VOA 商务英语：第11课

Lesson 11

　　Dialog 1:

　　New words: Board of Directors董事会, implement执行，贯彻

　　F: Has Mrs. Edison decided whether to retrain or lay off?
　　M: She met with the Board of Directors yesterday. They are making the decision.
　　F: Fortunately for her, she is not the decision maker.
　　M: I’ll say, she will be here soon to give me the decision.
　　F: we can help them implement it.
　　M: Yes. If the board decides to retrain the current workers, we can help them to organize their training program.
　　F: If they decide to hire new employees, we can help them recruit招聘 skilled workers
　　M: And then help them to train the new workers for their specific jobs.
　　F: Either way we have a full plate( either our plate is full) :我们有好多事情要做
　　Q: Who makes the decision?
　　A: The board of directors

　　Dialog 2:

　　F: well, Mr. Green, the board voted to retrain, the loyalty factor was an important one.
　　M: Workers’ loyalty to you?
　　F: And our loyalty to them.
　　M: It was a tough decision. There would be cost and time consideration in either case.
　　F: But we can never replace the lost loyalty.
　　M: I agree. You have invested a lot of time and money in your employees.
　　F: We cannot put a price tag on loyalty. (千金难买)
　　M: I am sure your company morale(士气)will be high now.
　　F: I hope so, but change always is a problem though.
　　M: Yes, no one likes change, but ultimately it’ll work out for the best.
　　Q: What is the most important consideration? ------Loyalty.

　　Dialog 3:

　　Pros and cons—利弊 option选择

　　F: So, what is the next step? Where would we go from here?
　　M: Let’s start by looking at your retraining options.
　　F: Options?
　　M: Yes. It shouldn’t surprise you that you have a couple of options.
　　F: Both Options with pros and cons?
　　M: Yes, everything has its advantages and disadvantages.
　　F: and nothing is ever simple.
　　M: Basically, you can either train your workers on site or off site. (场内场外)
　　F: Well, without knowing the pros and cons, my first reaction is to train on site.
　　M: Let me pool(采集，汇总) some information together for our next meeting, so you can make an informed decision.
　　Q: How many options are there? ------Two.

　　Small talk:提建议

　　1） Why don’t we?

　　E.g. –I am hungry
　　 –Why don’t we get some lunch. 2） Let’s?

　　E.g. ---I need something to wake me up?
　　 ---Let’s take some café.