bbc白领工作英语第 52 集：再见 denise! 求职指点用语
narrator: 欢迎大家回到我们白领英语系列的第 52 集。今天的 tip top 贸易公司的气氛可不轻 松。办公室助理 denise 刚刚被裁员，今天是她在公司的最后一天了。anna 正在忙 她的工作，同时在招呼着每个人在 denise 的告别卡上签个名…
anna: paul, have you signed denise's leaving card yet?
paul: no, not yet. have you got a pen… (writing) …"sorry to see you go. best foot forward. paul." there. i feel a bit guilty, it was me who got rid of her.
tom: yeah. well, you should feel really bad. i can't believe you're getting rid of her.
anna: tom, do you want to sign the card?
tom: yeah, of course. (writing) "you are… were… the best employee we ever had. so sad to see you go. kiss, kiss, kiss. tom."
anna: gosh. three kisses! erm, you haven't given me any money for her leaving present yet, have you?
tom: oh sorry, a bit of a cash flow problem (searching around). here, have a pound.
paul: that's generous! (denise crying in distance)
paul: oh crumbs, she's crying again. anna, could you deal with her? i've got something important to do.
tom: oh yeah. me too.
anna: denise, are you ok? are you upset about leaving?
denise: (sobbing) yes. i've loved working here. i've made some good friends… like you anna… and being able to make free phone calls has been good. what am i going to do now?
narrator: anna, 听上去 denise 急需一些求职的忠告和建议。
anna: career advice?
narrator: 她需要一些具体的引导看看下一步该怎么走，到哪里去寻找新工作。换位思考，你会怎 么做？
anna: look in the newspaper, ring my contacts, register with a job agency?
narrator: 没错！你肯定能给她指点指点，试试看。
anna: ok, i'll try. (to denise) cheer up denise, you need to think positively.
denise: do i? i'm unemployed from tomorrow, how am i ever going to find another job?
anna: well, have you tried looking in the job section in the newspaper?
denise: no.
anna: it's a good place to start. and there are loads of job-finding websites you could sign up for.
denise: i don't have a computer.
anna: well, what about ringing some of the people you know – contacts who may know about a job?
denise: hmm, i hadn't thought about that.
anna: and of course, you could register with a recruitment agency. they're good at finding jobs for you.
denise: oh, that's a good idea. anna, you're brilliant! what great ideas (starting to cry again)… you're so kind and… thoughtful. (door opens)
paul: anna could you… oh no, she's crying again.
tom: oh no, she we go back in to your office paul?
anna: no, no. it's ok, denise is crying with happiness. she's feeling better now.
paul: oh well, in that case… shall we all gather round and officially say goodbye to denise. (denise starts to cry again)
narrator: 可怜的 denise，眼睛都快哭肿了。不过 anna 的求职指点对她很有启发。在没有专 业咨询的情况下，就要自己去尝试。下面我们再听听 anna 给 denise 提供的求职建 议…
you need to think positively. 你要有积极的态度!
try looking in the job section in the newspaper. 到报纸的招聘广告栏上看看。
there are loads of job-finding websites you could sign up for. 现在有很多求 职网页，你可以去注册一下。
what about ringing some of the people you know? 可以给你认识的人打个电 话。
you could register with a recruitment agency. 你也可以委托招聘代理公司。
paul: ok everyone… the time has come to say farewell to denise. it's with regret we've had to let her go.
tom: (whispering) we? you, paul.
paul: thank you for all your hard work and we wish you very well in the future. (everyone claps)
paul: anna, i think we have a gift for denise?
anna: there you go denise. careful it's quite heavy.
denise: (unwrapping gift) oh, what a beautiful fruit bowl… and full of plastic fruit! (everyone laughs) (phone starts ringing)
tom: i'll get it (tom talks to someone on the phone). sorry about that everyone. that was a company called nice'n'cheesy, they remember anna. they liked your sales pitch and want to order 100,000 plastic grapes to go with their cheeses!
paul: what?! brilliant! ooops. (fruit bowl smashes)
denise: my new fruit bowl!
narrator: 天哪，果盘被打碎了，可怜的 denise。看上去她离开公司的时机很不好，不知道她还 会不会回来？预知剧情发展，请留意下一集的《白领英语》。bye!
listening challenge 听力挑战
denise 收到的告别礼物是什么?
(答案: 果盘)