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Andy: hi, betty!

Betty: hi, andy, how are you finding your new job?

A: pretty good. My colleagues seem alright. So far everything is great.

B: that's nice. What do they have you doing over there?

A: well, I work in the marketing department. The corporate culture is totally different from my last employer. Before, when I was assigned a task, I was totally on my own but here most of the work is done in teams. Everyone works very closely with each other.

B: that' s really good. It's very important to feel like you are part of the team at work.

A: indeed. Team work is highly valued in this new company. I like our boss too. He is easy to get along with treats everybody with respect and appreciation. He's highly respected by all his employees.

B: that's great, that's good for a positive work environment and helps motivate employees. I wish my boss was like that.

A: true, take my former supervisor as an example. He was extremely controlling and overbearing. He always had to micromanage everything.

B: well, now you don't have to worry about that. This new place sounds really good.

A: yeah it is.



参考翻译


嘿,贝蒂!
嘿,安迪,你的新工作怎么样?
很好.我的同事都不错,到现在为止一切都挺好的.
那不错,你在那边做什么?
哦,我在市场营销部工作,这里的企业文化和我以前的公司截然不同.以前我分配到任务后,就只靠一个人来完成,但是在这里,大多数的工作都是在团队里完成的.所有人都要和其他人密切合作.
那真的很好,感觉自己是团队的一份子很重要.
确实.这家公司特别注重团队合作.我也很喜欢我的老板,他很容易相处,尊重赏识每个人,所有的员工都很尊重他.
那样太棒了,这样的老板有利于创造一个积极的工作环境,并能激励员工.我希望我的老板也能那样.
是啊,那我以前的上司来说,他的控制欲就特别强.又非常专横,每一件小事他都要亲自插手过问.
现在你就不必担心了,这个新工作听起来真不错.
是挺好的.



核心词汇



Assign: to provide a person for a particular task or position 指定；指派
They've assigned their best man to the job.
他们指派了最优秀的人担任这项工作。
British forces have been assigned to help with peacekeeping.
英国军队被派遣协助维持和平。

Supervisor: a person who supervises sb/sth 监督人；指导者；主管人 noun
I have a meeting with my supervisor about my research topic.
我要就我的研究课题同导师见一次面。

Controlling:有控制欲的

Overbearing: trying to control other people in an unpleasant way 专横的；飞扬跋扈的
an overbearing manner 专断的作风

motivate: to make sb want to do sth, especially sth that involves hard work and effort 推动…甘愿苦干；激励；激发
She's very good at motivating her students.
她非常擅长激励她的学生。
The plan is designed to motivate employees to work more efficiently.
设计这个计划旨在促使员工们更加卓有成效地工作.




核心词组




On one's own:独立自主

Corporate culture:企业文化

Team player:有团队精神的人