职场英语学习:日常办公室用语-日常用语Unit 3 办公室常用语 日常用语 Greetings 这里一切都好。 Everything is OK here. A: Good morning,Mr. Yang. Have you got used to the environment here? B: Good morning,Mr. Donald. Everything is OK here,except for the weather. 较近过得怎么样? How are you doing? A: Hi,Tom! B: Hi,Mac! How are you doing? A: Fine. How about you? B: Good. 大量的工作 loads of work = so much work A: Whats up,man? B: Not much. What about you? A: Me? Im going crazy with loads of work every day! B: Thats too bad. 天气预报 weather forecast A: Sara,did you watch the weather forecast yesterday? B: Yes. Whats the matter? A: Is it going to rain today? B: No,it will be a fine day today. But Weather Forecast is the last thing you can rely on. 这真的不算什么。 Its indeed nothing here. A: Ah,its so cold outside! B: You come from the south,right? A: Right. Why do you ask? B: Because its indeed nothing here. You know,just 4-5 degrees above zero. 这里冬天有多冷? How cold could it be in the winter? A: Sam,can you tell me how cold it could be in the winter? B: En. . . about 10 degrees below zero,I guess. A: Really? Thats unbearable! You know,in my hometown, people are still wearing short sleeves in November! B: What can I say? This is the north,after all. 想不到这里的天气大不一样。 I cant get over how different the weather is here. A: Whats your impression of the United States? B: Well,I cant get over how different the weather is here. 你上班要多遥间? How long does it take you on the road? A: Katie,you drive here for work every day,right? B: Yes. A: How long does it take you on the road? B: About 50 minutes. A: Huh. . . Thats better than I thought. 交通堵塞 heavy traffic A: What takes you so long on the road? B: Of course the heavy traffic! During the morning rush hour,the cars are simply unable to move in the traffic jam! 乘公共汽车上班 go to work by bus A: How long does it take you to go to work by bus? B: About an hour,I think. A: That isnt fast,either. B: Yeah,you see,the traffic jam also works on me. 你空闲时做些什么消遣? What do you do to kill time? A: Mr. Smith,what do you do to kill time? B: I like to read books or listen to music and relax. When you are off work,what do you do? Mr. Zhang? A: I enjoy playing computer and reading. 假期过得好吗? Did you have a good holiday? A: Hello,John. Did you have a good holiday? B: Great,thanks. Good food,good weather. I enjoyed it very much. A: Thats so nice. B: Anything special happened when I was away? A: Nothing that you could call special,no. 一切顺利吗? How is everything going on? =How are you doing? A: Hows everything going on,Tom? I know youve been pretty busy lately. B: Everythings going well,Mr. Palmer. Except for one thing. A: Oh? What is it? B: This copier. I really think we need to buy a new one. Its been breaking down quite often. A: Is that so? Ill have Dennis take care of it then. 别太辛苦了。 Dont work too hard. = Take it nice and easy. A: You dont look well,dear,you must be tired. B: Not really. Ive been so busy that I havent had time to think about it. A: Anyway,dont work too hard. B: Ill try not to. Thanks for all youve done for me. 遥就到这儿吧。 Lets call it a day. =Lets wrap things up. A: Lets call it a day. B: Ok,see you tomorrow. 明天从这儿接着干。 Well take it from here tomorrow. =Well resume tomorrow. A: Shall we stop here today? B: OK,well take it from here tomorrow. 辛苦了! Thanks for your hard work. A: Thanks for your hard work. Have a good rest. B: Thank you,you too. 下班了。 Time to go home. = Its time to return from work. A: Time to go home! B: Its six oclock already? Cant believe it! 再给我五分钟。 Give me 5 more minutes. A: Come on,its six thirty,lets go home before it gets dark. B: OK,just give me 5 more minutes. 我要走了。 Im off. =I will go now. A: Im off. Bye! B: See you! 没落下什么东西吧? Have you forgotten anything? A: You'll go? Have you forgotten anything? B: En, I don't think so. 别忘了打出勤卡。 Remember to punch your time card. = Dont forget to punch out. A: Im going home now,bye. B: Remember to punch your time card. 你能帮我打一下出勤卡吗? Could you punch me in? A: Could you punch me in? B: Sure,wheres your time card? 干嘛这么着急? Whats the hurry? A: Whats the hurry? B: Its time for the last bus.