2011年商务口语辅导：练习（10）
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While only about 300 workers receive disablement benefit for industrial dermatitis every year, there may be between 15,000 and 60,000 new cases of this condition every year. 然而，每年只有300名工人因职业引发的皮肤炎症得到伤残救济金，而实际上每年都有1.5万~6万人得皮肤疾病。 Extrapolation from the UK Labour Force Survey suggests that in a year at least one million people believed they had ill health caused by work and a further million believed they had ill health made worse by work. 据英国劳工部调查统计推断，一年内至少有100万人认为他们患有职业引起的病害，另有上百万人认为他们的身体因为工作的原因而变得更加糟糕。 PART ONE Interview (1) Why should companies create a pleasant working environment? 公司为什么需要营造舒适的工作环境? Companies should seek to create appealing working environment, so that employee will look forward to coming work each day. And a business-casual professional environment enables employees to be more productive. (2) How important is it to consider health and safety when planning workplace layout? 规划工作场所布局时，考虑健康和安全因素有什么重要性? Accidents can happen in the workplace and cause injuries to the employees. So companies have health and safety obligations and should take precautions to provide a safe work environment for their employees. (3) Do you think cost is the most important thing to consider when buying office furniture?(Why/Why not?) 你认为购买办公家具时，费用是最主要的考虑因素么?(为什么?) No. I think the most important thing to consider is to ensure work comfort, so as to minimize the drudgery of work and increase productivity. (4) Is it a good idea to rent office equipment instead of buying them?(Why?/Why not?) 租用而不是购买办公设备这样的想法好么?(为什么) Yes. The speed of technological change is faster than ever, office equipment like copier, fax machines become out of date soon. So I think it’s better to rent office equipment rather than buying them. What’s more, you get the service contract when you rent equipment. What’s important when…? Designing the layout of an office 相关资料 |
