bbc english at work episode 41: doing it by the book
bbc白领工作英语第 41 集：照书本上说的做 健康安全政策的用语
narrator: 欢迎回到我们的节目，tom 想抓只老鼠，结果不小心不小心摔了一跤。anna 能帮他 止痛吗？ let's find out.
tom: ooo…oww…ouch. my arm really hurts.
paul: (door opens) what's all this noise about?
denise: it's tom. he's had an accident – tripped over a mouse – i mean tripped over trying to catch a mouse.
paul: golly gosh. are you ok tom?
tom: i dunno. i think i've broken something.
denise: your pencil i think! just sit there at my desk and i'll go and call a firstaider.
paul: anna, you're going to fill in one of those health and safety reports.
anna: oh really? do we have to?
paul: it's procedure and it's the law – it's got be done. now tom, would a biscuit make you feel better?
narrator: 健康和安全措施在公司里可是很重要的。 办公室一定要安全，不过意外也难免不会发生。如果发生了意外，那么你就有责任向公司汇报。 anna, 你知道相关表格在哪里 吗？
anna: (typing on computer) i think so. it's here on the company intranet…here it is, 'incident report form'. narrator: 对了，有时候这份表格叫作 “意外事故汇报”。 里面会问 “how did the accident happen?” – 事故是怎么发生的?, “what was the cause of the accident?” – 原 因是什么, “were there any injuries” – 有人受伤了吗?伤势如何？还有 “how could the accident have been avoided?” – 怎样防止类似事故的发生?
anna: ok, i had better get started.
denise: (putting phone down) right, the first-aider will be here in ten minutes. do you need a hand with this form anna?
anna: yes please denise. it wants to know how the accident happened.
denise: just say there was a mouse…no, a large rat…running about that needed catching. and tom, very bravely, tried to catch it
anna: (typing) yes…and then he tripped over something.
denise: was it your shoe laces tom?
tom: err? ouch! no, it was a sample box of perfect peaches…ooo, ouch.
denise: so, the cause of the accident was a box of perfect peaches left on the floor. who left them there anyway?
tom: it was me denise.
denise: what do i always say about putting things away? now anna, it says here 'were there any injuries?'
anna: so i'll write…'yes, member of staff broke his arm.'
denise: sprained his arm. i think he'd be in more pain if it was broken, hey tom?
tom: what? err, yeah. it still hurts though.
denise: hmm! now finally it says 'what can be done to avoid this accident again?'
anna: get rid of the mice… i mean rats? denise. no. store things away properly and keep the office tidy, eh tom?
tom: yeah i suppose so… but i was only trying to catch that mouse.
denise: i know, very heroic. i'm starting to see what anna sees in you, you know.
tom: oh no, anna, our dinner date! narrator: 今天可真够忙得了。 anna 填好了意外事故汇报的表格。 如果你工作的地方也发生 了意外，那么你可能会被问到以下类似的问题。
how did the accident happen?
what was the cause of the accident?
were there any injuries? and:
how could the accident have been avoided?
narrator: 看来 anna 和 tom 的晚餐约会要被取消了， 这可正和她的心愿。
anna: hey tom, don't look so glum. i'm up for dinner if you still are.
tom: ouch… really?
anna: sure tom, and as you've only got one arm you won't be hugging me all the time.
denise: you'll have to spoon feed him his food too!
tom: denise, is that ambulance here yet? narrator: denise 你可得注意了，别到时候你也发生意外。 anna 和 tom 的约会看来最终没 受影响。 我很期待着他们的会面，不知道能听到点儿什么！ see you again soon. bye!
listening challenge 听力挑战 in the accident, what did tom trip over? 在事故中，tom 被什么绊了一跤？ answer: a box of perfect peaches. 答案：一箱塑料桃子。