商务英语情景对话

同事Co-Workers ②
A: Do you get along with your co-workers?
A：你和同事的关系如何?
B: I get along pretty well with most of them. It seems there are always _____①______, though. Like Margaret. I don't know why management hasn't fired her yet. She's a terrible gossip.
B：我和他们大部分人处得都很不错。

不过，好像一群人中总会有些坏家伙，比方说玛格丽特。

我不知道管理部门为什么到现在还没有解雇她。

她可是令人厌恶的饶舌者。

A: Do you think management should fire someone just because they gossip?
A：你认为管理部门仅仅因为有人说闲话就会解雇他们吗?
B: It's not only that she gossip, but she also tries to start problems among other employees by ____②____ and telling lies about her co-workers. She's not trustworthy, and in my opinion, I think ____③____.
B：她不仅仅是闲聊，而且散布谣言试图在同事之间挑起事端，还对同事说谎。

她这个人不可信赖，而且我认为她有点儿疯了。

A: So how do you develop good relationships in the office?
A：那你在办公室是如何搞好同事关系的?
B: I think one of the important things is just to be considerate of your co-workers' feelings and needs. If you are aware of other people and do your part to make a good working environment, you should be able to get along with most of the people you work with.
B：我想最重要的事情之一是多体谅一下同事的感觉和需要。

如果你意识到别人的存在，尽自己的力量去营造好的工作环境，那你肯定能与大多数同事相处融洽。

A: I think you're right, but it does seem that there are always a few co-workers that are harder to work with than others. A：我想你说得很对，可是确实有些同事比其他人更难相处.
【单词】
1.management：管理人员，管理部门
2.fire：解雇
3.gossip：闲聊
4.trustworthy：可靠的
5.considerate ：体谅的
下订单Placing an Order ①
A: Our toner cartridges are already out of ink...Could you ___①___ for a new set?
A:我们的墨盒已经没墨了…你能订套新的吗？
B: We will need new cartridges for all of the office printers? That will be a large order, probably about 2 or 3 cases. The office supply store we usually ____②____ might not have that many in stock.
B:我们办公室所有的打印机都需要新墨盒吗？那可是份不小的订单，很可能需要两三箱。

我们通常去的办公用品商店可能不会有那么多存货。

A: You can ____③____ with the housekeeping department, but I am pretty sure all of the machines will need new cartridges. Last time when we made our order to the supplier, the quantity was also especially high. They’re used to receiving such bulk orders from us. As long as we give them a heads up a couple days in advance, they can usually fill the order.
A:你可以和总务部门仔细检查一下，但是我非常确定我们所有的机器都要换新墨盒了。

上次我们向供应商订购时，数量也是相当大的。

他们已经习惯接受我们这么大的订单了。

只要我们提前一天通知他们，他们通常能供应订货的。

B: Okay, I’ll make a few calls and run our order by housekeeping first to make sure. Is there anything else we need to order while I’m at it?
B:好的，我去打几个电话，先让总务部门核实一下，再续订单。

还有什么东西需要我们一起下订单的？
A: I think the only thing is toner. Try to see if they can deliver it before the end of business day tomorrow. We should really try to do better about waiting until the last minute to fill orders that are usually made on a monthly basis. Anyhow, ______④______ to expedite the order this time.
A:我想只需要墨盒。

去确认一下他们能否在明天下班之前送来。

我们每个月都要填的订单最好不要等到最后一刻才做。

无论如何，你这次一定要努力解决好这个问题。

B: Okay, will do.
B:好的，我会做好的。

【单词】
1.set 套
2.case 箱子
3.especially 尤其
4.couple 几个，两三个
5.deliver 递送
6.expedite 加速…的进程,促进
【词组/短语】
1.toner cartridge：墨盒
2.office supply：办公用品供应
3.bulk order：大订单
4.in stock：库存
5.housekeeping department：总务部门
6.business day：营业日
7.run（sth.）by：由……负责/管理
8.while sb.'s at it：某人办这件事时。