Welcomed by the Human Resources manager
It's Lilly's first day at the company. There is another new employee starting on the same day. His name is Yuanfang Chen. They are met by Human Resources Manager Wang.
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Wang:
早上好，我是人事部经理，我姓王。Lilly, 小陈，你们好。
Lilly:
早上好，王经理。
Chen:
您好，王经理。
Wang:
欢迎加入新华公司。你们今天第一天上班，感觉怎么样？
Chen:
我有点紧张，不过很兴奋。
Wang:
不用紧张，我会带你们熟悉一下环境。
Chen:
好的。
Wang:
你怎么样，Lilly, 昨天休息得好吗？
Lilly:
我休息得很好，谢谢。这栋楼真大呀，而且很新。
Wang:
是的，这栋办公楼是08年建的。
Lilly:
哦，真漂亮 。
Wang:
我先给你们介绍一下公司的总体情况，然后带你们去你们的部门。新华公司的员工总数为两百名左右。上海办事处一共有一百名员工，在这栋楼的7，8，9三层。销售部和研发部是我们最大的部门，也是我们在上海的主要业务。销售部在7楼，研发部设在张江高科技园区。
Chen:
请问，销售部一共有多少名员工？
Wang:
一共有30多名。
Lilly:
除了销售部，这里还有什么别的部门？
Wang:
这里还有市场部、人事部，物流部和采购部。这些部门都在8楼和9楼。
Chen:
如果我们在工作中遇到问题，应该问谁？
Wang:
可以问你们的直属经理 。我一会儿就带你们去见他。
Chen:
好的，谢谢。
Wang:
你们也可以问同事，我们公司鼓励同事之间互相帮助。
Lilly:
请问您我们每年有多少天的假期？
Wang:
年假10天。另外还有10天的病假。但是如果请病假连续两天，就必须提供医生证明。
Lilly:
哦，知道了。我们有医疗保险吗？
Wang:
有。公司为每一位员工买了医疗保险。这本员工手册里有具体的说明。请你们仔细看一下，你们的很多问题这里都有解答。
Lilly:
好的，谢谢 。
Wang:
现在我带你们去销售部。
Wang:
Good morning, I'm the Human Resources Manager, my surname is Wang. Lilly, Xiao Chen, Hello.
Lilly:
Good morning, Manager Wang.
Chen:
Hello, Manager Wang.
Wang:
Welcome to Xinhua Company (lit. welcome to join Xinhua Company). It's your first day at work today, how do you feel?
Chen:
I'm a bit nervous, but very excited.
Wang:
No need to be nervous, I will show you around so that you can become familiar with the environment.
Chen:
OK.
Wang:
How about you, Lilly, did you have a good rest yesterday?
Lilly:
I had a very good rest, thanks. This building is really big, and very new as well.
Wang:
Yes, this office building was built in 2008.
Lilly:
Oh, it's really beautiful.
Wang:
I'll first briefly introduce our company to you, (lit. I'll first introduce you the general situation of the company) and then I will take you to your department. Xinhua company has about 200 staff in total. There are 100 staff in the Shanghai branch here, all on the 7th, 8th, and 9th floors of the building. The Sales Department and the Research and Development Department are the biggest departments and also our main business activities in Shanghai. The Sales Department is on the 7th floor, and the Research and Development Department is situated at Zhangjiang High-tech Park.
Chen:
May I ask how many staff there are in the Sales Department?
Wang:
Over 30 (lit. In total there are above 30).
Lilly:
Apart from the Sales Department, what other departments are also here?
Wang:
There are also the Marketing Department, the Human Resources Department, the Logistics Department and the Purchasing Department. These departments are all on the 8th and 9th floors.
Chen:
Whom should we contact if we encounter problems at work?
Wang:
You can ask your line manager. I will take you to see him in a minute.
Chen:
OK, thanks.
Wang:
You can also ask your colleagues. Our company encourages mutual help between colleagues.
Lilly:
May I ask how many days of holiday we have each year?
Wang:
Annual leave is 10 days. In addition, there is also up to 10 days sick leave. But if you take sick leave for two consecutive days, you must provide a doctor's certificate.
Lilly:
OK, I see. Do we have medical insurance?
Wang:
Yes. The company has bought medical insurance for all staff. There are details (lit. detailed explanation) in this staff handbook. Please read it carefully as it has answers to many of your questions.
Lilly:
OK, thanks.
Wang:
I'll take you to the Sales Department now.
These are notes about potentially difficult key expressions. They are listed in the order in which they appear in the dialogue.
1. 部
我是人事部经理。I'm the Human Resources Manager.
部 is used as a suffix for departments in a company, e.g. 人事部 Human Resources Department, 销售部 Sales Department, 研发部 Research and Development Department. The word for 'department' is 部门. 你是哪一个部门的？Which department do you work for?
2. 欢迎
欢迎加入新华公司。Welcome to Xinhua Company. (lit. Welcome to join Xinhua Company.)
欢迎 means 'welcome'. It is put at the beginning of a sentence to say 'Welcome to…', the same as 欢迎你 You're welcome to…. Both expressions are always followed by a verb, e.g. 欢迎来中国. Welcome to (lit. Welcome to come to) China. 欢迎你来我家. Welcome to (lit. You're welcome to come to) my place.
3. 会
我会带你们熟悉一下环境。I will show you around so that you can become familiar with the environment.
The use of 会 here is to express a definite prediction.
4. 是……的
这栋办公楼是08年建的。 This office building was built in 2008.
The structure 是……的 is used for emphasis. 是 is put at the beginning of the emphasis and 的 is put at the end of the sentence. In the sentence above, 08年 is emphasized.
5. 给 and 为
我先给你们介绍一下公司的总体情况。 I'll first briefly introduce our company to you (lit. for you).
公司为每一位员工买了医疗保险。 The company has bought medical insurance for all staff.
给 and 为 are both used here as prepositions, meaning 'for' literally. They are interchangeable.
6. 左右, 多, 不到
左右
approximately
put after the number and the measure word
多
above
put after the number, before the measure word
不到
less than
put before the number
新华公司的员工总数为200名左右。Xinhua company has approximately 200 staff in total.
销售部有30多名员工。 There are over 30 staff in the Sales Department.
市场部有不到20名员工。There are less than 20 staff in the Marketing Department.
7. 层 and 楼
在这栋楼的7, 8, 9三层。… on the 7th, 8th, and 9th, (altogether three) floors of the building.
层 is used as a measure word for 'floors 楼'. e.g.三层楼 three floors.
Note that 楼 is also a word used for 'building'. 这栋楼有五层(楼). This building has five floors. The second 楼 can be omitted to avoid repetition.
When referring to a specific floor, 楼 is usually used: 一楼 1st floor, 二楼 2nd floor.
销售部在七楼. The Sales Department is on the 7th floor.
我住在八楼. I live on the 8th floor. Compare with: 我住在八号楼. I live in Building No. 8.
8. 除了……, 还
除了销售部，这里还有什么别的部门？Apart from the Sales Department, what other departments are also here?
除了 means 'apart from, in addition to' and 还 means 'also'.
9. 可以
可以问你们的直属经理。 You can ask your line manager.
你们也可以问同事。You can also ask your colleagues.
可以 can is used here to indicate suggestion.
10. 之间 and 互相
我们公司鼓励同事之间互相帮助。 Our company encourages mutual help between colleagues.
之间 means 'between'. It is put after the noun, e.g. 我和他之间 between me and him. 之 is the ancient Chinese word for '的'.
互相 means 'mutually' and is always put before the verb. 互相了解 to know about each other.
11. 如果……, 就
如果请病假连续两天，就必须提供医生证明。 If you take sick leave for two consecutive days, then you must provide a doctor's certificate.
如果……, 就 is a pair of connectors meaning 'if…, then'.
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It's your first day at work today, how do you feel?
hint 5
I'll first briefly introduce our company to you.
hint 7
Whom should we contact if we encounter problems at work?
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