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Business English - Office coffee and snacks
商务英语－办公室里的咖啡和点心

Michael: Hey Billy. Do you have any sugar left?

Billy: No I ran out yesterday? Do you have any creamer?

Michael: Nadda! I asked the receptionist to get some last week.

Billy: How are we going to have coffee then?

Michael: Black, bitter and strong I suppose.

Billy: We should find a different way to make sure that we don't run out of the office essentials.

Michael: You mean essentials like paper and pens?

Billy: No! Like coffee, creamer and sugar!

迈克尔：你好，比利。你有糖吗？
比利：不，昨天就没了。你有奶晶吗？
迈克尔：没了！我上周就让前台去弄一些了。
比利：那么，我们怎么喝咖啡呢？
迈克尔：我想我们只能喝苦而浓烈的黑咖啡了。
比利：我们应该找另外一种办法，来保证我们不会用完办公室里的必需品。
迈克尔：你是指象纸和笔这些必需品吗？
比利：不！是咖啡，奶晶和糖！




NEW WORDS 新单词

1) Creamer: white powdered milk that can be added to coffee.
奶晶：可以加入咖啡的白色奶粉。
I don't like creamer, I prefer natural milk instead.
我不喜欢奶晶，我更喜欢自然的牛奶。

2) Nadda: none, nothing.
没有：没有，什么都没有。
The policeman got angry when I told him that I had nadda
identification.
当我告诉警察我什么证件都没有的时候，他生气了。

3) Receptionist: person who sits at the front of the office to take calls.
前台、接待员：坐在办公室门前，接电话的人。
A good receptionist is important because they are usually the first point of contact for clients.
有一个好的接待员是很重要的，因为他们经常是客户的第一个接触人。

4) Essentials: things that you must have.
必需品：一定要有的东西。
Some people say that food, clothing and shelter are life essentials.
有些人说食物、衣服和住所是生活的必需品。 5) Petty cash: a small amount of cash kept by companies to pay for the small but necessary items.
零用现金：公司的小额现金，用以支付小额但是必需的物品。
The accountant said that we could use petty cash to buy paper but not to buy a new printer.
会计说我们可以用零用现金去买纸，但是不能用它买一个新的打印机。



LESSON 课文

Most offices are happy to provide simple water, tea, coffee and snacks for their staff for several reasons.

First, it means that you can provide them to customers and clients when they come to visit the office. Just a simple cup of tea can make a client feel more relaxed and help to get the business done.

Second, it saves times to provide drinks and snacks to staff. If the office does not provide them, the staff will have to leave the office to go and buy them, which of course takes time.

Third, the staff will feel that the company really do value them more highly if simple but essential thinks like tea and water are provided. Staff are more likely to perform better if they think that the company is trying to look after them.

Once you have decided to provide water, tea, coffee and small snacks to the staff you then have to decide who will be responsible for making sure that they are replaced when they run out. You could appoint one person to always be responsible or take turns having one staff member be responsible for one week and then another person taking over.

The company accountant will probably allow the cost of water, tea and coffee out of the company's petty cash. If not you could ask everyone to put in a small amount and then buy the essentials with that money.

大多数公司，因为一些原因，愿意为他们的员工提供简单的水、茶、咖啡和点心。

首先，它意味着，当客户和顾客来访的时候，你可以向他们提供这些。简单的一杯茶会使你的客户感到轻松，并有助于做成生意。

第二，向员工提供饮料和点心会节省时间。如果公司不提供，员工们会离开公司去买这些东西，而这当然会花费时间。

第三，如果公司提供简单但却必需的东西，例如茶和水，员工们会感觉公司真的更重视他们。如果员工们认为公司正努力照顾他们，他们就可能会表现得更好。

一旦你决定向员工们提供水、茶、咖啡和小点心，你必须决定谁会负责保证当这些东西用完后，会续加。你可以指定一个人，一直负责这项工作，或者让员工轮流值日，每周有一名员工负责。

公司的会计应该从公司的零用现金中准备出水、茶和咖啡的费用。如果不是这样，你应该让每个人拿出一点钱，然后用这些钱来买必需品。

Dialogue - 对话


Jeff: Are you going downstairs to get water Joan?

Joan: No, it's my turn to put the coffee, sugar and creamer this week.

Jeff: So you are going down to the store?

Joan: Yep. I will be back in five minutes.

Jeff: I think I should go with you to help carry all of those heavy essentials.

Joan: I think you only want to come with me so that you can get some sunshine!

Jeff: No I really do want to help you carry all of those heavy items.

Joan: Well I will believe you but thousands would not!

Jeff: Just remember to bring the petty cash with you Joan!

杰夫：简，你要到楼下去喝水吗？
简：不，这周轮到我放咖啡、糖和奶末。
杰夫：所以，你要下楼去商店？
简：是的。我5分钟后会回来。
杰夫：我想我应该和你一起去，帮你提那些很重的必需品。
简：我想你只是想和我一起去享受一些阳光吧！
杰夫：不，我真的想要帮你提那些很重的东西。
简：好吧，我相信你，但是别人可不会！
杰夫：记住要带零用现金，简！