BE 9：这是谁的工作？如何在英语职场中弄清楚

这里是商务英语播客第九集。

This is the Business English Podcast episode nine.

这是谁的工作？

Whose job is it?

如何在职场英语中弄清楚这一点。

How to find out in workplace English.

欢迎收听来自All Ears English的商务英语播客。

Welcome to the Business English Podcast from All Ears English.

获取你在全球商务中实现梦想所需的英语技能。

Get the English skills you need to achieve your dreams in global business.

无论是演讲、会议还是办公室聚会，这都是由你最喜欢的美国主持人Lindsay和Michelle带来的真实商务英语，她们分别来自美国纽约市和科罗拉多州。

For a presentation, a meeting, or your office party, this is Real Business English with your favorite American hosts, Lindsay and Michelle, coming to you from New York City and Colorado, USA.

流利不是说得很完美。

Fluency is not about speaking perfectly.

而是沟通自如。

It's about communicating comfortably.

能够毫无压力地分享你的想法。

Being able to share your ideas without stress.

在对话中自然反应，用英语展现你的个性。

React naturally in conversations and express your personality in English.

如果英语仍然让你觉得需要小心翼翼，那你很可能离流利的下一阶段很近了。

If English still feels like something you have to manage carefully, you're probably very close to the next level of fluency.

但一旦你清楚自己的水平，进步就会快得多。

But progress becomes much faster once you know exactly where you stand.

现在就来做我们免费的2分钟流利度测试，了解你的英语水平吧。

Take our free two minute fluency quiz and discover your English level today.

访问 allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore。

Go to allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore.

就是 allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore。

That's allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore.

嘿，米歇尔。

Hey there, Michelle.

你今天过得怎么样？

How are doing today?

今天是星期三，离周末还有一半。

It's Wednesday, halfway to the weekend.

没错，Lindsay。

That's right, Lindsay.

你好。

Hello.

你好。

Hello.

我很高兴来到这里。

I am excited to be here.

我也是。

Me too.

一如既往。

As always.

一如既往。

As always.

米歇尔，我们今天聊什么？

What are we talking about today, Michelle?

今天，我们主要聊怎么了解别人的工作。

Today, we are talking about finding out people's jobs, basically.

就像，

Like It's

其实更复杂一点。

a little more complicated.

对。

Exactly.

谁做什么工作？

Who does what?

谁应该做什么工作？

Who is supposed to be doing what?

所以这算是一个商务英语的话题。

So this is kind of a business English topic.

但我不太喜欢“商务英语”这个词，因为它太宽泛、太笼统，说实话有点无聊。

But I don't like the term business English because it's so big and so broad and kinda boring, honestly.

所以我们想让它更贴近生活，我们正在回答一位博客评论者，也是我们的一位听众的问题。

So we wanna make this human, and we're answering a question from one of our blog commenters, from one of our listeners.

我不会透露她的邮箱地址，但我也没有她的名字。

I'm not gonna give out her email address, but I don't have her name.

总之，这位朋友就保持匿名吧，我们直接读问题就好。

So anyways, the person will remain anonymous, but we can just read the question.

那我们开始吧，Michelle。

So let's do it, Michelle.

问题是什么？

What's the question?

这位朋友写道，谢谢你的提问。

So this person wrote, thank you for your question.

嗨，Lindsay和Michelle。

Hi, Lindsay and Michelle.

哦，我来读这部分。

Oh, I'll read this part.

非常感谢你们带来这么精彩的节目。

Thank you so much for bringing in such a wonderful show.

好的，谢谢。

Well, thank you.

我们非常喜欢听。

We're so happy to listen.

我刚在iTunes上给它打了分，还打开了它。

I just rated it on iTunes, and I opened it.

谢谢。

Thank you.

谢谢。

Thank you.

天气很热。

It hot.

可能会很热。

It could be high.

是的。

Yes.

谢谢。

Thank you.

谢谢。

Thank you.

我有个问题想问你。

I do have a question for you.

谢谢你的分享。

Thank you for that.

我现在的工作需要我跨部门跟人沟通。

I am now working on a position that requires me writing to people across departments.

有时候我需要跟人确认一下，某件事是不是他们的职责，还是应该交给别人。

Sometimes I will need to check with people if a particular thing is one of their duties or if it should go to another person.

有意思。

Interesting.

但我不知道怎么说得既自然又简洁。

But I'm struggling how to say that naturally and concise.

我该怎么说呢？

What can I say here?

这个问题问得好。

That is a great question.

问得好，因为这里有很多坑，我们很容易踩进去。

Great question because there are lot of traps that we could fall into.

而且这又是一个非常好的例子，说明我们需要把话说得委婉一些。

And this is another really, really good example of when we need to kind of dress up what we're saying.

而且，再说一遍，教科书上的说法在这里是不够用的。

And, again, the textbooks will not suffice here.

我们在课本上学到的东西帮不上忙。

What we've learned in our textbooks will not help us.

对吧？

Okay?

那我们能说些什么呢？

So what are some of the things that we could say then?

我们直接给听众一些说法吧……

Let's just throw out some phrases directly for our listener of...

如果她在写邮件，或者她在跟人说话，想知道某件事是不是某人的职责，或者是谁的职责，我们就要问清楚。

If she's writing an email or if she's speaking to someone who wants to know whether something is someone's job or whose job it is, we wanna ask that.

那有什么……

So what's some...

我们可以说的一种说法，米歇尔？

One thing we could say, Michelle?

嗯，你可以说……

Well, one thing you could say is is...

你可以说，这是你负责的事情吗？

You could say, is that something you're responsible for?

对。

So Mhmm.

比如，你可以说这些视频需要上传到YouTube。

For example, you could say these videos need to be uploaded to YouTube.

这是你负责的事情吗？

Is that something you're responsible for?

好。

Good.

好的。

Okay.

而且这听起来非常……

And that sounds very...

很直接。

It's direct.

你会得到一个答案。

You're gonna get an answer.

你是在要求一个直接的答案，但并不是在指责任何人没有做好自己的工作。

You're asking for a direct answer, but you're not trying to accuse anyone of not doing their job.

我觉得这正是我们想要避免的。

I think that's what we want to avoid.

就是说，我们不想听起来像是在假设那是他们的职责，而他们没有做到。

Like, we don't wanna sound like we're assuming that it's their job and that they're not doing it.

因为确实有人会因此感到被冒犯，对吧。

Because somebody can really get offended by Yeah.

没错。

That's right.

正是如此。

Exactly.

所以这是其中一点。

So that's one thing.

所以，这是你负责的事情吗？

So is that something you're responsible for?

你说得对，米歇尔。

You're right, Michelle.

人们真的很容易被冒犯，尤其是在工作压力大的时候，而且大家对自己的工作都很自豪。

People can get really offended, especially when everyone's stressed at work, and people take a lot of pride in their work.

办公室里的事情也会变得棘手。

And, you know, things get tricky at the office.

而且，我们都希望在工作中显得有魅力。

And, we wanna be charismatic at work.

这就是为什么我们制作了我们的课程《魅力连接者》，我们想要建立良好的人际关系。

That's why we made our course, the charismatic connector, and we wanna have those good relationships.

所以这个课程会帮助你们做到这一点。

So this is gonna help you guys do it.

所以，当然。

So Definitely.

第二点，Michelle。

Number two, Michelle.

我们还能用什么说法？

What's the next phrase we can use?

当然可以。

Sure.

你可以说，这件事通常是你负责的吗？

So you could say, do you normally take care of that?

我喜欢这个说法。

I like this one.

比如，每周团队里有人写一篇新的博客文章。

So for example, every week someone on the team writes a new blog post.

这件事通常是你负责的吗？

Do you normally take care of that?

我喜欢这个说法。

I like that one.

你为什么喜欢那句，米歇尔？

Why do you like that one, Michelle?

我觉得它听起来很……

I think it sounds very...

它很直接，但我觉得就是很好听。

It's direct, but I think it just sounds very nice.

而且它说的是“你通常……”

And it says, do you normally?

也许“通常”这个词是我喜欢的。

Maybe the word normally is what likes me.

是我喜欢的。

Likes me.

哇。

Wow.

哇。

Wow.

也许我喜欢的就是“通常”这个词，而且我也挺在意这个的。

Maybe maybe it's the word normally that I like, and I also, like, take care of that.

整句话都很美。

The whole thing is beautiful.

你觉得呢？

What do you think?

很美。

It's beautiful.

我同意。

I agree.

我也喜欢。

I like it too.

我也喜欢。

I like it too.

我觉得它……

I think it's...

就是听起来很……

It just sounds very...

听起来挺礼貌的，而且不让人觉得冒犯。

It sounds kinda polite, and it's not intrusive.

同时又挺随意的。

Think that's casual the same time.

我也不太确定。

I don't know.

就是把很多优点都集于一身了。

It's just a lot of good things rolled into one.

所以我们非常推荐这个说法，对吧，Michelle？

So we highly recommend this phrase, don't we, Michelle?

对。

Yes.

还有别的吗？

What's another one?

第三点。

Number three.

如果你已经在iTunes上给All Ears English留过评论，非常感谢你。

If you have left a review for All Ears English and iTunes, thank you so much.

如果你还没做的话，请去iTunes上找到All Ears English，告诉我们你对这个节目的看法。

And if you haven't done it yet, please go on over to iTunes for All Ears English and tell us what you think about the show.

你最喜欢哪一集？你希望我们以后聊哪些话题？

Which episode has been your favorite, and what topics do you want to see covered on this show?

大家快去iTunes上给All Ears English写个评论吧。

Go over to iTunes, guys, and review All Ears English now.

谢谢你们的评论。

Thanks for your reviews.

听懂英语和参与英语对话之间有很大的区别。

There's a big difference between understanding English and participating in English.

听懂意味着你能跟上对话。

Understanding means you follow the conversation.

参与就是加入你的想法，自然地回应，让对话继续下去。

You participate by adding your ideas, reacting naturally, and keeping the conversation moving.

很多英语学习者听力很好，但开口说的时候却很犹豫。

Many English learners are strong listeners, but hesitant speakers.

一旦你知道了自己目前的流利程度，缩小这个差距就容易多了。

Once you know your current fluency level, it becomes much easier to close that gap.

来做个免费的2分钟小测验，看看你的水平，以及接下来该重点学什么。

Take our free two minute quiz to discover your level and what to focus on next.

访问 allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore。

Go to allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore.

就是 allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore。

That's allearsenglish.comfluencyscore.

第三个是什么？

What's the third one?

还有一个问题是，你知道谁负责……吗？

Another one is, do you have any idea who is in charge of...

所以你可以说，你知道谁负责衡量我们销售页面的转化率吗？

So you could say, do you have any idea who is in charge of measuring conversion rates on our sales pages?

好。

Good.

所以这适用于市场部门之类的，但我们都是做市场的。

So this is for a kind of marketing department or something, but we're all in marketing.

我们都在某种程度上做销售。

We're all in sales in one aspect or another.

但是……

But...

好的。

Okay.

所以这不是重点。

So that's not the point.

我喜欢这个说法。

So I like the phrase.

你知道谁负责这个吗？

Do you have any idea who is in charge of?

对，没错。

Again Right.

我觉得这三个说法其实都挺好的。

I think all three phrases are actually really good.

我都有点佩服自己能想出这些来。

I'm kind of impressed that I came up with these.

干得好，Lindsay。

Good job, Lindsay.

我觉得这些真的很不错。

I think these are really good.

最后一个尤其好，因为再说一遍，当你说“你知道吗”的时候，

This last one is especially good because, again, when you say, do you have any idea?

它完全不会让人觉得你在冒犯别人。

It's very much not intruding on someone.

它不是假设性的。

It's not assuming.

不是冒犯性的。

It's not intruding.

也不是指责性的。

It's not accusing.

对吧？

Okay?

因为你肯定不想听起来像是在指责别人。

Because you you definitely don't wanna sound like you're accusing someone.

这就是我们喜欢的。

That's what we love.

尤其是在工作中。

Especially at work.

那样不好。

It's not good.

这正是我们想做到的。

That's what we're trying to.

这正是本期节目的目标。

That's exactly the goal of this episode.

但与此同时，我们的听众，她需要答案。

But at the same time, our listener here, she needs answers.

她需要知道……

She needs to know...

他或她需要知道谁在负责这件事，而这三个方法就是很好的途径。

He or she needs to know who is in charge of this thing, and these are three good ways to do that.

明白吗？

Okay?

完全同意。

Absolutely.

那么，米歇尔，我们来做个简短对话，向听众展示如何使用这些短语。

So, Michelle, let's do a little conversation here to show our listeners how to use these phrases.

在这种情况下，我们都是All Ears English团队的成员，而我们的老板这周出差了。

And in this situation, we're both All Ears English team members and our boss is out of town for the week.

哦。

Oh.

什么

What

他们说的是，当猫不在的时候，老鼠就会出来玩。

they say is when the when the cat's away, the mice will play.

这正是

That's what

我在想的。

I was thinking.

对。

Yep.

没错。

That's right.

我特别喜欢这个说法。

I love that expression.

好的。

Okay.

所以我们现在要弄清楚谁该做什么。

So we're trying to figure out who should do what.

明白吗？

Okay?

那么……

So...

好了。

Alright.

所以，Michelle，我知道每周需要上传两个视频到YouTube。

So Michelle, I know that two videos need to uploaded to YouTube every week.

这是你负责的事情吗？

Is that something you're responsible for?

不是。

No.

其实我不负责YouTube视频，但我觉得乔有时候会搞定它们。

Actually, I don't work on the YouTube videos, but I think Joe sometimes gets them done.

你可以联系他看看。

You might wanna reach out to him.

哦，好的。

Oh, cool.

谢谢你告诉我。

Thanks for letting me know.

那你知道谁负责我们销售页面的转化率测量吗？

And do you have any idea who's in charge of measuring conversion rates on our sales pages?

我们老板这周要完成这个，我不知道通常谁负责这个。

Our boss wants that done this week, and I don't know who normally takes care of that.

哦，我不确定，但我可以帮你查一下。

Oh, I'm not sure, but I can find out for you.

我打电话问问走廊那边的玛丽。

I'll call Mary down the hall.

她通常知道每个人负责什么。

She usually knows what everyone is in charge of.

哦，那真是帮大忙了。

Oh, that would be really helpful.

太感谢了。

Thanks so much.

不客气。

You're welcome.

哦，哇。

Oh, wow.

我们合作得真默契。

We work together so well.

确实。

We do.

太棒了。

Very cool.

好的。

Okay.

我喜欢这个。

I like that.

我喜欢这个。

I like that.

所以再说一次，各位，这是另一种细腻的技巧，能让我们在工作中显得非常有魅力。

So again, guys, this is another one of those nuanced skills that can make us very charismatic at work.

这三个是高级但非常注重社交的短语。

And these are three high level, but really socially aware phrases.

你觉得呢，米歇尔？

Don't you think, Michelle?

当然。

Definitely.

我真的很喜欢这个问题，因为它非常具体。

And, I mean, I really like this question because it's really it's really specific.

它实际上是为了把事情搞定，因为最糟糕的事情就是在工作场所里不知道谁负责什么。

It's really about getting something done because the worst thing is to be, you know, in the workplace and not knowing whose job is what.

你就像处在一团迷雾中，不知道该怎么办。

And, you know, you're kind of in this cloud and you don't know what to do.

也许你需要知道这些，因为你需要它来完成你的工作。

And maybe you need to know it because you need it to get your job done.

你明白我的意思吗？

You know what I mean?

没错。

Exactly.

这说得很好。

That's a really good point.

那确实是个让人很不舒服的处境，我们不能只是坐在那里自己憋着，否则截止日期到了，我们甚至都不知道那是我们的截止日期。

It's a really uncomfortable place, and we can't just sit and just keep it to ourselves because otherwise, a deadline will come, and we won't even know that it was our deadline.

尤其是在团队工作环境里。

Especially in, a team, you know, a a team workplace.

我觉得现在很多工作场所都非常注重协作。

A lot of workplaces, I think, are very collaborative nowadays.

我……

I...

但就我工作过的地方来说。

But, I mean, just in the ones that I've worked on.

有时候你得等别人完成某件事，你才能继续。

And, you know, sometimes you can't get something done until somebody else does.

所以你必须知道那个人是谁。

And so you gotta know who that person is.

对。

That's right.

没错。

Exactly.

所以很多这些技能其实是相通的。

And so a lot of these skills really overlap.

你明白吗？

You know?

再说一次，各位，我们推出了一个为期三十天的新课程，叫做“魅力连接者”，我们在课程里讲到的其中一件事就是如何以有魅力的方式寻求帮助。

Again, guys, we've created this new thirty day course called the charismatic connector, and one of the things that we talk about in that course is how to ask for help, right, in a charismatic way.

这和这里的这个技能非常契合。

And that would tie in really nicely with this skill here.

所以各位，如果你们想在这门课程发布前拿到最优惠的价格，它很快就要上线了。

So guys, if you wanna get the best possible price on that course before it comes out, it's coming out very soon.

你们现在就去 allearsenglish.com/charisma 注册，加入优先邀请名单。

You wanna go right now to allearsenglish.com/charisma to get on the priority invitation list.

各位，这会提升你们的魅力水平、你们的连接能力，以及在职场上受欢迎的程度，这非常重要。

Guys, this is gonna change your charisma level, your ability to connect, and be well liked at work, and that's huge.

我们都希望在职场上受欢迎。

I mean, we all wanna be well liked at work.

对吧，Michelle？

Right, Michelle?

当然。

Of course.

当然。

Of course.

没错。

Exactly.

这才是重点所在。

That's what it's all about.

所以我想感谢这位听众提出这个问题。

So I wanna say thank you to our listener for asking this question.

这期内容真的很有价值。

This has been really a good one.

我真的很高兴。

I'm really glad.

我们想要更多像这样的问题。

And we want more questions like these guys.

所以请把你的问题发送到Lindsay@AllEarsEnglish.com，我们期待你的来信。

So send your question in to Lindsay@AllEarsEnglish.com, and we wanna hear from you.

是的。

Yes.

是的。

Yes.

是的。

Yes.

迫不及待。

Can't wait.

太好了。

Excellent.

米歇尔，明天见。

Michelle, I will see you tomorrow.

老时间，老地方。

Same time, same place.

好。

Nice.

到时候见。

See you then.

再见。

Bye.

再见。

Bye.

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Thank you for listening to Business English, a podcast just for you, the high achieving global professional.

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