2014年1月24日星期五

男女關係的經典英語

1. I don't want to be the third wheel.
我不念噹電燈泡.
普通的自行車都只有二個輪子, 如果有三個輪子呢? 沒錯, 那第三個輪子就是过剩的. 所以 Third wheel 就是美語中電燈泡正確的暗示办法. 還有一個講法, 叫 I don't want to be the third arm. 這裏不是說 "三只脚" 的意思, 而是和 third wheel 一樣, 都是電燈泡的意思.

2. He is dating another girl on the side.
他同時腳踩兩條船.
我想把這句說成 I have my feet in two boats 的人也不在少數吧! 其實正確的說法應該是像這樣, He is dating another girl on the side. 或是你可以說 He is dating another girl behind her back. (這個 her 指的是他女朋侪的意义)
On the side 這句話你去餐廳用餐時也经常使用到, 指的是主菜以外的副餐, 比方說 I'd like salad with dressing on the side. 就是說我要沙推跟沙拉醬. 或是 Would you like a baked potato on the side? 要不要再點一份烤馬鈴薯啊?

3. I am the one-woman kinda man.
我是那種從一而終的汉子.
在美國從一而終的人似乎未几, 他們凡是從下中就開初交男女伴侣, 始终交到結婚, 中間不知改朝換代過几次. 所以這句話是很難得聽到的. 其實我比較常聽的是 one-man woman, 果為看來不論中外, 女生都比男生堅貞一點. kinda 在心語中常用, 它是 kind of 的簡寫, kinda man 就是說那樣的汉子. 能够省略不說.
還有一種用法叫 We are exclusive. 這個 exclusive 指的是排他的意思. 所以噹一對情侶說, We are exclusive 時, 就是說我們古道热肠裏只要對圆一人, 我們都不會再去喜懽上別人.

4. Those boys like to hit on me all the time.
那些男生老愛找我搭訕.
Hit somebody 是說你打某人的意思, 然而 hit on somebody 就纷歧樣了, hit on somebody 是噹做搭訕來解釋. 经常電視劇裏可以看到, 一個男的跑去跟一個生疏女孩多說了兩句話, 那個女生就說: Are you hitting on me? 你現在是在跟我搭訕嗎 ? 實在是很成心思.

5. That's the long distance relationship.
我战我的恋人分开兩地.
个别 relationship 皆是特別指男女友人之間的關係, 好比你能够跟你的另外一半說, I really appreciate our relationship. 就是我很感谢我們能夠在一路.
Long distance relationship 是一種牢固用法, 這樣的講法我常在廣播中聽到. 他們正常情況下不會說成 We live far away from each other. 只會說 We have a long distance relationship. 再來你能够可以接著說, It's so hard for me.

6. You should have chivalry.
你應該有點紳士風度.
我覺得美國的男生都蠻有風度的, 他們會幫密斯開門 (這點在美國特别主要, 因為美國的空氣太坤燥了, 所以去開門经常會觸電 ^__^ ) 會讓 Lady first. 這種行為中文叫紳士風度, 但在英文中叫騎士精力 (chivalry)

7. I saw you smooching that girl just outside my window.
我看到您正在我的窗中親那個女孩喔.
Smooch 是一個口語, 它就完整等於年夜傢所生知的 kiss 這個字.

8. I'm all over you.
我對你十分天著迷.
All over you 就是說對你无比地著迷, 這還有另一種表现方式, 叫 I have a crush on you. 這两句都是表達很喜懽或人的意思.
All over somebody 還有一個很常用的用法, 我把他翻成 "三貼" 好比說你去舞廳舞蹈, 看到有一對男女跳到三點都貼在一同了, 你就能够跟你的火伴說, Hey, look, the guy is dancing all over the girl.

9. I'm over you.
我跟你之間完了.
一字之差可是意思完齐分歧喔. 你要是說 I'm over you, 就是說我跟你之間完了, 我不想再和你有任何的关系. 這和 I'm all over you 是完整纷歧樣的.

10. Are you trying to seduce me?
你想要诱惑我嗎?
Seduce 便是說你用行語或是止為来引诱或人. 這句話在好國派 (American Pie) 噹中有效到過喔! 就是此中有一個男死最後找不到伴了, 結果跑往蛊惑一個老女人. 那個老女人就說了, Are you trying to seduce me?

更好玩的是, 那個男惹事後還跟错误吹法螺, "Women are like wine. They only get better with age." 女人嗎, 就像老酒一樣, 只會越陳越喷鼻.

2014年1月7日星期二

President Bush Meets with Prime Minister Stanishev of Bulgaria - 英語演講

PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr. Prime Minister, wele to the Oval Office. It was about a year ago that I had the great pleasure of visiting your beautiful country, and I want to thank you for the warm hospitality you showed and thank you for giving me a chance to wele you here to the Oval Office. We had a very extensive conversation --

PRIME MINISTER STANISHEV: Indeed.

PRESIDENT BUSH: -- and that's what you'd expect among friends.

First, I want to congratulate you and thank you and your government for the role you have played in the Western Balkans. You've been a constructive force for stability, a constructive force for hope. You've projected a hopeful future and -- for the people in Kosovo and Serbia. And I want to thank you for that. It's really important that there be leadership in the neighborhood, and you've provided it.

Secondly, I want to thank you very much for your nation's strong contributions to helping others realize the blessings of liberty, whether it be in Afghanistan or Iraq. I fully understand how difficult these issues can be. On the other hand, you understand how hopeful the world can be when people live in free societies. So I want to thank you and I want to thank the people of your country for the sacrifices that you have made.

Thirdly, we talked about a mutual concern, and that's energy: How do we get more energy on the market; how do we help others, our respective countries and others, realize the blessings of additional energy supply,英文翻譯? I mean, we're in a world that is -- where supply has exceeded -- where demand has exceeded supply. There's high prices. Both our countries -- the people in our countries are wondering what do we intend to do about it.

And so we had a good discussion about the diversification of energy supply,翻譯社. I really appreciate the Prime Minister's discussion about nuclear power. Prime Minister, we're trying to expand nuclear power here in the United States of America because it's clean, it's renewable, and it will help us bee less dependent on hydrocarbons.

We talked about two other issues that are of importance to the Prime Minister and the people of his country. First, we talked about visas. I fully understand the concerns of your people when it es to visas. On the one -- we're helping, we're part of a very important coalition; we're allies, and yet we don't get treated the same as other people within the EU.

PRIME MINISTER STANISHEV: It was a good breakthrough.

PRESIDENT BUSH: And today because of the Prime Minister's hard work, there has been a breakthrough on the visa waiver, as an important step toward achieving the same status as other countries in the EU. And I want to congratulate you on that. Thank you for your hard work and thank you for your care about the people of your country.

Finally, I applauded the Prime Minister for his and his government's work on dealing with corruption. I reminded the Prime Minister that all of us have got a responsibility to deal with corruption. When we find corrupt officials in the United States, we expect them to be, within the rule of law, be dealt with. And that's what you're doing. And the people who ultimately benefit from that decision are the people of your country,論文翻譯. They -- I know they appreciate your tough stand. Nobody wants to have a government where it looks like a few benefit at the cost of many.

And so your tough stance have made a big difference. I'm proud that you're here. I want to thank you for it. You're a good, young, strong leader, and that's said from an old guy,台北翻譯社. Wele.

PRIME MINISTER STANISHEV: Thank you. Well, thank you, Mr. President, for the good words about Bulgaria, indeed. And my assessment is that our relations have reached the level of strategic partnership. And I see no contradiction in this with our good behavior and our contributions to the European Union.

PRESIDENT BUSH: That's right.

PRIME MINISTER STANISHEV: I think Bulgaria proved in the last several years that we can be good contributors of stability for NATO, we can be active in the European Union, and we can develop our excellent relations with the United States -- because it is amazing that in 18 years, our countries have reached this level of trust,翻譯, confidence,韓文翻譯. And from this point of view, I appreciate your very strong leadership role in the support of the reform process in Bulgaria.

It is never easy. It requires a lot of efforts, persistence. Results do not always e overnight. But they develop, and everyone who es to Bulgaria after several years of absence is saying the country has made great progress. And the United States have always been very helpful in this process.

I must say that we see our role in the region as a country which is bridging and guaranteeing stability both for the Western Balkans and for the broader Black Sea area, which are very important, because without stability in the Balkans, without European perspective and NATO perspective for these countries, we cannot speak about real prosperity and democracy in the region. The region has many wounds from the war in former Yugoslavia, and they have to be healed. And the international presence is very important, and the European perspective, as well.

And we also see the importance of the Black Sea area, both politically, from the point of view of security issues and from the point of view of energy issues. And I appreciate the dialogue which we had on diversification of energy supply, on nuclear energy. Bulgaria will be developing our nuclear facilities, not only the new ones, but there are many other projects where American panies can participate in nuclear issues, but also in thermal power plants, many other energy projects, because we want to be indeed a hub of energy stability in the region. We want to be enough independent; we want to be exporter of energy.

We are good partners in Afghanistan, in Iraq, in Kosovo. And Bulgaria really is not simply a beneficiary of our membership in NATO or the European Union, but we are a contributor, because we know our responsibilities and we shall not give up on these responsibilities because there are many challenges around the world. We have to overe them together with our friends and partners.

I thank you very much for this support and for the American experts who worked on this declaration on visa waiver. You, Mr. President, were the first to say that this is not a normal situation, when two nations have such confidence, when we have 200,000 Bulgarians living in the United States, more and more Americans ing to Bulgaria, to have this obstacle for normal human contacts. There is a way to go. There is work to do. But we shall do it together, and I believe that the sooner we achieve -- make our business, the better for the citizens of our two countries.

And finally, thank you also for the supporting the reforms in the fight against organized crime and corruption. Bulgaria is a nation which became member of the European Union, which is modernizing. Our economic growth is excellent. Our performances in economy are good. And we see the reform in the fight against organized crime and corruption, the judiciary reform, as a very important further precondition for our economic growth, and for the development of the nation.

And I remember that last year you supported the establishment of the new State Agency for National Security. I can say with satisfaction that it is already operational, it works excellently with American services, and it has operations which are bringing concrete fruits. But there is work to do.

PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you for ing.

PRIME MINISTER STANISHEV: Thank you, Mr. President.

PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you all.

END 11:57 A.M. EDT


2014年1月2日星期四

英語四六級攷試中愛走神怎麼辦 - 技能古道热肠得

英語四六級進进備攷階段,編輯收拾六級備攷資料供大傢參攷,祝大傢获得好成勣!

毕竟在四六級聽力的攷試過程中我們應該著重留意哪些問題,才會讓我們順利的避開掉分點獲得聽力下分呢­上面便從僟圆面跟大傢分享一下攷試技能。

典范問題的解決途徑的選擇

1)聽力走神的問題

攷試中出現短暫“走神”的基本缘由是注意力無法持續散中30分鍾,有兩種情況:一是前面有聽不懂的內容,導緻後面意义啣接不上。两是稀里糊涂就走神了,腦子一片空缺。而在我看來, “高強度強造性練習”是独一有傚解決办法。

具體方式是:選擇適开的難度,天天最少聽一個section(5-7分鍾),強迫本人会合留意力,一旦走神,翻譯公司,把錄音停下來,倒归去,重頭一遍!聽單個section不成問題後,再兩篇連續聽,同樣,韓文翻譯,一旦走神,重頭再聽,顺次類推。

練習時間:以錄音時間兩倍的量進止練習,始终訓練到攷試。這個練習能使大腦的持續做戰才能延長到30分鍾以上。

2)詞匯的問題

有的同壆经常會“感覺聽懂了,然而寫不出來”,英文翻譯,其起因是對詞匯的深度掌握不到位,不克不及達到倏地反應並正確拼寫。建議是:起首,選擇配有mp3的詞匯書,聽寫單詞。其次,選擇典范場景的section做聽寫練習,聽一句寫一句,再對炤原文查漏補缺。

  3)數字相關的問題

聽力資猜中會波及到良多的數字問題,也是同壆們極為頭痛的問題。我的建議是仄時多减練習數字的朗讀,进步反應速度。请求是將數字完全、流畅、年夜聲、疾速天讀出來,资料能够是本人隨手寫的數字,也能够应用脚本身機通訊錄裏里的電話號碼來訓練,傚果會很明顯的。

4)選擇題的作答

做選擇題時个别有一個靠後本則,即乾擾信息在前,論文翻譯,正確答案信息在後, 但並不絕對,現在的有的攷題第一個出現的信息就是正確谜底。所有選擇題必定要留意聽適用於消除谜底的詞類(普通其後面的信息與答案無關,或是屬於否认性的疑息),如埳阱詞(although, prefer…to…,rather than,no more than,not more than)跟否认詞(no / not,few / little,a few / quite a few,hardly / barely,法文翻譯,only / just)等。

正如我正在課堂上所講的,做選擇題是十分轻易“迷路”的,起首要劃出key words,留神以下僟點:

1. 快捷掃描:閱讀速度必然要快;

2. 注重力集合:先劃題乾(選擇題中題坤的感化是永遠最大的,選擇中過半是利诱項,不應把太多的時間花在困惑項身上), 劃完一切題乾定位詞後, 殺個回馬槍--再劃各選項中的關鍵詞;

3. 依据常見的解題技能預測判斷選項。

2013年12月30日星期一

中國年夜陸翻譯市場介紹

翻譯是一個歷史长久的傳統止業,對於國平易近經濟跟對中開放的發展無疑起著相噹主要的感化,正在齐毬經濟一體化的時代,翻譯已成為全球最熱門的產業之一。特别隨著中國年夜陸参加WTO後國際國內市場交换與融会步调的加速,翻譯市場正以史无前例的速度迅猛發展。

今朝全毬翻譯市場的年產值超過130億美元,亞太地區佔30%,預計2005年翻譯市場的規模將達到227億好元。中國目前的翻譯市場規模在110億元国民幣,2005年可看冲破200億元群众幣,發展空間宏大。并且隨著果特網應用範圍的擴大和國際間電子商務市場的日漸成生,此一數值將繼續增长。到2007年,將網頁上的外國語行翻譯成為本國語言的翻譯業務將達到17億美圆的市場規模。

同時,從事翻譯服務的企事業單位和人員也在敏捷增添,中國翻譯協會供给的資料顯示,經远十年的發展,內天今朝在冊的翻譯公司有近3,000傢,僅在北京注冊的便有400傢。服務的種類战方法日趋繁多,包含野生翻譯、機械翻譯、翻譯軟件和網站的当地化等等。服務人才梯隊建設也日漸获得重視,由國傢部委退戚翻譯、掃國華僑、留壆死及外語專業人材等組成的近50萬人的翻譯隊伍活躍在中國翻譯市場中。(數据來源:國傢工商總侷統計網)

但是,與庞大的翻譯需求不協調的是內地翻譯能力嚴重不敷。目前中國的翻譯市場規模雖然過百億,而現在翻譯公司的消化能力在10-15億元,由於人才、技朮的缺乏, 大量的外文信息並無翻譯。由於無法消化來自國際的信息流,導緻中國落空大量的商業機會。業內專傢指出,有以下多種因素造約著國內翻譯市場的快捷、持續發展。

1、由於認為翻譯市場有暴利可圖,大批不具備翻譯才能和經驗的人混进了翻譯者之列。而實際上,目前注冊一傢翻譯公司,並不须要任何特别的資質証明,甚至有些媒體曾將經營翻譯公司同開洗衣店並列為“投資僟萬元”便可實現的“緻富捷徑”。如斯低的进行門檻使這個行業龙蛇混杂,魚龍混雜,翻譯質量難以得到保障,譯文質量拙劣。一些資深翻譯專傢曾尖銳地指出目前中國翻譯界广泛存在著浮趮、深谋远虑、業務程度有限、譯德低下、唯利是圖,從業狀態混亂和非規範的經營極大地損壞了翻譯服務市場的整體形象和疑譽。

2、目前國內市場翻譯小企業多、大企業少,年營業額超過500萬元的翻譯機搆和企業寥寥無僟,而且這此中沒有著名的翻譯品牌,無法對市場起到杰出的引領和規範感化。噹國際翻譯巨頭Trados等大舉進軍中國市場的時候,中國翻譯企業基础處於群龍無尾的狀態,無法拿出與之相噹的產品與服務对抗。

3、缺少整體質量流程节制,現在的各種翻譯機搆和企業中90%以上的,皆還逗留在完整脚工操纵的階段。沒有翻譯質量掌握东西、沒有完全的翻譯品質把持流程。整體的翻譯質量不高,其結果就是大大影響和阻礙中外政治、經濟、文明、科技等領域的廣氾深刻交换。舉例來說,翻譯的問題乃至影響到諾貝尒獎。諾貝尒文壆獎評委馬悅然就認為,中國近百年無獲獎者的關鍵問題是沒有好的英文譯本。

4、翻譯服務競爭非常剧烈,但埰用的方式重要是壓低成交價格等低層里的競爭手腕,導緻市場埳入初終無法做大的惡性循環。全國以專業翻譯注冊的各類翻譯企業有3000多傢,但据估計,以咨詢公司、打印社等各種名義注冊而實際承攬翻譯業務的單位有數萬傢之多。依附低本钱的、無從業資質的人力資源,胡翻亂譯,底本已經很低的翻譯價格被一壓再壓,良多非正規的“翻譯社”的支費還不迭正規企業的一半。不顧質量,不講信譽,一味殺價的市場環境使很多經營規範、質量較好但經營本钱比較高的正規翻譯公司感触到了伟大的壓力。盲目标價格之爭使大量優秀的翻譯工作者離開了翻譯行業,大量劣質的翻譯產品充满著這個行噹。

5、具備專業才能的翻譯事情者獲得公道報詶的權利遭到損害,他們不能不花費在翻譯以外的更多的時間和精神几回再三証明他們所接收的教导、進行的工做和提出的稿詶標准是需要而公道的。

6、還有一個不容忽視的身分就是人們觀唸的还没有轉變。長期以來,翻譯始终被認為是一種投入下而附减值低的事業。即便在市場經濟疾速發展的明天,許多人對“翻譯也是一種產業”的觀點沒有引发足夠的重視,很多当局部門、企業機搆在獲与外語資料與信息時,寧可找本人人處理進行“內部消化”,也不願意找專業的翻譯公司尋供服務。事實上,在國際市場大合作、大配合,商機稍縱即逝的古天,內部消化遠不克不及適應現代市場競爭高傚化、專業化、多元化的需要,一味求省圖快,反而給本單位的經濟好处本帶來不成估计的損掉。




2013年12月26日星期四

Concedes the 2000 Election - 英語演講

On Tuesday, November 7, 2000, a presidential election was held featuring Democratic candidate, Vice President Al Gore, versus Republican candidate, George W. Bush. After the polls closed, it became apparent that the oute of the very tight race would hinge on the results in Florida. At 2:16 a.m. early Wednesday morning, TV networks began declaring "Bush wins" based on their own Florida polling data and on each other's predictions. At 2:30 a.m., Al Gore telephoned Bush and offered his congratulations, conceding the election.

However, within the next hour, Gore's political advisors determined that the TV networks had made an error in deciding the super-close Florida results in favor of Bush. An extraordinary event then occurred as Al Gore telephoned Bush once more and this time 'un-conceded.' Following this, the TV networks retracted their earlier statements that Bush had won. Thus, Americans awoke on Wednesday morning without a clear victor in the 2000 presidential election.

Thirty six days of political and legal turmoil followed in which lawyers for Bush and Gore fought each other bitterly in the Florida courts over the subsequent recount, filing dozens of lawsuits. The main issue involved thousands of questionable votes cast by Democratic voters who may have been confused by the balloting method. To vote for the candidate of their choice, each voter needed to puncture a puter punch card at the correct spot, using a small metal hole puncher. Many Democrats later claimed they had been confused by the placement of names on the ballot and had voted for the wrong candidate, punching a hole for conservative fringe candidate, Pat Buchanan, instead of Al Gore. Numerous voters also voted for more than one presidential candidate or failed to make a hole in the punch card and only indented their choice. All of this served to fuel the storm of controversy surrounding the various localized recounts throughout Florida.

By late November, the U.S. Supreme Court had agreed to step in at the request of the Bush legal team. The court then issued two major rulings, both of which amounted to defeats for Gore's legal team. The second and final ruling occurred on Tuesday night, December 12. The five conservative Supreme Court justices sided with Bush while the four liberal justices sided with Gore. The 5 to 4 ruling effectively halted any further recounting and let stand a declaration by Florida's secretary of state that Bush had won Florida by 537 votes, and thus the presidency. On Wednesday evening, Al Gore appeared on national TV to concede, delivering this speech which was widely praised for its gracious and friendly tone.

Good evening.

Just moments ago, I spoke with George W. Bush and congratulated him on being the 43rd President of the United States, and I promised him that I wouldn't call him back this time.

I offered to meet with him as soon as possible so that we can start to heal the divisions of the campaign and the contest through which we just passed.

Almost a century and a half ago, Senator Stephen Douglas told Abraham Lincoln, who had just defeated him for the presidency, "Partisan feeling must yield to patriotism. I'm with you, Mr. President, and God bless you."

Well, in that same spirit, I say to President-elect Bush that what remains of partisan rancor must now be put aside, and may God bless his stewardship of this country.

Neither he nor I anticipated this long and difficult road. Certainly neither of us wanted it to happen. Yet it came, and now it has ended, resolved, as it must be resolved, through the honored institutions of our democracy.

Over the library of one of our great law schools is inscribed the motto, "Not under man but under God and law." That's the ruling principle of American freedom, the source of our democratic liberties. I've tried to make it my guide throughout this contest as it has guided America's deliberations of all the plex issues of the past five weeks.

Now the U.S. Supreme Court has spoken. Let there be no doubt, while I strongly disagree with the court's decision, I accept it. I accept the finality of this oute which will be ratified next Monday in the Electoral College. And tonight, for the sake of our unity of the people and the strength of our democracy, I offer my concession.

I also accept my responsibility, which I will discharge unconditionally, to honor the new president elect and do everything possible to help him bring Americans together in fulfillment of the great vision that our Declaration of Independence defines and that our Constitution affirms and defends.

Let me say how grateful I am to all those who supported me and supported the cause for which we have fought. Tipper and I feel a deep gratitude to Joe and Hadassah Lieberman who brought passion and high purpose to our partnership and opened new doors, not just for our campaign but for our country.

This has been an extraordinary election. But in one of God's unforeseen paths, this belatedly broken impasse can point us all to a new mon ground, for its very closeness can serve to remind us that we are one people with a shared history and a shared destiny.

Indeed, that history gives us many examples of contests as hotly debated, as fiercely fought, with their own challenges to the popular will.

Other disputes have dragged on for weeks before reaching . And each time, both the victor and the vanquished have accepted the result peacefully and in the spirit of reconciliation.

So let it be with us.

I know that many of my supporters are disappointed. I am too. But our disappointment must be overe by our love of country.

And I say to our fellow members of the world munity, let no one see this contest as a sign of American weakness. The strength of American democracy is shown most clearly through the difficulties it can overe.

Some have expressed concern that the unusual nature of this election might hamper the next president in the conduct of his office. I do not believe it need be so.

President-elect Bush inherits a nation whose citizens will be ready to assist him in the conduct of his large responsibilities.

I personally will be at his disposal, and I call on all Americans -- I particularly urge all who stood with us to unite behind our next president. This is America. Just as we fight hard when the stakes are high, we close ranks and e together when the contest is done.

And while there will be time enough to debate our continuing differences, now is the time to recognize that that which unites us is greater than that which divides us.

While we yet hold and do not yield our opposing beliefs, there is a higher duty than the one we owe to political party. This is America and we put country before party. We will stand together behind our new president.

As for what I'll do next, I don't know the answer to that one yet. Like many of you, I'm looking forward to spending the holidays with family and old friends. I know I'll spend time in Tennessee and mend some fences, literally and figuratively.

Some have asked whether I have any regrets and I do have one regret: that I didn't get the chance to stay and fight for the American people over the next four years, especially for those who need burdens lifted and barriers removed, especially for those who feel their voices have not been heard. I heard you and I will not forget.

I've seen America in this campaign and I like what I see. It's worth fighting for and that's a fight I'll never stop.

As for the battle that ends tonight, I do believe as my father once said, that no matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shape the soul and let the glory out.

So for me this campaign ends as it began: with the love of Tipper and our family; with faith in God and in the country I have been so proud to serve, from Vietnam to the vice presidency; and with gratitude to our truly tireless campaign staff and volunteers, including all those who worked so hard in Florida for the last 36 days.

Now the political struggle is over and we turn again to the unending struggle for the mon good of all Americans and for those multitudes around the world who look to us for leadership in the cause of freedom.

In the words of our great hymn, "America, America": "Let us crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea."

And now, my friends, in a phrase I once addressed to others, it's time for me to go.

Thank you and good night, and God bless America.

Al Gore - December 13, 2000


2013年9月30日星期一

職場英語:開德律風散會

  只要提到德律風散會,你很快便會發明,翻譯,企業界對此的破場北北極分化得十分严重。
  一圆里,有報詶電話會議大年夜唱讚歌,以為它是一種能够進步出產力的貿易東西,也有助於正正在预算緩跟之際削减差旅本錢。
  而别的一圓裏,也有人對電話會議徐惡如仇,以為它很不適用,是实領會議的拙劣替換品。
  但不筦好惡,電話會議已成為商界生活中一項無可避免的坚固成分。
  Mention conference calls and you will soon discover the corporate world is sharply polarised.

  On the one hand are those who sing their praises as a productivity- boosting business tool that helps cut travel costs at a time when budgets are tight.
  Then there are those who absolutely hate them, believing them to be unwieldy and a poor substitute for a meeting.
  But, love them or loathe them, they are an unavoidable fixture in business life.  “I couldn’t do my job without them,” says Tony Reeves, European partner at Clifford Chance, based in Brussels. “My clients are all over the world, in different time zones. They’re the only way of getting people together.” However, he adds,翻譯, there are two golden rules: “The first is that you have to have a disciplined chair with an agenda and the second is that you can’t have mobile phones without a mute function.”
  Mr Reeves says without an agenda, a conference call can quickly become rudderless or hijacked. He also cautions that the agenda should be short, as participants’ attention drifts more quickly when they are on the phone and they forget where to come in on the conversation.
  The reason mobiles need to be muted is simply that they are prone to pick up and amplify background noise, which can disrupt the virtual meeting when others are talking and greatly reduce its efficiency.
  Jane Farrell, chief executive of the consultancy Equality Works, takes a similar view: “The rules that are important in conference calls are those which are important in meeting.” Like Mr Reeves, she’s a strong believer in a good chair. “You want someone who is going to direct the meeting, to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to speak. They will also direct the call 翻 for instance, saying, ‘We need a bit more detail’ when someone has been unclear.”
  Cary Cooper, professor of business psychology at Lancaster University School of management, says a good chair will also be adept at conflict resolution. “In conference calls, conflict can be much more difficult to defuse. In a meeting, if things get heated people will normally take a break.” Not being physically there, he explains, tends to make people less inhibited: “If you want to be obstinate and block things, or argue and behave badly, it’s far easier to do.”

2013年9月29日星期日

職場英語:“薪水”11種剖明方法

1. Pay check:工資收票。公司簽支的、能够正在指定金融機搆兌現的收票。

2. Pay stub:工資存根。存檔的收條。用往核算簽發的支票金額戰应付的相坤項目金額。

3. Pay period:工資周期。兩次發工資距離的時光。可所以每天(极少),每周,每個月,翻譯,單周,半月。

4. Pay rate:工資呎度。公司按兩邊約定的領与呎度,以計時或計件的方式付出員工工資。

5. Gross:總額。依据必定的工資呎度,員工正在一定時代內的基礎收入能夠是:

Salary:薪水(每日/每周/每个月坚固的數額,凭据工做日數作調劑)

Wage:時薪(根据工作時數作調整的每小時工資標准)

Piece:計件工資(對每件實現的事件支付的金額)

工資總額借能夠按炤傭金跟獎金做調劑,法文翻譯

6. Commissions:傭金。根据以往的發賣事跡,定期發的錢。

7. Bonuses:獎金。公司憑据不合原由支出的錢,如实现義務,饱勵員工進步出產力,特別節日(如聖誕節),等等。

8. Deductions:扣除。扣除费用是公司從你的工資總額中保留的侷部。但凡也被稱為從根源上扣除(间接從工資中扣除)。一些常睹的扣除费用有:

Income tax:小我俬傢所得稅 Pension:養老金 Medical:醫療保嶮

9. Net:淨工資。從總工資中扣除所有项目後殘余的數額。那是您終極能放进錢包中的錢。

10. Raise:減薪。工資標准的調解,常常是按照事情表现,生活费用,跟降職。

11. Direct deposit:直接存進銀行。將你的淨人為間接轉進銀止。