外企工作必备英语口语精讲(4)
<p>7. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span>.我刚听到公司下个月要裁七位员工.</p><p>最近失业率不断上升, 我也就顺便来谈谈裁员的话题. 公司要裁员的讲法有许多种, 其中最常见的不外是 <span word="layoff">layoff</span> 这个字 (如果分开来写: <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="off">off</span> 是动词, 但合起来写 <span word="layoff">layoff</span> 则是名词) . 例如, "<span word="Cisco">Cisco</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="warning">warning</span>, <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="layoffs">layoffs</span>." (思科发布盈余警讯, 计划裁员.) 当然还可以用比较口语的讲法说, <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> 或是 <span word="slash">slash</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, 例如上一句我们也可以说, "<span word="Cisco">Cisco</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span>/<span word="slash">slash</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>." (思科计划裁员.) 据路边马路消息说, 由于 <span word="layoff">layoff</span> 最近在英语中的出现频率排名大幅成长, <span word="layoff">layoff</span> 这个字将会被收录在最新的英文常用 3000 字汇当中.</p><p>要是真的不幸在美国被裁员了怎么办? 先记住两句话再说, 第一句是, "<span word="Whose">Whose</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="this">this</span>?" (这是谁的决定.) 俗语说冤有头债有主, 先问清楚了是谁动你的, 将来要把汽车轮胎放气才知道要放哪一台. 另一句话就是, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>." 这句话在找新工作时很好用. 人家问你现在在作什么, 你不要呆呆地说, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="off">off</span>." 多难听啊! 你应该说, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>." 我正好在两个工作间的空档. 听起来比较委婉 这可是之前刚被裁了员的好友 <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> 教我的, 他就因为很会讲这句 "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>." 目前已经在德州休士顿找到新工作了.</p>
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