职场常用英语口语一:1. What are you up to你正在作什么我们都会说What are you doing。
What are you up to 同样也是问人家正在作什么。
有时候老美见面时也会问 What are you up to意思就是问你最近在做什么啊跟另一句问候语 Whats up 意思上很接近。
但是你要听清对方的语气喔! 有时候 What are you up to 指的虽然还是 What are you doing但它却是你在搞什么鬼啊的意思。
例如当你看到别人在乱翻你的东西, 你就可以责问他:Hey, what are you up to也就是骂他你在搞什么鬼啊。
What are you up to 还有一个比较常用的解释是:进展的如何了例如朋友告诉你他正在写一部科幻小说你就可以问他:What are you up to。
2. In the middle of something正在忙吗很多人都会说Are you busy。
其实老美也常用 In the middle of something。
但这句话比较接近于 Are you busyright now是问人家现在是不是正在忙。
Are you busy 的含意比较广也可指最近忙不忙。
3. Shelly just called in sick.Shelly 刚打电话来请病假。
Call in sick 是一个在办公室内常会用到的短语, 指的是有人打电话来说他/她生病了不能来上班。
那如果是正常的请病假(sick leave/ medical leave) 要怎么讲你可以说 I need two days sick leave.(我需要请两天病假。
) 如果是因为老婆要分娩了想要请事假 (personal leave)你可以说, Im asking for a three-day paid/unpaid personal leave for my wifeslabor.(因为我老婆要生了我想要请三天假。
) 至于这个假是扣不扣钱 (paid/unpaid) 就要看公司的政策而定了。
4. I just heard that seven people are going to belaid off ne_t month.我刚听到公司下个月要裁七位员工。
公司要裁员的讲法有许多种其中最常见的不外是 layoff 这个词。
(lay off分开是动词合起来就是名词了。
) 例如:IBM issues a profit warning, plans layoffs. (IBM发布盈余警讯, 计划裁员。
)比较口语的讲法就是 cut jobs 或是 slash jobs。
例如上一句我们也可以说 IBM plans to cut/slash jobs. (IBM计划裁员。
)5. I am only a regular 9-to-5er.我只是一个平凡的朝九晚五上班族。
由于上班族的工作时间多半都是很固定从早上九点到晚上五点所以才有 9-to-5 这个用法指的就是很一般的上下班的工作。
另外像这种上班族也可以自称是一个 9-to-5er。
二:1 Can I get a seat for todays 7:00 a.m. train我可以买到今天上午7点的火车座位吗2 Could you change my flight date from London to Tokyo请你更改一下从伦敦到东京的班机日期好吗3 Do I have to make a reconfirmation 我还要再确认吗4 Is there any earlier one还有更早一点的吗5 Could you tell me my reservation number, please请你告诉我我的预订号码好吗6 Is there any discount for the USA Railpass火车通行证有折扣吗7 May I reconfirm my flight我可以确认我的班机吗8 Are they all non-reserved seats他们全部不预订的吗9 Do I have to reserve a seat我一定要预订座位吗10 May I see a timetable我可以看时刻表吗11 How long will I have to wait 我要等多久呢12 Which would you prefer, a smoking seat or a non-smoking seat你喜欢哪种吸烟座还是禁烟座呢13 Do you have any other flights14 When would you like to leave15 Can I reconfirm by phone我能电话确认吗16 Where can I make a reservation我到哪里可以预订17 Do I need a reservation for the dining car我需要预订餐车吗18 How many more minutes will it take for the train to arrive火车还要多少分钟就要到达呢19 Is this a daily flight这是每日航班吗20 E_cuse me. May I get by对不起我可以上车吗21 How much does it cost to go there by ship坐船到那里要花多少钱22 Can I cancel this ticket 我可以取消这票吗23 Check it to my final destination把它托运到我的目的地。
24 Please e to the airport by eight thirty at the latest.最迟要在8点30分到达机场。
25 Take your baggage to the baggage section.把你的行李拿到行李房去。
26 Please open your baggage.请把你行李打开。
27 Please fill in this disembarkation card.请你填写这张入境卡。
28 Let me see your passport, please.29 I have e to make sure that your stay in Beijing isa pleasant one.我特地为你们安排使你们在北京的逗留愉快。
30 Youre going out of your way for us, I believe.我相信这是对我们的特殊照顾了。
31 Its just the matter of the schedule, that is, if it is convenient of you right now.如果你们感到方便的话我想现在讨论一下日程安排的问题。
32 I think we can draw up a tentative plan now.我认为现在可以先草拟一具临时方案。
33 If he wants to make any changes, minoralternations can be made then.如果他有什么意见我们还可以对计划稍加修改。
34 Is there any way of ensuring well have enough time for our talks我们是否能保证有充足的时间来谈判35 So our evenings will be quite full then那么我们的活动在晚上也安排满了吗36 Well leave some evenings free, that is, if it is all right with you.如果你们愿意我们想留几晚供你们自由支配。
37 Wed have to pare notes on what weve discussed during the day.我们想用点时间来研究讨论一下白天谈判的情况。
38 Thatll put us both in the picture.这样双方都能了解全面的情况。
39 Then wed have some idea of what youll be needing.那我们会心中有数知道你们需要什么了。
40 I cant say for certain off-hand.我还不能马上说定。
41 Better have something we can get our hands on rather than just spend all our time talking.有些实际材料拿到手总比坐着闲聊强。
42 Itll be easier for us to get down to facts then.这样就容易进行实质性的谈判了。
43 But wouldnt you like to spend an e_tra day or two here你们不愿意在北京多待一天吗44 Im afraid that wont be possible, much as wed like to. 尽管我们很想这样做但恐怕不行了。
45 Weve got to report back to the head office.我们还要回去向总部汇报情况呢。
46 Thank you for you cooperation.47 Weve arranged our schedule without any trouble.我们已经很顺利地把活动日程安排好了。
48 Here is a copy of itinerary we have worked out for you and your friends. Would you please have a look at it 这是我们为你和你的朋友拟定的活动日程安排。
请过目一下好吗49 If you have any questions on the details feel free to ask.如果对某些细节有意见的话请提出来。
50 I can see you have put a lot of time into it.我相信你在制定这个计划上一定花了不少精力吧。
51 We really wish youll have a pleasant stay here.我们真诚地希望你们在这里过得愉快。
52 I wonder if it is possible to arrange shopping for us.53 Wele to our factory.54 Ive been looking forward to visiting your factory.我一直都盼望着参观贵厂。