本週話題焦點：職務轉調與薪事 (新職位 vs.舊職位)
| Kathy meets up with Dan in the elevator on Monday after work. Kathy 禮拜一下班後在電梯裡遇見 Dan。 |
Dan: Hi, Kathy. How was your first day in the marketing department?
Dan：嗨，Kathy。你在行銷部的第一天都還好嗎？？
Kathy: It went pretty well. We all have to work in a team, and all of my new colleagues are very nice. The atmosphere is a lot better here than it is in the sales department.
Kathy：很順利啊。我們得團隊合作，而我的新同事們人都很好。這裡的氣氛比在銷售部門時好多了。
Dan: I'm glad to hear that you are happy in your new stress-free environment.
Dan：很高興聽到你在無壓力的新環境裡過的開心。
Kathy: Enough about me. How are things going with you? Make any big sales this month?
Kathy：對我而言是夠開心的了！那你怎麼樣？這個月有什麼大案子嗎？
Dan: Yeah, I just received a big order today from a German company. They are already one of my clients, but they just tripled their order on a permanent basis.
Dan：有啊，我今天才剛接到一個德國公司的大訂單。他們本來就是我的客戶之一，不過他們剛剛把原來固定的訂單增加為三倍。
Kathy: Wow! So your commission from them has just tripled also?
Kathy：哇！所以你從他們那邊抽取的佣金也變成三倍囉？
Dan: Yeah, and I didn't even have to lift a finger. I love this job!
Dan：是呀，而且這根本不費吃灰之力。我超愛這份工作的！
Kathy: Well, I don't miss it a bit. I remember nights when I couldn't even sleep because I kept thinking about making a sale. I think that you have to have a certain kind of personality to be successful in sales.
Kathy：這個嘛，我一點都不會想念它。我還記得那些我睡不著的夜晚，就是因為我一直想著要有銷售成績。我想你一定是得有某種人格特質才能在銷售業裡成功。
Dan: Well, you can sleep well from now on. I always sleep well. I dream every night about making millions of dollars!
Dan：嗯，從現在起，你就可以好好睡啦。我一直都睡的很好。我每天晚上都在做我賺了幾百萬元的夢！
Kathy: I think that money is all you ever think about! See you tomorrow.
Kathy：我看你滿腦子都是錢耶！明天見囉！
| 重要字詞講解： |
| 1. atmosphere (n.) 氣氛 例：The atmosphere is a lot better here than it is in the sales department. （這裡的氣氛比在銷售部門時好多了。） 例：He is a social guy, and he knows how to create a happy atmosphere for a party. （他是一個很喜歡交際的人，知道如何在派對製造快樂的氣氛。） 2. triple (v.) 使增為三倍 例：They just tripled their order on a permanent basis. （他們剛剛把原來固定的訂單增加為三倍。） 例：The new machine has tripled our productivity. （這部新的機器讓我們的生產力提高了三倍。） ※ 小叮嚀： 「使增為二倍」是 double。 3. permanent (adj.) 固定的 例：My boss just doubled my workload on a permanent basis. （我老闆剛把我原來固定的工作量增為兩倍。） 例：I'll give you my permanent address, and this will make it easier to find me. （我給你我的永久住址，這樣找我會比較容易。） 4. personality (n.) 人格；個性；性格 例：I think that you have to have a certain kind of personality to be successful in sales. （我想你一定是得有某種人格特質才能在銷售業裡成功。） 例：Anyone who takes great responsibilities needs a strong personality. （承擔重大責任的人需要有堅強的性格。） 5. lift a finger 出一點力 例：I didn't even have to lift a finger. （這根本不費吃灰之力。） 例：I won't lift a finger to help you unless you help yourself first. （我一點忙都不幫你，除非你先幫你自己。） ※ 小叮嚀： lift a finger 多用在否定句當中。 |
相關實用句型解析
1.不費力的
lift a finger …
例：I didn't even have to lift a finger.
（這根本不費吃灰之力。）
例：Mr. Chen never lifted a finger with doing the housework during the past ten years.
（在過去的十年當中，陳先生從來沒有對家務事幫到任何一點忙。）
2. 在 … 成功
be successful in + N / V-ing …
例：I think that you have to have a certain kind of personality to be successful in sales.
（我想你一定是得有某種人格特質才能在銷售業裡成功。）
例：You have to admit that she is really successful in the stage career.
（你得承認她在演戲這一行是非常成功的。）
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