什么原因？
The subway was very crowded again.
地铁又非常拥挤了。
Is it possible for you to take an earlier subway？
你能搭乘一班早一些的地铁吗？
I think so. I’m going to do so.
我想是可以的，我打算就这么办。
Or we can change your working hours a bit if you wish.
如果你愿意，也许我们可以改一下你得工作时间。
No， thanks. I can manage it.
不用了，谢谢。我能设法应付的。
All right. If there’s anything I can do for you， please don’t hesitate to let me know about it.
好的，如果有什么事我能为你做，请尽管告诉我。
That’s very kind of you， Jim.
你太好了，吉姆。
It’s not a big deal. But we need to discuss this schedule of negotiation now.
没事。不过现在我们需要讨论一下谈判的安排事宜了。
Yup， let’s get it started.
好的，让我们着手做吧。
正式用语 VS 非正式用语
中文 非正式场合聊天常用语 正式场合聊天常用语
请原谅我的粗心。 Please excuse me. Please forgive my carelessness.
没关系。 Never mind. It doesn’t matter at all.
这是我的错。 It was my fault. It was wrong of me.
我道歉。 Excuse me. I apologize for that.
我很抱歉又迟到。 I’m sorry for being late again. I’m really sorry to be late again.
对不起，我迟到了。 I’m sorry I’m late. Excuse me for coming late.
下次请早点。 Please come earlier next time. Please come here on time next time.
请快点，不然就迟到了。 Please hurry up or we’ll be late. Please walk faster or we’ll be late.
从现在起我会准时到会的。 I’ll be on time for meetings from now on. I’ll be punctually for meetings from now on.
迟到是不礼貌的。 Being late is impolite. Being late is disrespectful.
通知别人你会迟到。 Inform others that you will be late. Inform others that you are delayed.
我有特殊情况。 I have some special excuses. I have some special reasons.
准时在商务活动中很重要。 Being on time is very important in business. Punctuality is very important in business.
你帮我大忙了。 You’ve been a big help. I can’t express how grateful I am.
谢谢你的忠告。 Thanks for telling me. Thank you forthe warning.
重点词汇解析
1. urgent [‘？：dnt] a. 紧急的，急迫的
【例句】You need to do something at this urgent time.
你需要在这个紧急的时刻做些什么。
2. hesitate [’heziteit] vi. 踌躇，犹豫
【例句】Don’t hesitate about doing this.
对于这件事不要再犹豫了。
3. oversleep [‘？uv？’sli：p] vt. 睡过（某时刻）；使（自己）睡过头
【例句】He overslept himself.
他睡过头了。
4. explain [iks‘plein] vt. 解释；说明；阐明
【例句】He explained that he is innocent.
他解释说他是无辜的。
5. delay [di’lei] vt. 耽搁；延误
【例句】The accident delayed the train for five hours.
事故使火车耽搁了五个小时。
英语加油站：每天读点英语经典
海明威的经典名句
In a calm sea every man is a pilot.
在风平浪静的大海中，每个人都可以是领航员。
To regret one’s errors to the point of not repeating them is true repentance. There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man.
The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
力求不再重蹈覆辙，这才是真正的悔悟。超越他人并不高贵，真正的高贵应该是超越自己。
Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
一个人并不是生来要被打败的，你尽可以消灭他，可就是打不败他。
All good books have one thing in common — they are truer than if they had really happened.
好书都有一个共同点——它们都比真实事件还真实。
Courage is grace under pressure.
勇气是压力之下的优雅风度。
5. I had a knack for passing examinations， and that， for years， had been the measure of success in my life and that of my peers.
我很擅长考试。多年以来，考试分数一直是量度我和我的同龄人是否成功的标准。
Lesson 82 要求加薪
出口成章
How often is the bonus？ 多长时间发一次红利？
I’ll be paid a bonus at the end of every year. 我每年年终的时候都能获得红利。
Do you have training opportunities？ 你有培训的机会吗？
We provide our employees with training opportunities at home and abroad. 我们为员工提供国内外的培训机会。
I don’t have any other questions so far. 目前为止我没有什么其它的问题。
I would like to think a couple of days before I give you my final answer. 在我给你们最后答复之前，我想考虑几天。
I will ask Vicky to call you in two days. 两天后我会叫维基打电话给你。
Thank you for your time and patience. 谢谢你花费的时间和耐心。
What range of pay-scale are you interested in？ 你喜欢哪一种薪水层次标准？
Money is important， but the responsibility of this job interests me the most. 薪水固然重要，但这工作责任更吸引我。
Jason can work well with a multi-cultural and diverse work force. 詹森能够在不同文化和工作人员的背景下出色地工作。
We need to have initiative， independent and good communication skills. 我们应该有积极主动、独立工作能力和良好的交际技能。
Everyone should have positive work attitudes and be willing and able to work diligently without supervision. 大家都应该有积极的工作态度，愿意和能够在没有监督的情况下勤奋地工作
Our boss has leadership skills while possessing a great team spirit. 我们老板有很高的领导艺术和很强的集体精神。
He said I’m doing a great job here. 他说过我工作做得好。
职场聊天一语惊人抄这段
Good morning， Vicky. Nice to meet you again！
维基，早上好。很高兴又再见到你！
Good morning， Mr. Jim. It is nice to see you too.
吉姆先生，早上好，很高兴见到你。
After the internal discussion， we agreed you are the most suitable person. What is your expected salary？
经过内部讨论之后，我们一致认为你是最适的。那么你期望的薪水是多少？
I would like to have 8，000 yuan to start with.
我希望刚开始薪水是8000元。
The basic salary for this position in our company would be 6，800 yuan.
我们公司的这个职位刚开始的基本薪水是6800元
It is a bit lower than I expected.
比我期望的还要低一点。
We can increase it depending on your performance.
我们之后会根据你的业绩涨工资的。
Okay. What are the working hours？
好吧。工作时间是多少？
40 hours a week.
一周40小时。
Do I have to work on weekends？
我周末需要工作吗？
We do if it is necessary， but we pay twice the regular salary for working on weekends and three times for working on national holidays.
我们在必要的时候要加班，但是我们周末加班会付两倍的加班费，在国家假节我们会付三倍的加班费。
Is there probation？
有试用期吗？
No probation is involved. If you feel good， you can start tomorrow.
没有试用期。如果觉得可以，你明天就可以开始工作了。
Could I ask some questions on social benefits？
我可以问一些关于社会福利的问题吗？
Go ahead， please.
请说。
What about the insurance and housing policies？
那保险和住房政策呢？
We will provide you with basic life insurance， such as health insurance， accident insurance， housing benefits， heating allowance and transportation allowance.
我们会给你提供基本的保险，比如健康保险，意外保险，住房福利，暖气津贴和交通补贴。
Oh， sounds great. I will come here tomorrow.
哦，听上去不错，明天我就来上班。
Welcome to our company！
欢迎来我们公司。
正式用语 VS 非正式用语
中文 非正式场合聊天常用语 正式场合聊天常用语
老板知道什么时候涨工资。 Boss knows the time to raise salary. Boss knows when to give a rise.
他怎么确定时机的？ How can he ensure the timing？ How can he be so sure about the timing？
每年所有的员工都加一样多的薪水吗？ Do we employees seethe same pay growth every year？ Do all the employees receive the same pay increase annually？
你知道那有多难。 Totally tough. You know how tough it is.
他根据你在工作上的卓越表现确定的。 According to your excellent performance， he can fix it. He just know by your excellent performance at work.