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1.Copyright 版权
A：Tell your graphic artists to go back to the drawing board for our new logo design. I just saw the prototype that came out of your department last week. It just won’t work.
B：Why? What’s the problem?
A：It is way too similar to the Nike swoosh. Don’t you know? That’ s copyrighted. If we come out with something even close to the design they have, we could be legally liable. They’d sue us in a heartbeat.
B：I saw the design. We had a team of all-star designers on it. I don’ t think it resembled Nike’ s logo at all. That’s a huge stretch of the imagination to say our design would violate their copyright.
A：Our legal department doesn’t think so. They reviewed the copyrighted images from Nike. After discussion with our general manager, they determined it would be copyright infringement to place this design on our products. It’ s better to be safe than sorry.
B：What if we modified the design a little bit. Say we change the color. Do you think that would be enough to differentiate from the copyrighted image?
A：Nope. The verdict from the legal department is to start from scratch. This time come up with something more creative.
B：More creative?
A：Not only do we have to worry about not overstepping bounds with copyright, but we also want something different from everyone else. We want to stand out to our consumers. Come up with something good, then we'll set our own copyright on it.
B：Okay. Looks like it’s back to square one.
A：去告诉你们的设计师回画室讨论一下我们新徽标的设计问题。我刚刚看过你们部门上星期拿出的设计样，根本不能用。
B：为什么？有什么问题？
A：这个设计与耐克产品上的图案太相似了。你难道不知道，这是受版权保护的？哪怕我们设计出来的东西与他们的图案接近，我们也会负法律责任的，他们会立即起诉我们。
B：我看过那个设计，那是我们明星团队一手设计的，我认为根本不像耐克的标识。说我们的设计会侵犯他们的版权，这想象力未免有点儿太丰富了。
A：我们的法律部门可不这么认为。他们仔细看了耐克受版权保护的图案，并和我们总经理讨论过。最后他们认定如果把这个图案放在我们的产品上，那会侵犯他们的版权。我们最好还是防患于未然吧。
B：如果我们再修改一下设计怎么样？比如说把颜色变变，你认为这样就足以与受版权保护的图案区分了吧？
A：不行。法律部门的定论是一切从零开始。这一次要搞出更有独创性的设计。
B：更有独创性？
A：我们不但要小心别越过版权的权限，而且还要拿出完全与众不同的设计。我们的设计要醒目以吸引顾客。有了好的设计，我们就可以申请自己的版权了。
B：好的。看来还是重新设计吧。
2. Performance Reviews 业绩评估
A：Let’s go over Friday’ s performance reviews.
B：Most of them were pretty positive. Take Tom Clark for example. He’s extroverted, which makes him a very effective salesman. You can see his sales for this quarter are a record high for our company. He’s also easygoing and very friendly. Add that to his good looks, and you can see why he’ s so popular, in and out of the office!
A：Yes, I’ve also heard that he’s a lady’s man. Well, that is actually a strike against him in the performance review. It seems like he has trouble keeping his private life and professional life separate. He has been involved in several office romances that have been detrimental to employee professionalism and performance.
B：He was censored for the two incidents, and since then, he has corrected his behavior. I think that says a lot for his character.
A：Do you recommend him for a raise, then?
B：I think he’s deserving of a promotion because he has brought a lot of profit to the company.
A：What about John Martin? His report wasn’ t so hot. He’s always making excuses, he has no common sense, and he lacks responsibility.
B：You can see his sales record is less than impressive. He is hard to deal with. After disciplinary action, he complained to the Board of Directors with charges of discrimination. It seems he always ignores his faults and criticizes others.
A：Just between you and me, I can’ t stand the guy. But it’s very difficult to fire him. He landed this position because of his parents. They are very influential stockholders.
A：我们看一下周五的业绩评估情况。
B：大部分都是正面评价。拿汤姆?克拉克来说，他性格外向，因此做推销员非常合适。你可以看到他这个季度的销售额创了我们公司的最高记录。他本人也比较随和，很友好。再加上他长相不错，因此他在我们办公室内外备受欢迎。
A：你说得对，我也听说他很讨女人喜欢。事实上，这也正是他在业绩评估中遭到攻击的原因。似乎他公私生活不分，又卷入了几宗办公室绯闻，这对一个员工的职业道德和业绩表现有害无益。
B：他因为那两件事情受到审查，从那以后，他改正了自己的行为。我想这清楚说明了他的个性。
A：那你同意给他提职吗？
B：我认为应该给他升职，因为他给公司创造了大量利润。
A：约翰?马丁怎么样？他的名声没有那么多争议。可他总是找借口，没有什么常识，也缺少责任心。
B：你看他的销售记录也没有什么起色。这个人很难打交道。惩戒他之后，他向董事会抱怨指控我们歧视他。好像他总是无视自己的过错，反而批评他人。
A：这事就我们两个知道就行了，我受不了这家伙。可是要解雇他很难。他得到这个职位是由于他父母的缘故，他们可是有影响力的股东。
3. Laborial Staff 普通员工
A：With tomorrow being Labor Day and all, I think it would be a nice gesture to let all members of the laborial staff leave work an hour early. What do you say?
B：What? That sounds perfectly ridiculous. Labor Day is a holiday for everyone, not just laborial staff ... and we get the whole day off tomorrow anyway, so whats the point of an extra hour tonight?
A：While we all get Labor Day off as a holiday, the real purpose of the holiday is to remember all the people who do manual or other hard labor. Its to celebrate those who work doing what other people might not be willing to do. I think we ought to do something in honor of the common worker.
B：So if we did allow the laborial force to go home early, how many people are we talking about?
A：In our company, the laborial force makes up 60% of our workers. Wed just be letting slightly over half the folks out a little early.
A：明天就是劳动节了，我想让所有的普通员工提前1个小时下班以示友好。你有什么看法？
B：你说什么？这听起来太荒谬了。劳动节是所有人的节日，不仅仅属于普通员工……而且不管怎么说我们明天都要休息一天，那今天晚上额外给他们1小时的假又有什么意义？
A：虽然我们大家都把劳动节当作节日，但这个节日的真正目的是为了纪念所有从事体力劳动或其他辛苦工作的人。这是为了赞美这些人，因为他们做着其他人也许不愿意做的工作。为了纪念这些普通工人，我想我们应该做点儿什么。
B：那如果我们真的允许普通工人早点儿下班回家，那应该有多少人？
A：在我们公司，普通员工占60%。我们只是让一半多一点儿的人早一点儿下班。
4. Running an Internet Business 网上做生意
A：Earning extra income on the Internet is easier than you might think. After I started selling traditional craft items on the Internet last year, I have really been able to make bank doing something I love.
B：Is that right? I hear all these horror stories of internet businesses crashing because there is not enough of a customer base yet. How can you be sure your idea will cash in?
A：To run a successful internet business, it requires a little research and a relatively small investment. You’ve got to have a good idea of some kind of product that is in demand or would be popular.
B：That’s marketing research.... But what about getting started once you have an idea?
A：After you have your great idea, then you can set up shop by registering a domain name, creating a website, an email address, and a hosting service. If you want to go all out on your website, you can put together shopping cart technology, but that can be pricey to start out with.
B：Sounds like a lot of work!
A：Anything worth doing takes work. Money doesn’t grow on trees.... Most of us have to work for it.
A：通过因特网挣点儿外快比你想的要容易得多。我从去年开始在网上卖传统的工艺品，现在我真的有本事赚到钱去做我喜欢做的事情了。
B：真有这事？我听说很多可怕的故事，是关于网络生意因为没有足够的顾客基数而失败了。你怎么确定你的点子就能发财？
A：要想搞好网络生意就需要做一点儿调查研究，还要有较小的投资。你还得有个好点子，卖那种销路好或将来会畅销的产品。
B：这就是市场调查……但是你一旦有了点子又是如何开始创业的呢？
A：有了好点子之后，你就可以通过注册域名、建立网站、电子邮箱和寄存服务来开个商店。如果你想全力以赴把站点做好，你可以利用一下购物车技术，但开始时费用会有点儿高。
B：听起来要做的事情真多！
A：任何值得一做的事情都要花费精力。钱不会长在树上……我们大多数人都得努力工作才能赚到钱。
5. Welfare福利
A：Thank you all for coming to our monthly staff correlation meeting. Today we have a lot of new things to introduce to you all, there will be a lot of changes in company policy to accommodate better employee welfare....
B：Employee welfare? What all does that include?
A：In the past, our welfare program has consisted of benefits packages only, meaning partial health insurance coverage and retirement plan. But we hope to boost morale by increasing incentives and adding additional welfare considerations.
B：What kind of considerations are we talking about?
A：It is proposed that from now on, employees will be given 10 paid sick days, in addition to their 2 week vacation periods. They will also be encouraged to maintain proper physical health with a company sponsored aerobics class on Friday nights. We have also consulted with the human resource department and have hired a new liaison between management and employees. Let’s all welcome Ms. Michelle Cain to our team as our company’s ombudsman.
B：Our company now has an ombudsman?
A：Yes, that’s right. From now on, whenever you have a question or concern regarding anything that happens during the work day, Ms. Cain will be your advocate. If you believe there is anything inappropriate or unfair in the management practices, the ombudsman will be the first person you seek. She will maintain fairness, equality, and an orderly and efficient work place. Her job is to have your best interest at heart.
A：谢谢大家来参加我们每月的员工联谊会。今天有很多新的事情要向大家通报，我们公司在政策上将有很大的调整以更好地改善员工的福利待遇……
B：员工的福利待遇？都包括哪些内容呀？
A：在过去，我们的福利规划只包括福利包，即部分的健康保险和退休计划。但现在我们希望通过增加激励措施以及额外的福利安排来提高大家的士气。
B：是什么样的福利安排？
A：有人提议：从现在起每个员工除两周的假期之外，再增加10天带薪的病假。也鼓励大家能参加公司每周五晚上举办的有氧健身课，从而保持良好的身体健康。我们也与人力资源部商量过，已经雇用了一个新联络员来负责管理层和员工之间的沟通协调工作。让我们大家热烈欢迎米歇尔·该隐女士加入我们的队伍，成为我们公司的调查官。
B：我们公司现在有调查官了？
A：是的，你说得没错。从现在起，上班期间无论你什么时候遇到什么问题或有什么疑虑，该隐女士都会帮你们排忧解难。如果你们认为管理工作中有什么不合适或不公平的地方，调查官是你第一个可以寻求帮助的人。她会维护公正、平等、有序和高效的工作场所。她的工作就是心系你们大家的最大利益。