Unit 1?Arriving at a new job?新人報到?

Key terms

1. get in——to arrive 到達

2. commute——a regular journey to and from your place of work 上下班

3. on board——as part of the team or organization 加入

4. nerve-wracking——to make someone feel nervous or anxious 令人不安的

5. small talk——light, informal conversation on non-controversial topics (People make?small talk in order to be polite in social situations) 閑聊

6. hit the ground running——to start a new endeavor at full speed, without wasting time 立即展開行動

7. brief——to give essential information to someone 簡短說明?

Katharine arrives at her new office and introduces herself to her colleagues.

Receptionist: Hi there, may I help you?

Katharine: Yes, hi. I’m Katharine Brown, the new research assistant. I was told to?ask for Jacob Smith when I got in.

Receptionist: Ah, of course. I’m Barbara. It’s nice to meet you. Jacob’s not available?just yet, but he asked me to hand you over to Ann while you wait for?him. She’s in the conference room around the corner.

Katharine: OK, thank you.?

She walks to the conference room.

Katharine: Hi, I’m Katharine. Are you Ann?

Ann: Yes, nice to meet you.?

Katharine: Pleasure to meet you.

Ann: Did you have any trouble getting here?

Katharine: Oh, no; actually, it’s a very easy commute.

Sample Sentences?

A.?Introducing yourself

1. James Brady, nice to meet you.

2. I’m Sara Cooper. It’s a pleasure to meet you.

3. I’m your newest analyst, Brian Sandhurst.

4. My name’s Leslie Cooper; I believe I’m supposed to?be meeting with Aaron Cantor to get started.?

B.?Making small talk

5. Welcome to the of? ?ce! We’re glad to have you on?board.

6. Don’t worry, the ? ?rst day is always a little nerve-wracking.

7. The weather looked beautiful on my way in. Is it still?nice out?

8. Is this your ? ?rst time in our of? ?ce?

C.?Talking about?yourself?

9. I’m from Seoul originally, but I’ve been living in the?USA for the last four years.

10. I just graduated from business school and I’m really?excited to be able to put my skills to work.

11. I’ve been working in sales for a number of years.

D.?Introducing?someone to his or?her work?

12. We’re hoping you can hit the ground running, as?we’ve got a lot to do here.

13. Your supervisor will brief you on our current status.

14. For now, we would like you to focus on learning our?customer service policies.