下面是小编为大家搜集的商务邮件中心英语读本,一起来学一学吧。
steve: mike, do you need anything from the basement?
mike. i have been with this company for almost seven months and i still have no clue what is in the basement.
steve. some people say that the most important division is down there.
mike. what's that? sales, marketing, accounting or human resources?
steve. none of those! why not come downstairs with me and meet all of the guys and gals from the mailroom?
mike. the mailroom! what do they do there?
steve: they take care of sending all of our mail and making sure that incoming letters find the right people.
mike: why would i want to go there?
steve: many great careers have started in the mail-rooms of world famous companies!
史蒂夫:迈克,你需要从地下室拿点什么东西吗?
迈克:我到这家公司已经快七个月了,可我还不知道地下室有什么东西。
史蒂夫:有些人说最重要的部门设在下面。
迈克:那是什么?销售部、市场营销部、财务部还是人事部?
史蒂夫:都不是!为什么不跟我到楼下看看,和邮件中心的伙计们认识认识?
迈克:邮件中心!他们在那里做什么?
史蒂夫:他们负责把我们的邮件发出去,并确保寄来的邮件准确无误地送到收件人手里。
迈克:我为什么要去那里?
史蒂夫:很多很棒的职业始于世界著名公司的邮件中心!
new words(生词)
1) basement: the bottom floor of a building
地下室:建筑物的底层
the basement of our building is said to be haunted but it's just a ghost story.
有人说我们这栋楼的地下室闹鬼,这只不过是鬼话。
2) no clue: no idea, something that you don't know
不知道:没有头绪,你不知道的事情
at school, my economics teacher said that i had no clue about managing money - and he was right!
上学的时候我的经济学老师说我不会理财―他说对了!
3) mailroom: place that incoming and outgoing mail is sorted for delivery
邮件中心:分拣来往邮件以便递送的地方
my first job was working in a mailroom sorting mail.
我的第一份工作是在邮件中心里分拣邮件。
4) career: a job with progressive achievements for which you have training
职业、事业:与你所受的教育相关、有发展的工作
these days, choosing a career is almost a full-time job itself.
现在,选择一种职业本身几乎是一项全职的工作。