VOA 商务英语 lesson12(在线收听

Dialog 1:
New words: alternative, convenient, and disruptive.
M: I’ve told Mrs. Edison she has two training options.
F: what are these alternatives?
M: Off site training and on-site training. 
F: So the quality of the training is the same, only the location varies.
M: There is also the question of convenience. It is more convenient for workers to train On-site.
F: There is also the disruption; off-site training is more disruptive to the employee’s day-to-day routine.
M: There are advantages and disadvantages to each option.
F: Have you explained the pros and cons of each?
M: That is what we are going to discuss today.
F: Brief me on her decision when you finished.
Brief me on the meeting
Q:What are the two retraining options
Dialog 2:
New words: on- the- job training(在职培训),schedule(作息) , oops(表示惊讶狼狈)
on- the- job training(在职培训)与on-site training的区别: 前者还指在正常的工作时间接受培训。
F: So tell me about on site training, what are the advantages?
M: with on-the-job training, the workers train on the new computerized machines.
F: right on the factory floor?
M: on the factory floor with an instructor on side during normal working hours.
Q: where does the on-the-job training take place? -----On the factory floor.
F: So there is no disruption in the employees’ work schedule.
M: No disruption, they follow their normal work schedule.
F: That sounds good.
M: What is the disadvantage?
F: They are learning while doing, they will make mistakes.
M: and waste materials.
F: Yes, it’s what is called the oops factor, mistakes will be made and materials wasted during the training.
Q: What are the disadvantages of on-site training?

 

Dialog3:
F: How can we avoid this oops factor?
M: train the workers off-site, then the production would not be affected.
F: That is a big advantage.
M: With off-site training, workers train in the evening, (此句型)
F: so our production continues, the work on the factory floor is not affected.
F: After computers are installed, the workers will be ready.
M: They’ll work in the factory during the day and train off-site at night.
F: It’s a long day. that is the big disadvantage. It ‘ll take a lot of energy to work all day and train at night.
M: It makes me tired thinking about it. (表达各种感受的句型,想着都累,it makes me happy /angry thinking about it.)
Q: what is the advantage to off-site training?
A: production will not affected.
Small talks: 表示同意:
1 Good idea!
2 Great!
3 Sure!
4 –Let’s take a break!
--Ok! I can use this break to take some café.

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