职场英语:办公室系列:翘班 20080514


办公室里有一些常用表达,比如说同事翘班怎么说,复印的时候请同事让你先印两页怎么说。这一次,我们就来讲讲这些在办公室里常说的话。

1. He is gone for the day.

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当有人要找某某某,而他正好不在,这通常有两种情况。一是这位仁兄暂时离开,可能是去洗手间,可能是去复印东西。这时候我们可以告诉人家:He/She is not at his/her seat right now. 意思就是他现在不在座位上。这句话的意思是说这个人就在附近没有走远,很快就会回来。当这种情况发生时,你不妨再补充一下:He is not here, but he is around. (他现在不在,不过就在附近。) 或是 He is not available right now, but he will be back in a few minutes. (他现在不在,但一会儿就会回来。)
另外一种情况就是这位仁兄早早就收工,回家陪老婆或是提早下班跟女朋友约会去了。如果是这种情況的话,我们就可以说:He is gone for the day. 言下之意就是他今天都不会再出现了。如果很不幸地,老板正好有急事要找他,而他却己经 gone for the day,想必老板的脸色不会太好看。

2. May I jump in for two pages?

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大家都有过类似的经历吧?要去复印两页东西,结果排在前面的人拿了一本厚厚的书在那里狂印,天啊,看来还有二百多页,要等多久才能轮到自己啊 。这时如果你想插一下队,请他让你先印两页该怎么说?最生活化的说法就是:May I jump in for two pages? 这里用到 jump in 这个片语,意思就是“插一下队,让我先印”的意思。



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  • puffpear (2008-5-14 11:06:48)

    Too useful .
    Thank you .
  • umbrella (2008-5-14 11:14:17)

    1. He is gone for the day.
    他今天下班了.

    2. May I jump in for two pages?
    我能插下队吗?
  • EDI (2008-5-14 11:23:55)

    em ,i am always work overtime .
  • chrq5211 (2008-5-14 18:42:33)

    for me ,very useful!
  • roy33_315 (2008-5-14 18:52:19)

    他翹班了
  • ntx520 (2008-5-14 19:45:14)

    good
  • yjf-10 (2008-5-14 20:15:48)

    He is gone for the day.
    May I jump in for two pages?
  • judy_0001 (2008-5-15 00:00:54)

    good
  • andyzhqa (2008-5-15 08:59:30)

    good
  • strawhat (2008-5-15 09:38:24)

    He is gone for the day.
    May I jump in for two pages?
  • yoyoelva (2008-5-15 10:44:50)

    1. He is gone for the day.
        他今天不在!

    2. May I jump in for two pages?
        不好意思插下队,能帮我先复印两张吗?
  • qiuqiu112542 (2008-5-15 11:15:31)

    ggg
  • lix831215 (2008-5-15 14:04:27)

    TKS
  • toy111222 (2008-5-15 14:26:57)

    Thank you!
  • toy111222 (2008-5-15 14:28:37)

    He is gone for the day.

    May I jump in for two pages?