PA - Personal Assistant AGM – Annual General Meeting
PA－私人助理 AGM－年度股东大会
Communication tip
与人沟通的诀窍
Harvey lowers his voice when he wants to be taken seriously; first with Douglas, and then with Caroline. A lowered tone in many languages can change the meaning of a word or phrase. In English, a lowered vocal tone shows firmness and authority.
By lowering his voice Harvey lets his colleagues know that he is serious and expects to be taken seriously and both Douglas and Caroline respond appropriately.
在第一和第二课的对话里，哈维希望引起他人的注意时他压低了声调。您还记得吗？哈维和道格拉斯交谈以及稍后和卡罗琳交谈时都降低了声调。在不同的语言里压低声调可能代表不同的意思，不过在英语里当一个人降低其声调往往是要表现出坚定和权威性。
哈维以这种方式向他的同事表示他是一本正经地就事论事，道格拉斯和卡罗琳也立即遵照哈维的指示采取行动。
Idioms and expressions
习惯用语和表示法
When people tease each other it can be called “taking the Mickey”.
Here are some other common idioms to describe teasing.
英语中“taking the Mickey”是戏弄人的意思，下面列举一些常用的戏弄、取笑人的词组。
to pull one’s leg – Example “ Don’t worry. I’m just pulling your leg.”
To pull one’s leg－例句“别担心，我只是和你开个玩笑而已。”
to have a lend of one – Example. “Don’t take it personally. He’s just having a lend
of you.”
To have a lend of one－例句“别太在意，他只是和你开个玩笑罢了。”
to put someone on – Example “Oh, did you think he was serious? He was just
putting you on!”
to put someone one－例句“噢，你以为他是当真的吗？他不过是和你开个玩笑而已。”
EXERCISES
练习
1. Key vocabulary
重要词汇
Look up the meaning and pronunciation of these words in your dictionary.
请从字典里查找下列生词的定义和发音。
assistant
benefits
beverage
demand
expand
market
operations
organisation
plantation
pleasant
position
specialise
2. Memory test
记忆力测试
In your first language, write your company’s equivalent position for each business term represented by initials below. When you have finished, check your answers against the previous page.
How many meanings did you remember?
请用中文写出您服务的公司里和下列缩略词类似的工作职称和工作职责。然后和上列的缩略词核对，看看您记得多少刚才学过的东西。
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