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开心工作秘诀
1.Check for eyestrain by putting your hand to your forehead in a salute.If your eyes feel relieved， your work space is too bright.
检查是否有眼疲劳。方法是将手放在前额呈敬礼状。如果这时候你的眼睛感到放松，那么说明你的办公空间太明亮了。
2.Sit up straight with your shoulders down-every time I adjust my sitting position， I instantly feel more energetic and cheerier.
坐直、放下肩膀——每当我调整完坐姿，会立刻感到更有精神并且更愉快。
3.Get a phone headset.I resisted for a long time， because it looks so preposterous， but it's really much more comfortable.Also， it lets me pace while I talk on the phone， which also looks preposterous， but is energizing.
戴上电话耳机。我对此抗拒了很长时间，因为这样看上去很傻，可其实却很舒适。而且，它让我在打电话的时候能踱步子，虽然这也很傻，可是却提神。
4.Don't keep candy on your desk.Studies show that people are much more likely to snack when a treat is within easy reach， and a handful of M&；Ms each day could mean a weight gain of five pounds by year's end。
不要在桌子上放糖果。研究表明，如果零食在随手可得的范围内，那么吃零食的可能性会大大增加。每天吃一把巧克力豆，到了年末体重可能会增加5磅。
5.Never say"yes"on the phone；instead， say，"I'll get back to you."When you're actually speaking to someone， the desire to be accommodating is very strong， and can lead you to say"yes"without enough consideration.Along the same lines……
绝对不要在电话上说“好”，而是说：“等一会儿再和你联系”。当你和某人交谈时，会有很强的迎合冲动，而且会让你不经充分考虑就答应对方。同理……
6.When deciding whether to say"yes"，imagine that you're accepting a job that you'll have to do next week.Don't agree to something just because it seems so far off that it doesn't seem onerous.
当你决定要不要说“是”的时候，把它想象成这是一件你在下周就得要做的任务。别仅仅因为它似乎看上去很遥远而且不繁重，所以你就去答应。
8.请假 Asking for a Leave
请假包括事假、婚假、病假。在职场，应该尽量减少请假的次数，这样对自己的晋升也有好处。
交流应急句
1.I sent in my request for absence.Not sure if Bob will approve it.
我交了请假单。不知道鲍勃会不会批准。
2.Did Nancy take a sick day today？
南希今天请病假了吗？
3.You Iook terrible.Why don't you take the day off？
你看起来气色不好。为什么不请一天假呢？
4.How many vacation days do you have？
你有多少带薪假期？
5.I'd Iike to take this afternoon off if it's all right with you.
如果你方便的话，我今天下午想请假。
6.I really need to see the doctor this afternoon.
我今天下午必须去看医生。
7.Don't forget to bring a doctor's note in tomorrow.
别忘了明天把医生的证明拿来。
8.I'm sorry to apply for three days Ieave from Monday to Wednesday.
很抱歉，我想从周一到周三请三天假。
9.Do you mind if I take tomorrow off？
您介意我明天请假吗？
10.I want to ask for Ieave.
我想请个假。
11.I have some things to solve.
我有些事情需要处理。
12.Do you mind if I am absent for a while？
您介意我出去一会儿吗？
13.Wouldn't it be possible for me to take the day off this Sunday？
这个周五我是否可以休一天假？
14.Can you find someone else to do it？
您能找其他人来做这件事吗？
实用情景对话
You Should Go to See the Doctor
RaphaeI：Are you all right？
Marilyn：I am all right. It's just my nose.I have a headache， too.
RaphaeI：Perhaps you should go to see a doctor.
Marilyn：No， no. I think I am okay.The terrible weather makes me feeI bad.
RaphaeI：I still think you should go to see a doctor. You have been sneezing since you entered the office this morning.Go to Mr.Smith and ask for Ieave.
Marilyn：I can't. I have so much work to do.I don't think Mr.Smith will agree.
RaphaeI：If you don't want to see a doctor， at Ieast you can go home and have a rest. You can't do anything Iike this in the afternoon.
Marilyn：If I take this afternoon off， no one will sort the mails this afternoon.
RaphaeI：Let me help you. And I think Mr.Smith will understand.
Marilyn：Thank you. Then I will go to Mr.Smith for the Ieave.
你应该去看医生
拉斐尔：你没事吧？
玛里琳：谢谢。我还可以。就是鼻子不太舒服。我还头疼。
拉斐尔：也许你应该去看医生。
玛里琳：不，不去了。我想我还好。糟糕的天气使我感觉不舒服。
拉斐尔：我还是觉得你应该去看医生。你从今天早上进办公室开始就一直打喷嚏。去找史密斯先生请个假吧。
玛里琳：我不能请假。我还有很多工作要做。我觉得史密斯先生不会同意的。
拉斐尔：如果不想去看医生，至少也该回家后好好休息。像这样的话，你下午还是什么也干不了。
玛里琳：如果我下午请假，那下午的邮件就没人分类了。
拉斐尔：我来帮你吧。我觉得史密斯先生会理解的。
玛里琳：谢谢你。那我去找史密斯先生请假了。
欧美文化360°洗礼
公司的C-level是什么？
公司越来越大，管理人员的层级也在不断扩充，有些属于基层管理人员，有些是中层，还有一些是我们常说的“高层”。在英文中，公司高层都被统称为C-level。
The highest-level executives in a organization are usually called"C-level"，referring to the 3-letter initials starting with"C"and ending with"O"（for"Chief……Officer"）；the traditional officers are Chief Executive Officer（CEO），Chief Operations Officer（COO），and Chief Financial Officer（CFO）. Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Risk Officer positions are often found in banking， insurance， and other financial services companies.
组织机构中最高层的管理人员通常被统称为C-IeveI，指的是职位以C（chief，首席）开头，以O（officer，官）结尾的高管们。常见的C-level高管有：Chief Executive Officer（CEO，首席执行官）、Chief Operations Officer（COO，首席运营官），及Chief FinanciaI Officer（CFO，首席财务官）。在银行、保险及其他金融服务类公司中，还会有Chief Administrative Officer（首席行政官）和Chief Risk Officer（首席风险官）。
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9.跳槽 Job Hopping
如何成功跳槽：查其所由，眼观八方，投石问路，孤注一掷，安内攘外，手挥五弦，落地生根。
交流应急句
1.We have to be prepared for unexpected changes， either job-hopping or being fired.
我们得为突如其来的变化做好计划，比如说跳槽，或是被炒鱿鱼。
2.I'll consider changing my job if better opportunities arise.
如果有更好的机会，我会考虑换工作。
3.I've handed in my resignation Ietter.
我已经交了辞职信。
4.I want to exchange my current job for a more challenging and better-paid one.
我想换一份更有挑战性、薪资更高的工作。
5.It's not for a higher salary or better benefits that I desire to change jobs.
我换工作不是为了更高的薪资和更好的福利。
6.I'm wondering why IT companies are always willing to pay more to new employees instead of giving an attractive pay raise to retain the old ones.
真不明白为什么IT公司总是愿意给新员工高薪，而不用加薪的手段来留住老员工。
7.After receiving my yearly bonus， I want to find better opportunities in the spring job market.
拿到年终奖之后，我想在春季招聘市场上找到更好的工作机会。
8.Most IT professionals can get a pay raise more easily by switching jobs.
大多数想要加薪的IT从业者都会换工作，这样来得更容易。
9.Job hopping is quite common in the IT industry.
跳槽在IT界很常见。
实用情景对话
Job Hopping
Tina：How's your job at the state-owned enterprise？
Julia：Oh， I no Ionger work there. I'm working with a multi-nationaI corporation.
Tina：You changed jobs again？Why do you move so frequently？
Julia：I want to try different things before I find the one I really Iike.
Tina：Why don't you stick with one job for a bit Ionger？