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5. I’m willing to work weekends, nights and holidays, and put in double shifts when needed.(我願意在週末、晚上或假日時上班,如果需要的話也可以連續輪值兩班。)
6. You drive a hard bargain.(你的談判態度非常堅決。)
=You’re a tough negotiator.Vocabulary
enterprising [`Ent5praIzI7] adj. 有上進心的;有創業精神的
hospitality [hAspI`t8l6tI] n. 餐飲服務(業)
slot [slAt] n. 位置
regular [`rEGj6l5] n. 熟客
rapport [r8`port] n. 融洽
certify [`s2t6faI] v. 取得證明
mentor [`mEnt5] v. 指導
bargain [`bArGIn] n. 協議Buzz Spotlight
poddictiPod迷
由於蘋果電腦數位音樂隨身聽iPod的熱賣與流行,因此創造了不少新字彙。Poddict是由兩個字所組合而成:“iPod與“addict。“addict「6`dIkt」意思是「對某件事或物品上癮、入迷的人」。irritainment觀眾討厭卻又愛看的節目
當今電視頻道充滿各種聳動煽情的新聞或節目,儘管觀眾罵聲連連,卻還是忍不住要看,我們就可以稱這些電視節目為irritainment。它也是由兩個字組合而成:irritating「`Ir6tetI7」(令人惱怒的)與entertainment(娛樂)。Say It in Style
1.如何爭取自己想要的職務?
當你希望爭取公司內部某個職務時,可以說:
(1) I wanted to let you know, I’m very interested in applying for the open accountant’s position.(我希望讓你知道,我想要爭取會計的職務。)
(2) I noticed that there’s a sales manager position posted on the job board. I’m very interested in learning more about that job. Do you know if anyone has been targeted for it?(我在職務公布欄上看到有業務經理的職缺。我想要對這個職位有更進一步的了解。你知道已經有確定的人選嗎?)
(3) Do you know if there are going to be any openings in Marketing in the near future? I’d really like to move into that area.(你知道行銷部最近是否會有新職缺?我真的很想轉換到行銷領域。)2.如何表達感謝之意?
當你順利爭取到自己想要的職務,可以向老闆表達你的謝意。例如:
(1) Thanks. I’m very excited about taking this role.(謝謝,我真的很高興可以爭取到這份工作。)
(2) I’m so pleased. I look forward to working with Jerry and his team in Finance.(我真的很高興,也很期待和傑瑞以及財務部的同事一起工作。)
(3) Thanks so much. I appreciate the support, and will work very hard to add value to the Finance department.(非常謝謝你的支持,我會努力工作,為財務部貢獻自己的心力。)3. I would like to … 我想要… …
當我們表達自己心中的願望或是想要的東西時,比較禮貌性的說法是 “I’d like to…。例如,在餐廳用餐時,如果你想要一杯水,比較好的說法是: “I’d like a glass of water.(我要一杯水。)最好不要說: “I want a glass of water.
同樣的,當你向主管或人力資源部門主管表達你希望爭取某個工作的意願時,應該說: “I’d like to apply for the management position.(我希望爭取管理職務。)但是,如果是對熟識的朋友,就可以說: “I want to apply for the management position.4. It’s a stretch. 這非常困難。