Merriam is looking forward to her first
staff trip
.
Merriam 引頸期盼第一次員工旅遊。
所以 Ben 他們今天在聊什麼呢?
Ben: Hey! You guys started the
water cooler chat
without me?
Ben:嘿!你們沒等我就開始聊了?
Merriam: Come on, we knew you would come here and take a break soon enough.
Merriam:少來,我們知道你很快就會過來這裡休息。
Ben: Fine. So what are we
gossiping
about today?
Ben:好啦,所以我們今天要八卦什麼?
Merriam: We were just talking about the
staff trip
.
Merriam:我們剛剛在聊員工旅遊。
Ben: Oh… right, we’re going to Penghu in three months.
Ben:噢… 對哦,我們三個月後要去澎湖。
Merriam: I’ve been thinking if I should buy a new bikini for the trip.
Merriam:我一直在想要不要替這次旅行買一套新的比基尼。
原來在聊員工旅遊啊!Merriam 竟然已經在想新泳衣的事了,先學習以下三個單字,然後繼續加入他們的聊天室吧!
Year-end banquet (n.) 尾牙
Year-end 為形容詞,意思是「年末的」,banquet 意指「宴會」(尤其用來指很正式的宴會),year-end banquet 指的即是「尾牙」,也可以說 year-end party。
Alison is going to play the guitar at the
year-end banquet
.
Alison 要在尾牙表演彈吉他。
Year-end bonus (n.) 年終獎金
Bonus 的意思是「獎金;紅利」,year-end bonus 指的即是「年終獎金;年終分紅」。
Alison’s
year-end bonus
was smaller than she expected.
Alison 領到的年終獎金不如預期。
Performance (n.) 業績
一般常見 performance 用來指「表演;表現」,但用在職場上 performance 也可以指「業績;績效;工作表現」。
Eric’s excellent
performance
saw him win employee of the month six months in a row.
Eric 因著絕佳的表現連續六個月獲選為最佳員工。
所以 Merriam 決定為了員工旅遊買比基尼了嗎?繼續聽下去!
Ben: Sure, why not? Seeing as it’s your first trip to Penghu, you’ll definitely end up taking lots of photos at the beach.
Ben:行啊,為什麼不?這會是你第一次到澎湖,你一定會在海邊拍很多照。
Merriam: You’re right. In fact, there’s a bikini I’ve had my eye on for a while.
Merriam:你說得對。說實話,有一套比基尼是我一直都很想買的。
Ben: So what are you waiting for?
Ben:那你在猶豫什麼?
Merriam: The only problem is that the one I want is quite expensive.
Merriam:唯一的問題就是實在太貴了。
Ben: Hmm … Isn’t the
year-end banquet
next week? Once you get your
year-end bonus
you’ll have no problem buying whatever bikini you like.
Ben:嗯… 下禮拜不是尾牙嗎?你到時候拿到年終獎金想買什麼比基尼都沒問題了。
Merriam: I don’t think I can expect a very good bonus this year. My
performance
has been really bad, so I reckon I won’t get much.
Merriam:我這次一點也不指望年終有多多。我今年的業績一直很糟,我想年終應該沒多少。
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