辦公室日常
辦公室日常英語是和同事每天互動時使用的英語:早上打招呼、請同事幫忙、回報工作進度、討論截止日期,以及下班道別。這些句子比開會英語輕鬆,但仍要保持禮貌,請求時多用 Could you...? 與 Would you mind...?。
和同事打招呼與閒聊
| 英文 | 中文 |
|---|---|
| Morning! How was your weekend? | 早!週末過得如何? |
| How's everything going with the new project? | 新專案進行得還順利嗎? |
| Are you heading out for lunch? | 你要去吃午餐了嗎? |
| Do you want to grab a coffee? | 要不要去買杯咖啡? |
| Have a good evening. See you tomorrow! | 晚上愉快,明天見! |
請同事幫忙
| 英文 | 中文 |
|---|---|
| Do you have a minute? | 你有空嗎?(想跟你談一下) |
| Could you give me a hand with this? | 可以幫我一下嗎? |
| Would you mind taking a look at this report? | 你介意幫我看一下這份報告嗎? |
| Could you send me the latest version? | 可以把最新版本寄給我嗎? |
| Sorry to bother you, but do you know how to fix this? | 不好意思打擾,你知道這個怎麼修嗎? |
回應請求:Sure, no problem.(當然,沒問題。)、I'm a bit busy right now. Can I get back to you in an hour?(我現在有點忙,一小時後回覆你可以嗎?)
Would you mind...? 怎麼回答?
Would you mind...? 的意思是「你介意……嗎?」,所以答應時要說 No 或 Not at all(不介意),例如 Not at all. I'll do it now.。直接回答 Yes 反而變成「我介意」。
回報進度與截止日期
| 英文 | 中文 |
|---|---|
| I'm almost done with the slides. | 簡報我快做完了。 |
| I'm still working on it. | 我還在處理中。 |
| It should be ready by tomorrow afternoon. | 明天下午前應該可以完成。 |
| When is the deadline? | 截止日期是什麼時候? |
| I'm afraid I need a little more time. | 恐怕我需要多一點時間。 |
| I'll keep you posted. | 我會隨時跟你更新進度。 |
| Just a quick update: the client approved the design. | 簡單更新一下:客戶核准了設計稿。 |
對話範例:請同事幫忙看報告
| 角色 | 英文 | 中文 |
|---|---|---|
| A | Hey Tom, do you have a minute? | 嘿 Tom,你有空嗎? |
| B | Sure, what's up? | 有啊,怎麼了? |
| A | Would you mind taking a quick look at my sales report before I send it? | 你介意在我寄出前幫我快速看一下業績報告嗎? |
| B | Not at all. When do you need it by? | 不介意,你什麼時候需要? |
| A | By three o'clock, if possible. The manager wants it today. | 可以的話三點前,經理今天要。 |
| B | No problem. I'll get back to you before lunch. | 沒問題,我午餐前回覆你。 |
| A | Thanks, I owe you one! | 謝啦,欠你一次! |
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