原汁原味商务英语播客第90课:培训经理

 　　In the second part of our new ESL podcast series on business vocabulary, we continue with the topic of human resources (HR) by looking at useful language and collocations to describe the role and responsibilities of a training manager.

　　在新的有关商务词汇的系列课程的第2节课，我们会继谈论人力资源的话题，来看下描述培训经理角色和职责的有用词汇和搭配。

　　In this fast-changing global world, everything is moving. To make a successful business, it’s not enough just to follow yesterday’s trend. Companies and people need to constantly acquire new skills to succeed in tomorrow’s marketplace. This means driving new training initiatives¹ to enhance² performance. However, not all training is equally successful. To ensure training effectiveness, it’s important to track results and to have standard criteria³ for measuring outcomes⁴.

　　在当今飞速变化的全球，万事都在变化。想在商务上获得成功，仅遵循昨天的趋势是不够的。公司和人们都需要不断掌握新的技巧以便在未来的市场上取得成功。这意味着要激发新的培训能动性以获得最佳表现。尽管如此，并不是所有的培训都会成功。为了确保培训效果，追踪结果并为衡量结果制定标准都是很重要的。

　　In this podcast, we’ll listen to Andrea, a training manager, describing her function and responsibilities. Afterwards, we’ll study some key vocabulary. Then we’ll practice what we’ve learned.

　　在这节课中，我们会听到培训经理Andrea，描述她的职能和职责。然后，我们来学习下重要的词汇。最后联系下所学内容。

　　Listening Questions:

　　1) What kind of training programs does Andrea run?

　　2) Does Andrea work with vendors⁵? What for?

　　3) What do the five letters in SMART stand for?

1 initiatives   

n.主动性( initiative的名词复数 )；主动的行动；初步；主动权

参考例句：

• Economic policy is liberalized to encourage initiatives in production. 放宽经济政策以鼓励生产的积极性。
• They are tireless in thinking up initiatives. 他们不厌其烦地想出种种采取主动行为的倡议。

2 enhance   

vt.提高（强度、力量、数量等），增加（进）

参考例句：

• BBC backing for the scheme will enhance its credibility.英国广播公司对这一计划的支持将提高其可信度。
• Good secretarial skills should enhance your chances of getting a job.出色的秘书工作技能会增加你找工作的机会。

3 criteria   

n.标准

参考例句：

• The main criterion is value for money.主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
• There are strict criteria for inclusion in the competition.参赛的标准很严格。

4 outcomes   

结果( outcome的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The two scenarios provide illustrations of consistent set of outcomes for range of possible policies. 这两个方案说明某一套可能采取的政策将会产生的一系列后果。
• We analyzed all the possible outcomes of your mission, Commander. 我们分析过所有可能的结果，指挥官。

5 vendors   

n.摊贩( vendor的名词复数 )；小贩；（房屋等的）卖主；卖方

参考例句：

• The vendors were gazundered at the last minute. 卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。
• At the same time, interface standards also benefIt'software vendors. 同时，界面标准也有利于软件开发商。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓