英语口语大赢家Topic294:升迁和涨薪 Promotion and Salary

雪莉最近被提升为了财务室主任，那么她被提升之后工作会有什么变化呢？来看看她和简的谈话吧！

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Jane: I was really glad to hear about your promotion¹. Congratulations!

Shirley: Thanks, Jane. I was really surprised. I mean there were a lot of qualified² people out there.

Jane: Sure, but the work you did was really exceptional! You definitely deserved it!

Shirley: Thanks a lot.

Jane: You are always responsible and careful.

Shirley: Jane, I appreciate it very much. I expect to see you get nominated pretty soon, too. You've been doing some great work!

Jane: Thank you. I'll try my best. By the way, when do you take over the new position?

Shirley: Next month.

Jane: So what are you responsible for?

Shirley: I'm going to manage the whole accounts department.

Jane: So you must get higher pay than before.

Shirley: Yes, the company will also give me a prize of 1,000 Yuan.

Jane: 1,000 Yuan? That's great! So…

Shirley: OK, I know what you mean. It's my treat.

Jane: Really? Can I order anything I want?

Shirley: Of course. Let's go.

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简: 听说你最近升职了，恭喜你！

雪莉: 谢谢你，简。我太惊讶了。我的意思是还有很多其他优秀的人才。

简: 确实是这样的，但是你做的工作是独一无二的！这是你应得的。

雪莉: 真是太谢谢你了。

简: 你非常负责，而且也非常细心。

雪莉: 简，真是非常感谢你的夸奖。我希望不久你也能被提名。你工作也一直非常认真。

简: 谢谢。我会尽力的。对了，那你什么时候上任呢？

雪莉: 下个月。

简: 那你主要负责什么样的工作呢？

雪莉: 我要负责整个财务室。

简: 那你的工资应该比以前要高吧。

雪莉: 是的，公司还会给我1，000元钱作为奖金。

简: 1，000块？很不错哦！那……

雪莉: 好了，我知道你的意思。今天我请客。

简: 真的吗？那我想点什么都可以吗？

雪莉: 当然啦，我们走吧。

经典背诵 Recitation
Jane: I'm very glad to hear that my good friend Shirley gets promoted. She is always very careful and responsible. She deserves this promotion. She asks me to work hard and get nominated next time. I hope so. What's more, the company gave Shirley a prize of 1,000 Yuan, so it's her treat.

生词小结
exceptional adj. 杰出的

nominate vt. 提名

注释
my treat 口语表达，意思是“我来付钱，我请客。”

Material 语素
When is payment for overtime³ required on New York State public work?

At a minimum, all work performed on a public work project in excess of eight hours in any one day or more than five days in any workweek is overtime. However, the specific overtime requirements for each trade or occupation on a public work project may differ. The specific overtime requirements for each trade or occupation are contained in the prevailing⁴ rate schedules issued for public work projects.

什么时间才算是纽约公共工作的加班时间？

至少，所有属于公共事业项目的工作，如果是工作时间超过了一天八个小时或者是一周超过了五天都属于加班的范畴。然而，属于公共事业项目工作的加班的要求会由于职位的不同而有特殊的要求。具体每种职位的加班要求在公共事业项目工作颁发的安排表里。

Office Romance

Nowadays, office workers start to spend more and more time at work for various reasons, and consequently more time with their co-workers. As a result, office romance is alive and flourishing. Though it is fairly common these days, there are still a lot of concerns about it for its unwanted influences on the workplace. So it's forbidden in most of the companies.

办公室恋情

现今，公司员工因各种原因在办公室工作的时间越来越长，因此与同事相处的时间也有所增多。结果，办公室恋情油然而生。尽管现在办公室恋情相当普遍，但是对其仍然存在很多顾虑，因为它会给办公室带来不利影响。因此，大部分公司都禁止办公室恋情。

1 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

2 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

3 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

4 prevailing   

adj.盛行的；占优势的；主要的

参考例句：

• She wears a fashionable hair style prevailing in the city.她的发型是这个城市流行的款式。
• This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society.这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。