Business English(series2)

外企生存十大關鍵詞

1. Performance (n.) 人業績、表現

　　His performance this month has been less than satisfactory.

　　他這個月的業績不是很令人滿意。

2. Performance Evaluation 週期性員工個人評定

　　The performance evaluation test is a way of seeing how efficient a workers performance is.

　　週期性員工個人評定是一種考察員工的工作有多高效的手段。

3. Challenge (v.) 在外企的英文中它不當"挑戰"講而是"譴責、批評、指責"

　　His poor performance gave rise to a challenge from his boss.

　　他差勁的表現遭到了老闆的批評。

4. Presentation (n.) 做介紹（一般指打投影儀的那種彙報）

　　His presentation on the Earth Summit proves that we really need to pay more attention to the global environment.

　　他在地球峰會上的報告證實了我們的確要更加關注全球的環境。

5. Quota (n.) 員工的（一年或半年的）任務量

　　Have you reached your predicted quota for this quarter?

　　你達到了本季度預期的任務量了嗎？

6. Solid (n.) 可靠的、穩妥的

　　Their partnership is solid as a rock.

　　他們的夥伴關係像岩石一樣堅不可摧。

7. Complicated (adj.) 複雜的

　　English grammar is very complicated.

　　英語文法非常複雜。

8/9. Vacation = Leave 休假 (n.)

　　It is my vacation soon, I think I'll go to Huang Shan to relax.

　　我馬上就要休假了。我想我會去黃山放鬆一下。

10. Follow up 把某件事情繼續負責追究到底

　　Have you been following up on the news recently?

　　你有跟蹤調查最近的新聞嗎？