中英合作商务英语讲解1

BEC PreliminaryModule 1 - Part 1 Business Topic: World of workBy Yan LIU Sun Yat-Sen University 刘燕 中山大学

business technique cross-cultural Internet

n.工商企业；商行；商业 n.技巧 selling technique adj.跨文化的

business topic, business skill

cross-cultural communication(交流)

How to set up a business through the internet 如何通过互联网建立公司 surf the internet 网上冲浪 n.口头报告；陈述；叙述 How to give effective presentations 如何做好口头报告

presentation public consultant

public speaking演说，演讲 public event 公共事件 public interests公共利益n.顾问 management consultant 管理咨询师 You can start your own consultancy. 你可以成立自己的咨询公司。 J&C is a training consultancy for personal and professional development in the workplace. J&C是一家为个人和职业发展提供咨询服务的培训咨询公司。 one-to-one session一对一的培训 The one-to-one teaching situation is the strength of private tutoring.一 对一的教学环境是家教的优势。

consultancyn. 咨询公司

one-to-one

run courses开办课程We have run a course for the local teachers.

run

run workshops开办讲习班 Who is running this company/contest? 谁在经营这家公司/主办这个竞赛？ This is a well-run/ badly-run company. 这家公司经营良好/经营很差。 He runs a two-day workshop on mnagement techniques. I’m always on the run. I never find time to relax during the day. 我总是来回奔忙，白天我从来找不到时间放松。 internationally accredited国际公认的 an internationally accredited public speaker. 一位国际公认的公共演讲者 He is an internationally accredited authority in physics.是国际公认的物理学权威。 Cambridge University is an internationally accredited university. adj.激发积极性的 She gives motivational talks around the world. 在世界各地发表激动人心的演讲。 n.积极性、动力、冲力 The stronger the motivation, the more quickly a person will learn a foreign language.动力越大，学外语越快。 His parents give him so much money that he’s got no motivation to get a job. v. 调动、激发、激励 We’ve got to motivate our salesman我们必须调动推销员的积极性.

accredited adj.公认的

motivational

motivation

motivate

client

n. 客户 interview clients and gives them advice 采访客户，提供建议 This is an entertaining and instructive book.这是一本生动有趣，且富有教育意 义的书。 Professor Smith delivered an entertaining lecture on the economic impact of the World Cup. Smith教授关于世界杯对经济的影响的讨论引人入胜。professor教授； professional专业的；职业的

entertaining adj.有趣的； 使人愉快的

involve responsibility

vt.包含；需要； 使成为必要部分 What does your job involve? 你的工作包括哪些职责？ n.责任，任务；义务 The head of a larg

e company has many responsibilities.大公司领导有许多职责。 be responsible for sb./sth.对某人/某事负责 He is responsible foe the management of sales.他负责销售管理。 Men and women must become equally responsible for bringing up children.男 人和女人必须承担抚养孩子的同等义务。 Job Titles职务： Chief financial officer 财务总监 Management consultant 管理咨询师 Personal assistant 个人助理，私人助理 Quality manager 质量监控经理 Sales representative 销售代表 Managing director/MD 总经理，执行董事 Match the job titles with their responsibilities.

responsible

title n.头衔；职称

sample account n.账目；账户

n.样品；试用产品 These are some samples of our products. Ann is responsible for the company’s accounts, and controls money coming in and going out. Ann负责公司账目，监控公司资金进出 accountant会计， accounting会计学

He organizes meetings and deals with correspondence.组织会议，处理邮件 correspondence There is nothing secretive about Ombudsman’s work, for his correspindence n.(往来的)信 is open the public inspection. 件 因特派员的来往信件均公诸于众，故他的工作无任何秘密可言。 badge n.徽章 I can see your names and the companies you work for on your badges, but I’d like you to say something about your jobs and responsibilities. Katherine, would you like to start?badge----gadget n.小巧的器械；小玩意儿

identify vt.发现；确定

I’m a amagement consultant. I give companies advice on their markets, organization and process. I interview clients, identify problems and suggest solutions. identity n.身份 identity card 身份证ID Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity. bonus n.奖金

catering service 餐饮服务

interior n. 车内产品；内部装饰

presence n.仪态，风度，风采

memo

n.备忘录；便条；便笺 I often write reports and memos for our staff.

electrical appliances,电器，家用电器 Wahsing mechines and refrigerators are electrical appliances. 家用电器：household appliances, domestic appliances ship vt.运送 catalogue positive adj.积极乐观的 Our products are shipped all over the world. How do you ship goods overseas? We charge a fee to process documents and to shop goods.处理文件和运 送货物 n.目录 produce a new catalogue制作一本新目录 I’m positive of life. Set a positive example to others.

diary I keep a diary for my appointments, so I am seldom late for them.我把预约 n.记事本，日记 的见面记在日记本上，因此我很少迟到。 workshop n.车间，工场；作坊；研讨会，讲习班 I will have to send the broken chair away to the workshop.

He runs a sports club for local children and he raises money for their training.

I see my friends at weekends every now and then.For me, that is the best

way to relax and to build connections.

Training and workshops internal training - extrnal training in-house training on-the-job training - off-the-job training web-based training

培训与研讨会/讲习班 内部培训-外部培训 网上培训

New employee orientation training 新员工岗前培训 Leadership training 领导才能培训 Performance appraisal training 实施绩效评价培训 Personal computer training 个人电脑培训 Team building training 团队精神培训 Hiring process training 招聘培训 Training the trainer 培训师培训 Operating new equipment training 新设备操作培训 Sexual harassment training 防止性骚扰培训 advise sb. on sth. 给某人就某事提供建议 She advises the President on foreign affaris. I advise the managing director on financial matters. advise sb. against doing sth. = apse sb. not to do sth. advise sb. of sth. 把某事通告某人

Improve at a sport /skill /school subjects advice give advice take/follow advice a piece of advice ask advice of sb.

提高运动成绩/ 技能 /学习成绩

n. 忠告；劝告；建议；(医生)诊察，意见

interview clients and give them advice. I give companies advice on their markets, organization and processes.接受意见，请教 一句忠告/忠言 向某人征求意见，求教于某人

It is advisable that… apsable明智的，可取的，适当的 I advise that he (should) leave now. It is advisable that he (should) leave now. receive complaints 接到投诉 behind schedule 落后于进度/日程安排

chief financial officer 财务总监personal assistant个人助理，私人助理 an experienced teacher一位经验丰富的教师 Selling faces a high level of rejection and requires good skills.

sales representative 销售代表quality manager 质量监控经理 overcome difficulty 克服困难 销售面临着高拒绝率，需要良好的技巧。

be based at /in a place

把基地设在……,以……为基地

Where is your company based? It’s based overseas. It’s a London-based firm. She’s a finance assistant and she’s based in Singapore. Selling technique Health and safety in the workplace Cross-cultural communication How to give effective presentations Business English intensive courses How to deal with difficult customers How to set up a business through the Internet Public speaking Team building Speed reading and memory supertraining My work is getting more and more stressful. Reading helps me keep track of the developments. 销售技巧 工作场所的健康与安全 跨文化交际 如何做好口头报告 商务英语强化课程 如何应对挑剔的顾客 如何通过互联网建立公司 演讲 团队建设 快速阅读与记忆超能训练 我的工作压力越来越大 阅读使我与时俱进。

every now and then

时不时的

work in the foreign trade sectorA is necessary for B. English is necessary for a great part of my work. important qualities in

the present-day society

在外贸部门工作A对B很需要/很必要 现今社会的重要素质

Learning to work in a team and learning to lead a team are important qualities in the present-day society.How to use a variety of techniques and media to communicate my thoughts and ideas more effectively. My work involves a lot of contacts with foreigers. a good knowledge of other cultures. I’ll be able to communicate more effectively and appropriately across cultural boundaries. This course will better prepare me for this. Our porduct or service lets them down. I’m often at a loss what to do. I have a poor memory. I want to improve my memory. There never seems to be an end to my work. 我的工作似乎永远干不完。 如何使用各种技巧和媒体使我能 更有效地表达思想和观点。 我的工作需要经常接触外国人。 我能更有效、更得体地进行跨文 化交流。 这一课程能帮我做更充分的准备。 我们的产品或服务使他们失望。 我常常不知所措。 我记忆力很差。 我想提高记忆力。 seek professional help 寻求专业帮助

通晓其他文化的知识；对…有好的了解

I find it especially embarrassing that/when… instantly recall sb.’s name. deal with prioritize tasks set aside one night each week for recreation Do you like your job? Do you often travel abroad? Excuse me. Is your name…? How are you?—Not too bad, thanks. How do you spell your name/surname? I work for a company that… I’d like to welcome you all. May I introduce myself? Nice/ Pleased to meet you again. What do you do? What does your job involves? When does your train leave? Who’s the manaing director?

最令我尴尬的是…… 立即想起某人的名字 处理 区分任务的优先次序 每周留出一个晚上放松娱乐

Your responsibility is to deal with complaints and correspondence.

always> usually> often> sometimes> rarely> never

How often do you plan your day’s activities? How often do you sleep eight hours a night? How often do you find time to relax during the day? How often are you on time for appointments? How often do you spend more than an hour on lunch? How often do you see your friends at weekends? How often do you do exercises or sports during the week? How often do you read a magazine in the evening? How often do you wake up full of energy? How often do you laugh in a normal work day?

副词和频率通常和一般现在时连用，“动前Be后” She often prepares Power Point presentations. He is never late. We have a staff meeting every Monday/ on Mondays/ once a week. He is always mde fun of. I always plan my day’s activities because I like to be organized. I never plan my days. Maybe that is why I am always behind schedule.

Part 2pision n. 分理处，部门 colleague n.同事 profile n.传略，人物简 介；概况 questionnaire

Business Skills: Personal and professional detailsMy name’s Jan and I work in the Asia-P

acific pision. Michelle usually deals with Asia pision accounts and sometimes does auditing (审计) for other pision. They are my colleagues. She regularly works late to help colleagues or to attend external events. Personal and professional profile.个人与职业简介 Write a personal of your partner/ colleague. n.问卷，调查表 Find out your classmates, using the questionnaire.

interview n.采访；面试

It’s an unusual job for a man to be a PA(personal assistant), so the incompany magazine interviews Mike.

He is a single man. single adj.单身的，未婚的； I didn’t say a single word about the matter. 单一的 I’d like to book a single room.单人房 musical intrument 乐器 Can you play a musical intrument? scuba ping水肺潜水 file n.文件，档案

follow-up questions Listen to the other presentations, ask a follow-up question to each 后续问题，补充问题 person. swap n.交换 electronics Swap profiles with your partner. Read the profile about you and find the false sentence. n.电子学；电子器件 electronics engineer 电子工程师

variedconfectionary adj.糖果的，有关甜 食制造的 annual adj.每年的，年度的

adj.多变化的，各不相同的

My work is varied and interesting.

Rowan Barker Tate Inc. is a multinational confectionary company. 跨国糖果点心公司 Every year, at the annual meeting, the company awards a prize to its ―Employee of the Year‖. 每年在年会上，公司都会给“年度最佳员工” 颁奖。

award vt.给予，授予 award n.奖 allocate vt.分配，分派 candidate n.候选人 criteria n.标准，准则 supervisor n.主管者， 监督者，管理者，指导 者 supervise vt.主管，监督，管理

She has been awarded a scholarship to study at Oxford. 她获得了去牛津大学读书的奖学金。 This year’s board awarded the top prize to reporter Carol Brown.今 年的董事会把最高奖颁给了记者卡罗尔 布朗。The new library has won an architectural award. 新的图书馆获得了一项建筑奖。 Allocate one candidate (A-D) to each student in the group. Then read the criteria and the information about your candidate and decide why he should win. 将A-D的候选人一一分配给每一位组员。阅读评选标准以及候选人的 信息，而后决定他为什么应当获奖。 criteria:(pl)criteria My supervisor said he would strongly recommend me for the position. 我的主管说他会极力推荐我担任这一职位。 Mr. Lee is my supervisor of BA thesis. 李称王称霸是我的学士论文导师。 His responsibilities are to supervise projects and to coordinate resources. 他的职责是工作监督和协调资源。

values n.价值观，准则

Employee of the Year should represent the company values of healthy living. 年度最佳员工应该代表健康生活的公司价值观。 We came together because of our moral values: responsibility, fairness and equality. 我们走在一起是

因为我们共同的道德准则：责任、公正和平等。 Some voices are calling us back to traditional moral values. 一些声音在呼唤我们回归传统道德观。 We used a computer to coordinate the marketing campaign. 我们用电脑协调推销活动。 He is the coordinator of the conference. 他是会议的协调人/组织者。 Ian usually goes scuba ping at weekends and he also enjoys marathon running and cooking. 周末他常进行水肺潜水，他也喜欢跑马拉松和烹饪。 We have raised three million dollars for victims of the disaster. 我们已为灾民筹集了三百万元。 Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another. 我们的牧师总是为这为那来筹款。

coordinate v.使协调 coordinator n.协调人，统筹者 marathon n.马拉松赛跑

raise v.筹集

Master’s degree in business administration 工商管理硕士学位MBA

judo

n.柔道

In her free time Michelle likes painting, and she also does judo.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrom 慢性疲劳综合症 Michelle suffers from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and often works from home, but this does not stop her ambitious career plan. 她患有慢性疲劳综合症，常常在家上班，但这不妨碍她雄心勃勃的职业规划。Vancouver温哥华(加拿大) Stockholm斯德哥尔摩(瑞典首都) Dublin都柏林(爱尔兰首都) ambitious adj.雄心勃勃的 Research and development 研究和开发/发展：研发R&D

internal – external: 内部的—外部的 As the company’s communications director, she deals with the company’s internal and external communications. 作为公司的联络部主任，她负责公司的对内和对外联络。

journalismbreed v.饲养 range n.系列 chewing gum 口香糖

n.新闻学，新闻业 Sarah has a degree in journalism.新闻学学位Her personal interests are writing detective stories, breeding Yorkshire terriers(小猎狗) and showing her dogs in exhibitions. showing dogs in exhibitions 带狗参加展览 Our product range includes electronics, hardware and stationery.我们的产品 系列包括电子、五金和文具。 He mamages R&D of new product ideas, including the best-selling new chocolate chewing gum range. 他负责研发新产品，包括十分畅销的巧克力口香糖新系列。