2016.09.14,英语,《Using English at Work》全书笔记

半个月时间，听完了ESLPod出品的《Using English at Work》，笔记和自己听的时候的备注列在下面。准备把每个语音里的快速阅读部分截取出来，放在手机里反复听。

下一阶段把ESLPod的几个教程全部听完吧。

Lesson 1 Arriving at Work

2016.08.29,第1次复习; 2016.09.01,第2次复习

Word：

TGIF: thanks God it’s Friday

Am looking forward to

Parking Structure

Parking spot

Parking permit

Parking lot

Be towed/ be towed away

Security gate

Security arm

Stop the car from entering the building

Charge for parking

Keycard

Lock up

In no time

Badge

Are supposed to

We belong there

Made fun of me

Visitor’s pass

Sentence

Drive to work and pull into the parking lot: （尤指即将停下来的车辆司机把车停下）开向路边，开进；进站；停进车位

Lesson 2 Checking Mail, Email and Voice Mail

2016.08.29,第1次学习; 2016.09.01,第2次复习

Word：

Mail room

Mail slot

Intra-office/inter-office

Junk mail/ spam

Spend a few minutes sorting through it

Spam filter

Trash folder

Was filtered out

Draft folder

Lesson 3 Attending the Morning Meeting

2016.08.29,第1次学习; 2016.08.30,第2次学习; 2016.09.01,第3次复习

Word：

Go over: to talk about something in depth, to talk about a specific topic or plan.

Status report

Handout 讲义

Bullet points 点句

Take turns 轮换; 替换，轮流; 更替; 倒换;

Rundown（电池）耗尽的；精疲力竭的；衰弱的，裁员；刺杀出局；纲要，总结

Make some comments

To get us motivated

Pep talk鼓舞士气的讲话;

Lesson 4 Working at My Desk

2016.08.30,第1次学习; 2016.09.01,第2次复习

Word：

Clear off

Stacks of papers: 一堆纸

A manila envelope牛皮纸信封

Is fast approaching

Pad of paper 一叠纸

Jot down: 匆匆记下

Paper clips, stapler, and scotch tape 回形针、订书机和透明胶带

Get down the business

Take notes on the things

Skim the background

Lesson 5 Taking a Break and Eating Lunch

2016.08.31,第1次学习; 2016.09.01,第2次复习

Walk to a break room

Co-workers

Water cooler

A coffee pod, pours coffee into your cup, a mug of coffee

Walk over to the vending machine

Snacks

Candy bars

Walk across

Beat the rush

Host, hostess

Place the food orders

Do you mind if I start?

Bag lunch

Separate checks

Lesson 6 Having Computer Problems

2016.09.01,第1次学习; 2016.09.12,第2次复兴

Make some headway and meet the deadline, n.进展，前进

It starts acting up, means start working properly.

Freeze, means stop working.

Boot something up again, means turning on the computer again.

Get jammed, means that paper is starting

Go haywire, n.<美>捆干草用的铁丝，取去干草后的杂乱缠绕的铁丝, To go haywire发疯;陷于混乱,杂乱不堪

Find out

A mile a minute, means very quickly.

Word processing program

Spreadsheet program

It’s fixed

Lesson 7 Scheduling a Meeting

2016.09.12,第1次学习;

A vendor,订货商

Set up a meeting

I am away from my desk

Retrieve the message, means get something or information, 取回，检索，恢复，找回猎物

Return someone’s call

Play phone tag, 电话“捉迷藏”游戏

I am tied up, 有事的，很忙的，被占用的

To suit her

The earlier the better

To entertain clients

Back and forth

 

Lesson 8 Meeting with the Boss

2016.09.12,第1次学习; 2016.09.14,第2次复习;

Stop by, means visit quickly.

Update the progress

On schedule, means on time

Call someone into his office

Be impressed with something

Is hash hash, means something is secret, been quiet with something, keep it hash hash.

Give me the heads up, 注意，警告

Put me in line to eventually become a regional manager myself, help someone prepare

Keep my head down and keep plugging away, plug away at,努力的干,

As a corporate climber

Get a pat on the back from the boss

Jump the gun

In case it doesn’t happen

 

Lesson 9 Leaving Work

2016.09.14,第1次学习;

Quitting time

Finishing touch

Pack up everything

Burn the midnight oil

Left everything behind

 

Lesson 10 Socializing With Coworkers

2016.09.14,第1次学习;

Happy hour

Blow off some steam, get rid of strong emotion and stress

On top of that, further more.

Is half price

Snacks and appetizers

Load up

Start to grumble about the work and bad mouth to boss

Kick back and relax

Has a hot date

It’s a good way to kick off the weekend