商務(wù)英語播客 第56課: 行政助理(上)
This is the first in a two-part Business English Podseries on the work of administrative assistants. We’ll be looking at vocabulary and collocations related to office duties and daily routines.
這是2節(jié)英語商務(wù)播客中的第1節(jié)，將學(xué)習(xí)到行政助理。我們將看下與電腦責(zé)任和日常例行公事有關(guān)的詞匯和搭配。
Before we start, let’s talk a bit about collocations. Collocations are groups of words that are commonly used together. Native speakers are so used to using them, they know what sounds “right” and what sounds “wrong.” For example, in English the phrase“go online” is a natural way to refer to using the internet. But it wouldn’t be natural to say something like “proceed online” or “travel online”, even though “proceed” and “travel” are other ways to express “go.” You’ll hear lots of collocations related to office life in today’s dialog. Listen out for them and we’ll explain what they mean and how to use them in the debrief.
在開始前，我們先來說下 搭配，搭配就是能使用在一起的許多詞。母語的說話人已經(jīng)習(xí)慣使用搭配了，他們知道如何用是對的，如何用是錯的，比如在英語短語“go online”就是使用網(wǎng)絡(luò)的一種自然表達(dá)法。但是即使proceed” 和“travel” 都能表示go的意思，“proceed online”和“travel online”也不是很自然的說法。在今天的對話中，你會聽到許多魚辦公室生活相關(guān)的許多搭配。要仔細(xì)聽，我們會解釋他們的意思和用法。
Now, on to the role of an administrative assistant. The job title of “administrative assistant”, or “admin assistant” for short, can cover quite a broad range of responsibilities. Admin assistants typically spend a lot of time handling data – whether it’s timesheets recording the working hours of other employees, or rosters used for scheduling meeting rooms. Much of what they do involves making sure that other employees are working as efficiently as possible.
現(xiàn)在，看下行政助理的角色。“administrative assistant”簡稱為“admin assistant”，會涉及很多職責(zé)。行政助理會花很多時間來處理數(shù)據(jù)——無論是用來記錄員工工作時間的時間表還是開會人員的花名冊。很多工作都要確保其他員工能有效率地工作。
In this episode we’ll talk with Christina, who works as an admin assistant in the human resources department of an auto parts manufacturer. Christina’s going to tell us about some of the responsibilities of her position.
在這節(jié)課中，我們會和一家汽車制造廠人力資源部門的行政助理Christina談?wù)劇?Christina會告訴我們她職位的一些職責(zé)。
Listening Questions
1. What is Christina’s first task every day?
2. How many employees are on the sales team?
3. When is the deadline for personal leave day requests?
