First Day at Work - Conversation

Question 1

強， 這是你的座位。在你主管講完電話前你就先看看工作手冊吧！

Answer 1

John, this will be your desk. Why don’t you look over the manual’ until your manager is off the phone?

Question 2

沒問題。

Answer 2

Sure thing.

Question 3

你是新來的，對吧?

Answer 3

You’re the new guy, right?

Question 4

是啊。就是我。我的名字是強納森， 但你可以叫我強， 大家都這麼叫我。

Answer 4

Yep. That’s me. My name’s Jonathan, but you can call me John; everybody does.

Question 5

嗨，強，我是希西莉。所以，我們會坐一起囉。我看老闆羅傑還在講電話。要我帶你四處介紹一下嗎?

Answer 5

Hi, John.I’m Cecily. S0, we’ll be cubemates. Our boss, Roger, is still on the phone, I see. You want me to introduce you around?

Question 6

好啊。

Answer 6

Fine by me.

Question 7

科林，來一下。我想讓你認識一下新人。

Answer 7

Colin, come over here. I want you to meet the new guy.

Question 8

科林對吧?我是強。

Answer 8

Colin, was it? I’m John.

Question 9

嗨，強。

Answer 9

Hi, John.

Question 10

我能問你們一些事嗎?

Answer 10

Can I ask you both something?

Question 11

問啊。

Answer 11

Shoot.

Question 12

手冊上說附近有很多地方可以吃午餐。你們都在哪兒吃午餐啊?

Answer 12

The manual says there are plenty of places to eat lunch nearby. Where do you all eat lunch?

Question 13

我們知道幾個不錯的地方。更好的方式是，跟我們一塊去吧l

Answer 13

We know of a few good places. Better than that, come with us!

Question 14

那太棒了！ 我不會打擾到你們吧?

Answer 14

That’d be great! I’m not intruding, am I?

Question 15

當然不會!

Answer 15

Of course not!

Question 16

那太好了，因為我有一堆想請你們幫我解答的問題呢。

Answer 16

That’s great because I’ve got a ton of questions you could answer for me.

Question 17

我剛寫張字條給羅傑，他才不會以為我們第一天就把你嚇跑了。好了，走吧。

Answer 17

1 just wrote Roger a note so he doesn’t think we scared you off on your first day. OK, let’s go.

Question 18

喔，看，電腦小精靈來過了。

Answer 18

Oh look, the computer fairies have been here.

Question 19

電腦似乎沒辦法開機。

Answer 19

It doesn’t seem to want to come on.

Question 20

我猜我們得打電話給資訊工程部了。

Answer 20

Guess we’ll have to call IT.

Question 21

嗨， 我是行銷部的希西莉﹒卡度。請問你是哪位?

Answer 21

Hi, this is Cecily Cardew from marketing. Who’s this?

Question 22

嗨，丹尼爾，剛才有人把強﹒ 渥辛的電腦拿下來嗎?

Answer 22

Hi, Daniel. Did someone just bring a computer down here for John Worthing?

Question 23

是的， 嗯，好像沒辦法開機耶。你們那邊能派一位專家下來看看嗎?

Answer 23

Yeah, well, it doesn’t seem to want to turn on. Could one of you wiz kids come down and have a
look?

Question 24

謝啦， 丹尼爾。

Answer 24

Thanks, Daniel.

Question 25

他馬上就下來。

Answer 25

He’ll be right down.

Question 26

嗯， 至少我們知道電話能用。你們有電話號碼清單嗎?

Answer 26

Well, at least we know the phone works. Do you have a phone list?

Question 27

公司內部網路上有，你可以列印出來。總機會一直更新。

Answer 27

There’s one on the Intranet you can print out. The receptionist keeps it up-to-date.

Question 28

那印表機呢?我印的東西會從哪台印表機出來?

Answer 28

And what about the printer? Where do I print to?

Question 29

我們得再跟資訊工程部確認。我們通常都印到羅傑辦公室外面那台。

Answer 29

We’ll have to check with IT. We usually print to the one outside Roger’s office.

Question 30

人資的人有提到關於名片的事。

Answer 30

The guy in HR said something about business cards.

Question 31

喔，對。你可以填寫名片申請單。

Answer 31

Oh, right. You can fill out the requisition form for business cards.

Question 32

太好了。喔！最後一個問題。在這兒我要怎麼領取辦公室文具呢？

Answer 32

Great. Oh! One last question. What do I have to do around here to get some office supplies?

Question 33

供應櫃就在走廊上，就自己去拿吧。你這兒有什麼呢？

Answer 33

The supply cabinet is in the hallway, so help yourself. What do you have in here?

Question 34

好，你需要一些原子筆和鉛筆，一兩疊便利貼，還有……你不寫下來嗎？

Answer 34

OK, you need some pens and pencils, a pad or two of sticky notes, and . . .Aren’t you going to write this down?

Question 35

我沒有筆啊。

Answer 35

I don’t have a pen.