第五讲
Ⅰ Life English
Talking about time
1.
How are we doing for time？
Do we have time for that？
How much time do we have left？
Are we on schedule？
Do we have time？
Are we making good time？
2.
Times flies by too quickly.
Time passes by too swiftly.
Time waits for no man.
Enjoy life while youre still young.
Dont miss any opportunity.
Dont pass up any good chances.
3.
Time is important.
Time is valuable.
Time is precious.
Do as much as you can every day.
Take every opportunity and chance given to you.
Dont waste any time.
Ⅱ Presentation Topics
Motivating staff
WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN demand. If the company fails to give proper financial benefits staff might subsequently feel not being fairly treated， and therefore frustrate their enthusiasm for their work.
Staff want some sort of recognition for the job that they do. Correct financial benefits plan will arouse their enthusiasm; otherwise they would feel being ignored.
The job that the staff are doing is not always interesting， or the working environment may not be pleasant， or their colleagues might not be very helpful and cooperative. In this kind of situation/under the kind of circumstance， the staff would become stressful and uninterested in their job. Correct financial benefits can normally distract staff from their dissatisfaction withs CV， the sector that will catch their eyes are normally your qualification and professional training experiences， which show whether you suit their vacant positions.
Nowadays， very few people would like to go for that kind of job－for－life posts. They all wish to have their jobs better and better. If an employee is able to get the opportunities to obtain some sort of professional training during the course of employment， this experience will definitely enhance his value in the employment market and therefore benefits his future job－hunting.
So in the two－way job－seeking process， while the employer is choosing its favorite people， the wise future employee will consider the training and career development opportunities with his/her future employer and try to make himself/herself more competitive in the employment market.
Ⅲ Business Dialogue
1） Negotiating a Job Offer
Employer： would you consider an offer of $56，000 per year？
Ms. Wilson： What kind of benefits are talking about？
Employer： Our standard package includes health insurance， two weeks vacation and a company car.
Ms. Wilson： Are these things negotiable？
Employer： Uhve got several good reasons. Ive been here several years， my work has proven to be good， and Ive noticed that people in comparable jobs get paid more than I do.
Mr. White： Salaries are confidential; how do you know how much money these other people make？
Miss Small： Well， Ive noticed all the new cars around here， for one thing.
Mr. White： Those are company cars provided to the sales staff for their business trips. Also， some employees receive sales commissions. So good salesmen will naturally earn more.
Miss Small： Thats understandable. Well， rather than comparing my salary with someone elses， perhaps we could talk about my job performance. Surely you&
rsquo;ve noticed the extra hours Ive put in recently？ If I were being paid an hourly wage， with the standard time d be earning much more.
Mr. White： I see you point. However， it might be hard to get a raise approved. Profits were down last quarter， and the whole company is tightening its belt， so anything that affects the annual budget is hard to get approved. But Ill tell you what Ill do. Ill give you a one ll try to arrange some sort of compensation for any future overtime.
Miss Small： That would be very good of you， Mr. White.
4） Asking for a Raise
Martin： Mr. Smith， I have been doing some industry research and was shocked to learn that the average salary for a position that is similar to mine pays， on average $2，000 more per year than I am currently making.
Mr. Smith： What are you basing this information on？
Martin： First and secondary research. I hope that you can address this concern immediately as I find it very disturbing.
Mr. Smith： Yes， I will. We are very happy with performance and want to continue our good working relationship.
Martin： I wish the same. As such， I hope you will seriously consider a pay increase.
Mr. Smith： Let me take this up with the Director and get back to you immediately.
Ⅳ Conversation Notes
注重：
1． 考试中不要说 Pardon？
2． Never say sorry in examination！
3． 没听清可用以下说法
I dont quite understand you. Would you explain it a little bit for me？
I am not sure what you are getting at. Would you express it in another way？