介绍:
Career Talent 12- Helping Each Other
1. Tips：
1）. Can you just give me a ballpark figure? 能不能给我一个大概的数字.
Ballpark 指的是专供球类比赛的公园, 特别是指大型的棒球场. 例如亚特兰大勇士队 (Atlanta Braves) 的主场, Turner Field 就是一个 ballpark.
"Just give me a ballpark figure."
我只要一个大略的数字就行了.
"I'll need a ballpark of the revenue last year."
我需要去年的营收的大约数字.
2）. Bottom line: We have to turn into profit by 2017. 最重要的是: 我们必须在 2017 年前转亏为盈.
bottom line, Net earnings；
"In business, If you don't take care of your customers, somebody else will. And that is the bottom line."
如果你不关心你的顾客的话, 其它的人会, 这是最重要的原则.
另外 bottom line 也有‘最后的底限’,‘不能再退让的原则’的意思.
"Bottom line: We have to ship this order by Friday."
我最后的底限是, 我们必须在星期五前运交这批货.
3）. The new CFO was sent to bring the company out of the red.
这位新的财务长被派来把公司从赤字中拯救出来.
in the red/in the black
lose money /make money
unprofitable / profitable
non-profit organization
非营利组织
Non-profit ‘非营利性质的’。
2. Words:
remove 移除 ; right-click 点击右键 ; voila 瞧，看，可不是（法语）;
3. Phrases:
ask sb. for a favor请求某人帮忙; figure out弄清楚 ; finish up就要完成 ; get in touch with 联系; get the program open运行程序 ; give sb. a hand帮某人一个忙 ; leave work下班 ; plan on 计划做…; point you in the right direction指明方向; scheduling software日程安排软件; set something up做个安排; take a look看一下 ; take care of照看; thanks a million太谢谢了 ; time grid时间表;
4. Useful Expressions:
请求帮助：
1 Are you really busy right now? 你这会儿忙吗？
2 Could I ask you for a favor? 你能帮我一个忙吗？
3 I need to ask you for a big favor. 我需要你帮我一个大忙。
4 I was wondering if you could help me with something. 不知你能不能帮我一个忙。
5 One of my clients left a voice mail ask me to call him back after 4:30. 有一个客户给我语音留言，说让我四点半以后给他回电话。
6 It’s the new scheduling software. I can’t figure out how to use it. 就是那个新的日程安排软件，我不知道该怎么用？
7 Oh, another thing, if I want to remove a task from the schedule, how do I do that? 哦，还有一件事。如果我想从日程中移除一项任务，该怎么办？
8 Do you think you could introduce Susan to me, or help me to get in touch with her? 你能介绍我认识苏珊吗？ 或者帮我联系上她吗？
9 I’ve got it now. Thanks so much for your help! 现在我明白了。非常感谢你的帮助！
愿意帮助：
10 What can I do for you? 我能帮你做什么？
11 Sure, I ‘ll handle it for you. 当然，我会帮你搞定这件事。
12 Just let me know what you need. 需要我帮什么，你尽管说。
13 My pleasure! I’m always glad to help. 别客气！我总是乐意帮忙的。
14 I can give you a hand with that. 我可以帮你看看。
15 So do you need me to take care of some work for you? 那么你有什么工作需要我帮你做吗？
16 Let’s go over to your desk and take a look. 我们去你的工位看一下吧。
17 Sure, I can arrange something. I’ll give Susan a call and set something up. 当然，我能安排这件事。我会给苏珊去电话做个安排。
18 Here’s her email address, you can go ahead and contact her by email on your own. 这是她的邮件地址，你可以给她发邮件直接联系她。
爱莫能助：
19 I’m sorry. I probably can’t help much. 抱歉，这事我帮不了你什么。
20 You should talk to Susan. She should be able to point you in the right direction. 你应该找苏珊。她应该能给你指明方向。
21 I would be happy to help you out, but I’m planning on getting out of the office a little early today. 我愿意帮助你，但是我今天计划好了要早点走。
5. Dialogues：
Dialogue1：
Clarissa: Hey Dillon, are you really busy right now? 嘿,狄龙，你这会儿忙吗？
Dillon: Uh, I’m just finishing up a report. What’s up? 我在写一份报告，就要写完了，什么事？
Clarissa: I was wondering if you could help me with something. It’s the new scheduling software. I can’t figure out how to use it.不知你能不能帮我一个忙。就是那个新的日程安排软件，我不知道该怎么用。
Dillon: I can give you a hand with that. Let’s go over to your desk and take a look.我可以帮你看看，我们去你的工位上看一下吧。
Clarissa: Okay, here we are. So I’ve got the program open, and it’s showing a time grid for the entire month. But I just want to look at the coming week.好，这就是我的工位。我开始运行程序，它显示的是一整月的时间表，可是我只想看看接下来这一个星期的时间表。
Dillon: No problem. So you just click “View” on the menu bar, then click on “Time Period” and you’ll see ”Day”, ”Week”, ”Month ” and “Year”. Just click “Week”, like this, and voila! 没问题，那么，你只需要点击菜单栏的“查阅”按钮，然后点击“时间段”按钮，你就会看到“一天”，“一周”，“一个月”，“一年”。只要点击“一周”，就像这样，看！
Clarissa: Great! Oh, another thing, if I want to remove a task from the schedule, how do I do that?太好了，哦，还有一件事。如果我想从日程中移除一项任务，该怎么办？
Dillon: Easy. Just right-click on the item you want to remove, and click “Delete”. 那容易啊。只需要把鼠标放在你想要移除的项目上，点击右键，然后点击“删除”即可。
Clarissa: I’ve got it now. Thanks so much for your help! 现在我明白了，非常感谢你的帮助。
Dialogue 2:
Garth: Hi Carolyn, could I ask you for a favor? 你好，卡罗琳，你能帮我一个忙吗？
Carolyn: Sure, just let me know what you need. 当然可以，需要我帮什么，你尽管说。
Garth: I want to leave work early today. It’s my wife’s birthday and I want to go home and make dinner for her as a surprise. 今天我想早点下班，今天是我老婆的生日，我想早点回家，给她做一顿饭，给她一个惊喜。
Carolyn: That’s so sweet and romantic. I’m sure she’ll really appreciate it. so do you need me to take care of some work for you? 你好体贴，好浪漫啊！我相信，她一定会喜欢的！那么你有什么工作需要我帮你做吗？
Garth: Well, I managed to get most of my work done early today. But one of my clients left a voice mail asking me to call him back after 4:30. 我尽力完成了今天的大部分工作。不过有一个客户给我语音留言，说让我四点半以后给他回电话。
Carolyn: No problem, I can call him and let him know you’ll be back in the office tomorrow morning. 没问题。我可以给他打电话，告诉他明天上午你会在办公室。
Garth: Great, thanks a million! Here’s the client’s name and number. 太好了，太谢谢你了！这是那个客户的姓名和电话号码。
Carolyn: My pleasure! I’m always glad to help. 别客气，我总是乐意帮忙的。
