1 Vocabulary Work and life
SIMON:It's open!
SIMON:Hey,Sally.What's up?
SALLY:Didn't see you at work today.Are you okay?
SIMON:I'm fine.I worked from home.
SALLY:Is this some new policy I have't heard of?
SIMON:Actually,yeah.The engineering team now works offsite on Tuesdays,unless there's a problem or a big deadline.
SALLY:Oh,very nice.
SIMON:I'm trying to create a friendlier atmosphere in my team.
SALLY:Cool,How's it going?
SIMON:Well,I give them a job satisfaction survey every three months.I want to make sure that they're happy in their work.Six months ago,they weren't.
SALLY:And now?
SIMON:Oh,much better.Job satisfaction's way up.I'm really pleased.How's your team doning?
SALLY:Our team's great.It really makes a difference when your manager listens to you.
SIMON:Todd's a great manager.He cares about his team.
SALLY:He's very supportive.He's totally in favor of me taking project management classes.
SIMON:And Harry seems happier.
SALLY:He is.It was terrible before,because of the Sunset Computers acquisition.Long days,long weeks,and Joan was always gone...
SIMON:So more work for everyone else.
SALLY:Exactly.I was pretty burned out.
SALLY:But,I only worked 40 hours this week.
SIMON:Wow!And we work with some really nice people,don't you think?
SALLY:Yeah.I pretty much like everyone.IXW is turning into a great company to work for.
SIMON:If there was one thing you could change,what would it be?
SALLY:Uh,the coffee?
offsite 非现场的
atmosphere 气氛
survey 调查
job satisfaction
supportive 给予帮助的
burned out 烧毁;烧坏;筋疲力尽;耗尽;熄灭
turning into 变成
timely manner
英 [ˈtaɪmli ˈmænə(r)] 美 [ˈtaɪmli ˈmænər]
及时;及时方式
Select the correct words.
Thanks for your encouragement. You've been very supportive .
I work offsite on Wednesdays, not in the office.
How would you rate your job satisfaction ?
The latest survey showed employees were not totally happy.
You work 70-hour weeks. You're turning into a workaholic.
Don't work so many hours. You'll get burned out .
2 Grammar Transitive and intransitive verbs
Transitive and intransitive verbs
及物动词和不及物动词
Some verbs are followed by an object, and some aren't. Look at the following examples.
I ran.
I picked.
I ran does not need to be followed by an object.
What did the man do? He ran.
We don't need any extra information for it to make sense.
I picked, however, needs an object.
What did the woman pick? We don't know.
It's not until we add an object that it makes sense:
I picked oranges.
we can pround of
Transitive verbs
Transitive verbs must be followed by an object.
Rick asked them to take the survey. Rick asked them to take the survey.
I'll fill the glasses. I'll fill the glasses.
She invited him to the party. She invited him to the party.
They picked strawberries to eat for dessert. They picked strawberries to eat for dessert.
Intransitive verbs
Intransitive verbs are never followed by an object, but they are often followed by an adverb or prepositional phrase – carefully or in Paris, for example.
adverb or prepositional phrase
副词或介词短语
I was working in Paris. I was working in Paris.
I listened carefully. I listened carefully.
Most sense verbs – like watch, see and hear – may or may not have an object.
Let's watch the news.
Let's watch the news.
She watched as I worked.
She watched as I worked.
Yes, we've seen the survey.
Yes, we've seen the survey.
You can't see out of the window.
You can't see out of the window.
I heard the phone.
I heard the phone.
She can't hear very well.
She can't hear very well.
Two colleagues are waiting for a meeting to start. Listen to the audio. Select all the correct answers.