BE 554: What's Your Story? How to Ask a New Coworker About Themselves

这是商务英语播客第554期。

This is the Business English Podcast episode five fifty four.

你的故事是什么？

What's your story?

如何向新同事询问

How to ask a new coworker about

他们自己。

themselves.

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Maybe your sentences are grammatically right, but something feels stiff, a little robotic, not quite how a native speaker would say it.

这就是语感。

That's nuance.

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嘿，米歇尔。

Hey, Michelle.

你今天怎么样？

How are you today?

我很好，林赛。

I'm good, Lindsey.

你呢？

How are you?

感觉很棒。

Feeling great.

感觉很棒。

Feeling great.

米歇尔，你喜欢新工作或者公司来了新人的哪个部分？

Michelle, what is your favorite part about starting a new job or maybe having someone new at at work?

是的。

Yeah.

嗯，对我来说，我们最近刚来了新人。

Well, I mean, for me, I mean, we've recently had new people start with us.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

是的。

Yeah.

对我来说，团队中的关系建立是最关键的。

And I mean, to me, it's the relationship building as part of a team.

我记得Aubrey刚来的时候。

I mean, I remember when Aubrey started.

真不敢相信已经过去这么多年了。

I can't believe it's already how many years.

是的，是的，然后你知道，我就是喜欢了解新人，建立这些关系，然后你会和他们变得亲近。

Yeah, Yeah, so and then you know, I just love getting to know new people and just building those relationships and then you feel close to them.

是的。

Yeah.

那你呢？

So what about you?

是的。

Yeah.

百分之百。

A 100%.

去了解，你知道的，问一些关于他们是谁的关键问题。

Getting to know, you know, and and asking key questions about who they who they are.

你知道，这个加入我们团队的人是谁？

You know, who is this person that's joining our team?

我们是一个非常小的团队。

We're a very small team.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

因此，每个人都会对团队产生重大影响。

And so each person really does impact the team in a big way.

是的。

Yeah.

所以，了解人们真的很有趣，因为最终，商业是关于人际关系的，对吧？

And so it's fun just getting to know people because in the end business is about relationships, right?

这正是我们一直强调的。

That's what we always Yeah.

我们常谈的是

Talk about on the

所以今天，我们要分享一种独特的方式来询问一个人关于他们自己。

So today we're gonna share a unique way to ask someone about themselves.

我最近听到了这种方法，这就是为什么我想今天把它提出来引起我们的注意。

And I recently heard this and that's why I wanted to to bring it to our attention today.

是的。

Yeah.

林赛，怎么问呢？

Lindsay, what what is a way to ask?

所以我们今天要讨论的短语是‘你的故事是什么？’

So the phrase here that we're gonna talk about today is what's your story?

对吧？

Right?

你的故事是什么？或者你的故事是什么？

What's your story or what's your story?

我想你可以用不同的语调，也许我们会谈到这一点。

I guess you could you could use different intonations, maybe we'll talk about that.

但我确实听过这个说法，百分之百听过。

But I have definitely heard this before, a 100%.

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Right.

这就像说‘告诉我关于你自己’，但听起来更亲切一些。

It's like saying, tell me about yourself, but it has a more familiar vibe.

从某种意义上说，这也相当直接。

It's also in a way, it's kind of direct.

可能是这样，对吧？

It could be, right?

哦，你的故事是什么？

Oh, what's your story?

对吧？

Right?

但确实得说得自然一点，别让人觉得你在质问对方。

But, yeah, have to say it in a way that doesn't sound like you're you know, accusing someone.

质问或逼问别人信息。

Accusing or demanding information.

是的。

Yeah.

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

完全正确。

Totally.

但让我们稍后举几个例子。

But let's give some examples in just a second.

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Before we do that, we wanna remind you to hit follow wherever you're listening to the Business English Podcast.

是的，各位。

Yeah, guys.

现在就点关注吧。

Hit the follow button now.

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You don't wanna miss a single episode.

我们每周发布三次，所以你不想错过其中任何一集。

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And just go ahead and hit that little button wherever you're listening and follow our show.

好的。

Okay.

那我们开始一个角色扮演吧，米歇尔。

Let's dive into a role play, Michelle, then.

好。

K.

我们开始吧。

Here we go.

好的。

Alright.

嗨，林赛。

Hi, Lindsay.

很高兴认识你。

Nice to meet you.

你对第一天的感觉怎么样？

How are you liking your first day?

很棒。

It's great.

谢谢。

Thanks.

哦，太好了。

Oh, good.

那么你的故事是怎样的？

So what's your story?

你之前是从哪里来的？

Where are you coming to us from?

我原本来自密歇根，两年前搬到这里，但之前一直在市中心的一家公司工作。

Well, I'm from Michigan originally, and I moved here two years ago, but I was working at a firm downtown.

哦，有意思。

Oh, interesting.

是的。

Yeah.

很高兴认识你，哦，这是另一个角色扮演。

Great to meet oh, this is a separate role play.

接下来这个。

This next one here.

是吗？

Yeah?

好的。

Okay.

这个角色扮演内容很多。

It's a role play heavy.

好的。

Okay.

所以，是的。

So yeah.

因此，对于我们听众来说，了解这个问题是如何真正整合进去的非常重要。

So it's important for our listeners to see how it really integrates this question.

对吧？

Right?

没错。

Exactly.

没错。

Exactly.

就像是，哦，比如，介绍一下你自己。

It's just like, oh, like, tell me about yourself.

但again，听起来不一样，感觉也不同。

But again, different sound different sound.

对吧？

Right?

“介绍一下你自己”听起来太像面试问题了。

Tell me about yourself can sound very job interviewy.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

我正想说这个。

I was gonna say that.

对。

Yeah.

没错。

Exactly.

听起来就像一场面试。

It sounds like a job interview.

这正是人们开始面试时最常问的第一个问题：介绍一下你自己。

That is like the number one question that people start job So interviews tell me about yourself.

你可以

You can

说说你自己。

tell me about yourself.

是的。

Yeah.

嗯，这稍微更私人一些。

Well, this is a little more personal.

这可能发生在办公室的休息区，你们俩都拿着一杯咖啡。

This could be said in the break room at work, and you're both holding a cup of coffee.

对吧？

Right?

嗯。

Mhmm.

对。

Yes.

是的。

Yeah.

这不需要在正式面试中使用。

It doesn't need to be in a formal interview.

我想它可以代替‘介绍一下你自己’，但会让面试从更轻松的氛围开始，

I guess it could be used instead of tell me about yourself, but it would start the interview off on a more casual tone,

我觉得。

I think.

对。

Right.

没错。

Exactly.

好的。

Alright.

再来一个角色扮演。

Here's another role play.

很高兴认识你。

Great to meet you.

那么你的故事是怎样的？

So what's your story?

我听说了一些关于你的很棒的事。

I've heard some great things.

哦，谢谢。

Oh, thanks.

是的。

Yeah.

我刚从FIT毕业，主修时尚设计。

I just graduated from FIT and I focused on fashion design.

太棒了。

Amazing.

好的。

Okay.

很酷。

Cool.

那是纽约的时尚设计学院。

That's Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yes.

没错。

Exactly.

嗯嗯。

Mhmm.

是的。

Yes.

很好。

Good.

所以，我的意思是，林赛，这到底给我们带来了什么？

So I mean, Lindsay, what, like, what is this doing for us?

它是在连接我们吗？

Is it connecting us?

你怎么看？

What do you think?

是的。

Yeah.

我觉得这真的给了那个人一个很好的机会来站上舞台。

I think it really gives the person a really nice chance to kind of have the stage.

只要我们在接到问题时不慌张，因为我们会教你如何不慌张。

Now as long as we don't panic when we get the question, because and we're gonna show you how not to panic.

对吧？

Right?

如何真正地回答它。

How to actually answer it.

这可能是一种感觉非常开放的问题。

It can be something that feels very open ended.

所以你会想，你想讲什么故事？

So you're like, what story do you want?

我有很多人生故事。

I have a lot of life stories.

对吧。

Right.

但它其实就是想让你说说你是谁。

But it is kinda just saying like, tell me who you are.

这就像是让你给出一个电梯演讲一样。

It's like what it's like give me your elevator pitch in a way.

就像是

It's like

是的。

Yeah.

是的。

Yeah.

我们就是，嗯，。

We're just yeah.

我会这么说。

I would say so.

我的意思是，这取决于你想做什么。

I mean, depending on what you're trying to do.

我的意思是，如果只是同事，比如和你同级别的工作伙伴，我觉得可以简单提一下你最近从哪里搬来的。

I mean, if it's just a coworker, like, at your same level at work, I think covering, you know, maybe where you moved from recently.

也许你刚搬进这个城市。

Maybe you just moved into town.

也许你有家人。

Maybe you have a family.

类似这样的信息就很好。

Kind of thing is good.

是的。

Yeah.

心里有这个概念总是好的。

And having this in your head, just it's always good to have this.

我的意思是，林赛，假设我跟你说，林赛，想象一下我第一次在健身房遇见你。

I mean, Lindsey, okay, if I said to you, Lindsey, okay, so, like, let's imagine first day of let's imagine I'm meeting you at the gym.

好了，林赛，你的故事是什么？

Okay, Lindsey, what's your story?

看，这就让我慌了。

See, this is where I panic.

看吧？

See?

不知道该怎么回答。

Don't know how to answer.

我可能会说，我经营自己的生意，因为创业是我身份的重要部分。

I'd probably say, well, I own my own business because that's a big part of my identity is being an entrepreneur.

我养了一只狗。

I have a dog.

我住在丹佛的国会山。

I live in Capitol Hill in Denver.

我原本来自东海岸。

And I'm originally from the East Coast.

也许类似这样的说法。

Maybe something like that.

是的。

Yeah.

非常好。

Very good.

很好。

It's good.

你有那些要点。

You have the kind of those bullet points.

我喜欢你刚才说的，你知道，你说‘我经营一家小企业’，因为这对你的身份认同非常重要。

And I like what you said, you know, that, you know, you're saying, oh, I own a I own a small business and like, Because that's so important to your identity.

所以我们应该把这些话记在心里。

So we wanna have these in our heads.

是的。

Yeah.

所以我认为，这为我们的听众提供了一个很好的机会，让他们在听完本期节目后做好准备。

So I think this would be a good chance for our listeners to kind of prepare after today's episode.

在中立、普遍的情况下，你的要点会是什么？当然，具体要点可能会因提问者和提问场合的不同而有所变化。

What would your bullet points be In a neutral broad situation, of course, bullet points might be different depending on who asks you and where they ask you.

对吧？

Right?

没错。

Right.

完全正确。

That's exactly right.

是的

Yeah.

嗯哼

Mhmm.

是的

Yeah.

好

Good.

好的

Alright.

那么，如果你是提出这个问题的人，我们还可以问些什么其他问题，以避免让对方感到不适呢？

So then, if you are the one asking this question, what are some other things that we could maybe ask if we don't wanna put them?

因为同样地，也许这个问题确实不太合适。

Because again, maybe it just doesn't feel like the right question.

是的

Yeah.

来个有趣的。

So here's a fun one.

先给我讲讲，然后你再问你的问题。

So give me the rundown and then you ask your question.

所以，先给我讲讲。

So for example, so give me the rundown.

你来自哪里？

Where are you from?

你的爱好是什么？

What are your hobbies?

我觉得这个问题更有个性。

I think this one has a little more personality.

是的。

Yes.

是的。

Yes.

对吧？

Right?

多一点自信。

A little more confidence.

我认为这个问题更能体现出提问者的自信。

It conveys a bit more confidence from the person asking it, I think.

是的。

Yes.

给我讲讲吧。

Give me the rundown.

对。

Yeah.

它听起来确实挺酷的。

It definitely it's kinda cool sounding.

它听起来挺酷的。

It's kinda cool sounding.

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

好。

Yeah.

明白。

Yeah.

或者你

Or you

可以说，那我们先从你开始。

could say, so let's start with you.

然后你可以接着提问。

And then you could go ahead and ask questions.

那我们先从你开始。

So let's start with you.

你之前在哪里工作？

Where did you work before here?

是什么让你做出这个决定的？

What made you make the move?

也许这里就像有一群新人，对吧？

Maybe this is where there's like a group of newbies at work, right?

实习生之类的，然后你指向其中一个人。

Trainees or something, and you point to one person.

或者我的意思是，如果你只是和一个人聊天，我觉得你可以说，我们从你开始，然后我来

Or I mean, you could still say that if you're just, I think if you're in a conversation with one person, I think you're saying like, let's start with you and then I'll

而不是

Instead of

我

me.

我

Of me.

完全正确。

Totally.

对吧？

Right?

我想听听你的故事，对吧？

I want to hear about you, right?

是的。

Yes.

是的。

Yes.

这两种情况都说得通。

Both situations would make sense.

是的。

Yes.

做

Do

你觉得是那个已经在那工作的人的责任。

you think the I I I think that it's on the person who already works there.

比如，我不知道。

Like, do you I don't know.

如果你是第一天来的人，你会不会说，‘那你能给我介绍一下吗？’或者‘我们先从你开始吧。’

If you're the person whose first day it is, are you gonna say, oh, so give me the rundown or let's start with you.

这听起来只是……

It just sounds

说得好。

Good point.

这开始涉及到工作中的等级问题了。

So this is getting into a bit of hierarchy at work.

是的。

Yeah.

有点像是，你在公司等级制度中的位置在哪里？

A bit of like, where are you in this corporate ladder?

即使你和某人级别相同，在休息室遇到他们时，因为他们在那里的时间更长，他们某种程度上比你更有地位。

And even if you're at the same level as someone, you meet them in the break room, but they've been there longer, they kind of have some kind of status above you.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

所以，没错，我认为这是一个非常重要的观点。

So, yeah, I do think that's a really important point.

我觉得这些话更多是由那些地位或权威稍高一些，或者在职场中更自信的人说出来的。

I think these are said more by someone with maybe a little bit more status or authority kind of, or just comfort in their own shoes in the workplace.

对吧？

Right?

对。

Right.

这确实让我觉得，这些话可能并不是给新人说的。

It does I don't necessarily feel like this is for the newbie.

我不知道。

I don't know.

是的。

Yes.

是的。

Yes.

我觉得你说得对。

Think you're right.

这些问题都带着一种自信的氛围。

It's it's got an air all these questions, they have an air of confidence.

对。

Right.

作为新人，你也应该有自信，但这种感觉很特别，好像我很熟悉这个地方。

And you should have confidence as a newbie, that's But it's there's something about it that feels very much like, oh, I'm familiar with this place.

哦，就像

Oh, like

没错。

Exactly.

这非常微妙，但确实如此。

That's very subtle, but it's true.

值得注意的是，特别是对我们听众而言。

It's important to note that, especially for our listeners.

你知道，如果你来自一个等级观念非常重要的文化，我们会考虑到这些因素。

You know, if you come from a culture where hierarchy really does matter, we're taking these things into account.

对吧？

Right?

嗯。

Mhmm.

或者在这里，我的意思是，这是求职者的例子，但确实如此。

Or here, I mean, then this is the job interviewee one, but Yeah.

所以，介绍一下你自己吧。

So tell me about yourself.

我的意思是，我觉得加上这样很好。

I mean, I think adding so is good.

但这个听起来很像一场面试，不过你也可以在其他场合使用它。

But this one is a, you know, a pretty basic could sound like a job interview, but you could use it Yeah.

在其他场合也同样适用。

In other settings as well.

是的。

Yeah.

我总是会回到休息室，因为那是工作中最熟悉、最放松的场景。

I I always come back to the break room because it feels like the most familiar, relaxed scenario you're gonna see at work.

对吧？

Right?

我觉得你可以这么做的，你知道的。

I think you could get away with that, you know?

是的。

Yeah.

和一位新同事一边喝咖啡一边聊。

Over coffee with a a new coworker.

对吧？

Right?

你完全可以这么做。

You could get away.

但要注意，这可能是另一个关于面试的专题，留到以后再说。

But just be aware, that could be another episode on job interviews for another day.

但在求职开始时，你确实会遇到这种情况

But you will get that at the beginning of a job

面试中。

interview.

没错。

Exactly.

我的意思是，我觉得你也可以用这种方式询问某人正在经历的具体情况。

So, I mean, I also think that you could use this to ask someone about a specific situation they're in.

所以，比如说，哦，你的故事是怎样的？

So for example, like, oh, so what's your story?

你还会留在这个职位上吗？

Are you keeping your position?

类似这样的问题。

Something like that.

是的。

Yeah.

嗯哼。

Mhmm.

对。

Right.

所以之前已经讨论过某种情境，可能是其中一个人所处的，或者你们俩都身处其中的情境。

So there's been some prior conversation about a kind of scenario that maybe one person is in or you're both in.

对吧？

Right?

也许你们公司正在裁员之类的。

Maybe there's layoffs going on at your company or something.

对。

Right.

这个人A想问这个人B。

And this person A wants to ask person B.

所以你的故事是什么？

So what's your story?

你打算怎么办？

What are you gonna do?

你是打算留下来，还是找新工作之类的？没错。

Are you gonna try to stay or are you gonna look for a new job or something Exactly.

比如

Like

是的。

Yeah.

在我们开始角色扮演之前，还有人想补充什么吗？

Any anyone anything you wanna add to this before we go into a role play?

没有。

No.

我真的很喜欢这些。

I really like these.

我觉得这些非常好，而且非常重要。

I think these are great, and this is incredibly important.

这是你们刚上班的头几天，伙计们。

This is your first few days at work, guys.

真的很重要。

Really matters.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

是的。

Yep.

那我们再来进行一次角色扮演。

So let's do one role one more role play.

所以，我现在是第一次在商务午餐时见你。

So here, I'm meeting you for the first time at a business lunch.

好的。

Okay.

那我们现在是同事吗？

So are we coworkers now?

我们是新来的还是客户关系？

Are we start or are we like client

看起来我们不是同事，但也许……

It looks like we're I think we're not coworkers, but maybe

好的。

Okay.