進(jìn)入外企,英語是我們的必備技能,同時(shí)也是我們升職加薪的籌碼。然而當(dāng)你剛剛走出校園,手里握著四六級(jí)證書,你卻發(fā)現(xiàn),英語依然是你在職場(chǎng)中的軟肋。那么如何在你的四六級(jí)英語基礎(chǔ)上把英語升級(jí)成為你職場(chǎng)中的加分項(xiàng)呢?注意細(xì)節(jié)的把握,準(zhǔn)確地用詞,使你的英語更加專業(yè)。
例:thing這個(gè)詞是非常普遍的一個(gè)詞,比如:many things,something, every thing. 我們總是非常頻繁的用這個(gè)詞。原因是這個(gè)詞是一個(gè)通用詞匯可以用來描述我們了解又或是并不了解的事物。所以我們?nèi)绾斡酶訙?zhǔn)確的詞匯來更好的表達(dá)thing這個(gè)詞呢? 1. a detail He told us all the details (everything) of his life. 2. a feature The new Galaxy smartphone has many unique features /functions (things). 3. an item There are twenty items (things) on the shopping list. 4. an issue There are many controversial issues (things) surrounding the building of the shopping centre. 5. a matter This is very serious – it’s a matter (something) for the police. 6. a point The minister made some good points (things) during his speech. 7. a subject The book covers many subjects (things). 8. a topic The journalist writes about a wide range of topics (things). 9. a trait Kindness and generosity are good traits (things). 10. an attribute Stamina is a necessary attribute (thing) for a long-distance runner.
例:在職場(chǎng)中想讓你的書寫看起來更加的formal,就要學(xué)習(xí)用formal的措辭。比如May 和 Can 的區(qū)別你知道么?這些英語中的細(xì)節(jié)就是拉開英語差距的關(guān)鍵。 當(dāng)我們?cè)谡?qǐng)求,給予或拒絕的時(shí)候,通常我們會(huì)用can和can't。 ? Can I speak to Dave Williams, please? ? You can help yourselves to tea and coffee. ? I’m sorry, you can’t smoke here. 你或許也知道我們也會(huì)用May來請(qǐng)求,給予以及拒絕。 ? May I take a message? ? Passengers may not leave the airport while waiting for a connecting flight. 那么在may 和 can 之間有什么區(qū)別呢? 1). May is more formal (正式)than can when asking for and giving permission: e.g. May I speak to Mr Jones, please? 2). We use may when we want to sound more polite (禮貌): ? May I offer you another drink, sir? 3). We see or hear may, not can, in official announcements(官方), and on signs: e.g. Hotel guests may use the gym from 6 a.m. May vs. can = formal vs. informal 所以May/ May not 用于表示禮貌的正式請(qǐng)求或給予許可。Look at the difference between these two signs:
例:Wage/wages, pay, salary, earnings “工資,薪水”我們?cè)撚媚囊粋€(gè)? ? income:指收入,收益,所得。 e.g. people on low incomes. ? wage/wages: 通常指按周領(lǐng)取的工資,工錢。 e.g. a weekly wage of 200. 周薪200元。 ? pay:指工資,薪水。 e.g. The job offers good rates of pay. 這工作報(bào)酬高。 ? salary:通常指按月發(fā)放的薪水。 那么如何區(qū)分這些“薪水”?pay在這些詞當(dāng)中應(yīng)用最廣泛,在工廠等工作的雇員按周領(lǐng)取工錢的用wages。辦公室工作的人員,教師,醫(yī)生等專業(yè)人員按月領(lǐng)取的薪金用salary,但是通常以年薪表示。 ? earnings 和income 怎么區(qū)分? ? earnings 表示工作所得的報(bào)酬,不包括非勞動(dòng)所得,例如銀行存款的利息等。表示設(shè)法掙得的收入。 ? income 一般看作是可靠的固定收入。 ? 加薪20%就是:a 20% salary increase ? 付薪職位/領(lǐng)薪員工: a salaried position/employee. ? 薪水多少 : on salary of xxx. ? 年薪:annual salary of xxx 4. 基本工資:basic salary
? agenda:a list of items to be discussed at a meeting.( 會(huì)議)議程表,議事日程。 e.g. The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget. 議程表上的下一項(xiàng)是宣傳預(yù)算。 e.g. For the government, education is now at the top of the agenda. 對(duì)政府來說,現(xiàn)在教育是當(dāng)務(wù)之急。 ? diary: 日記,同樣也可以用datebook記錄約見事宜,也可以用calendar。 ? schedule:工作計(jì)劃,日程安排 e.g. we are working to a tight schedule = we have a lot of things to do ? timetable:時(shí)間表,時(shí)刻表: a bus timetable ? timeline:時(shí)間線, 通常工作中我們會(huì)制定timeline來規(guī)定每一項(xiàng)任務(wù)的開始以及完成時(shí)間等。 例:bill, statement, invoice, tab 這些“賬單”你分得清么? ? bill: a piece of paper that shows how much you owe sb for goods or services 賬單 以上這些單詞,我相信大家都認(rèn)識(shí),并不是高難度詞匯,并且十分常用,但是這些細(xì)微的區(qū)別你或許并不熟悉。與其花更多的時(shí)間去認(rèn)識(shí)很多你不熟悉的單詞,不如花些時(shí)間去更好的了解那些你已知的單詞,使你的用詞更佳的準(zhǔn)確,讓你的英語更佳專業(yè)。 |
|