白领快餐口语第5期:与应聘公司的前台打好关系

　　【Trancript】
Could you show me the way?
A：Excuse me, could you please show me the way to the human resource department?
B：Yeah, but have you made an appointment ahead?
A：Yes, of course. I am Monica. I have made an appointment with your HR manager.
B：Just a minute please. I’ll make a call to the HR office.
B：Yes, they confirm your appointment. Please come in. it is on the 3rd floor, room 3106. You can take the right elevator as the left one is in maintenance¹ today.
A：Thank you very much.
B：You’re welcome.
Translation】
A：你好，请问人事部在什么位置？
B：恩，请问您有预约吗？
A：是的，约了。我是Monica。我和贵公司的人事经理约好了的
B：请稍等一会。我打个电话帮你问一下。
B：可以了，您确实预约了。请这边走，请上3楼，人事在3106室。您可以使用右边的电梯，左边的现在正在维修当中。
A：非常感谢
B：没事
Oral English】
1.Yeah, but have you made an appointment ahead?
恩，请问您有预约吗？
make an appointment 预约，约会
如：Please make an appointment with my secretary.
请跟我秘书定个见面时间。
I've made an appointment for a facial next week.
我已经预约了下周去美容。
2.I have made an appointment with your HR manager.
我和贵公司的人事经理约好了的
HR：In a company or other organization, the HR department is the department with responsibility for the recruiting², training, and welfare of the staff. HR is an abbreviation³ for `human resources'. 人力资源
HR manager人力资源部经理
如：He wants to be a HR manager in future.
他希望自己以后可以成为一名人事经理。
3.You can take the right elevator as the left one is in maintenance today.
您可以使用右边的电梯，左边的现在正在维修当中。
in maintenance 在维修保养 如：in water maintenance 水上检修

1 maintenance   

n.维修，保养，扶养费，维持，保持

参考例句：

• His small farm provides maintenance,but not much more.他的小农场能使他们维持生活，但仅此而已。
• He has to pay maintenance to his ex-wife.他必须给前妻赡养费。

2 recruiting   

招聘( recruit的现在分词 )； 吸收某人为新成员； 动员…（提供帮助）； 雇用

参考例句：

• We are recruiting a sales manager with responsibility for the European market. 我们正在招聘负责欧洲市场的销售经理。
• "Hoist the recruiting flag and hungry men will come. “插起招军旗，就有吃粮人。”

3 abbreviation   

n.（用词首字母组成的）缩写

参考例句：

• A.D.is the abbreviation for"advertisement".A.D.是advertisement的缩写。
• The postal abbreviation for Kansas is KS.堪萨斯州的邮政缩写是KS。