot about you, Nick.
- I've heard a lot about you too, Darcy.
- Don't worry, can't all be true.
- Let's hope not.
- Hey.
- Hey, standing¹ room only. It's a first.
- I'm very, very excited for you all to meet Darcy McGuire.
- I know Darcy's extraordinary reputation as a leader in the field precedes² her. At B.B.D. & O., Darcy led a creative team that snagged $500 million in new business wins. And that was just last year alone. At Sloane-Curtis, we've prided ourselves on our strategic³ thinking. Now it's time for us to step up and prove ourselves creatively in the marketplace. And l'm thrilled that Darcy has consented to move across town, join our team and lead us into the 21st century.

重点句型和词组：

1. 这段对话中，用了很多打招呼用语，总结一下：
①How are you?
②Nice to see you.
③Pleasant surprise.
④What a small world.
⑤Welcome aboard.
⑥I'm so glad to meet you.
   
2. Everybody showed up.   大家都到了。

3. can't all be true.   不可能全是真的。

4. standing room only   拥挤不堪

5. It's a first.  盛况空前

6. I'm very, very excited for you all to meet（someone）
   我非常非常荣幸向你们引见（介绍）某人。

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 precedes   

在…之前发生（或出现），先于( precede的第三人称单数 )； 走在…前面

参考例句：

• A precedes B in the alphabet. 字母表上A在B的前面。
• A major precedes a captain in rank. 少校军阶高于上尉。

3 strategic   

adj.战略（上）的，战略上重要的

参考例句：

• The army moved for strategic reasons.军队作了战略转移。
• The bridge is of strategic importance to us.这座桥对我们至关重要。