吕孟荣主编 商务职业英语unit Working in the Office.ppt

高等教育出版社 主编 吕孟荣 2. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1) The self-confidence we had in the interview that landed us the job is slowly taken over by nerves as our first day approaches. 2) The classic rule of being polite and smiling goes a long way. 3) Hearing a little bit of her story will help you to remember her name, position, as well as her manner. 4) Learn the company’s culture through observation—never make assumptions. 5) Save up those ideas and perfect them until it’s your time to shine. Task 4 Task 4 Task 4 Task 4 Task 4 Task 4 What is a memo? The memo (short for memorandum) is a Latin word which means “thing to be remembered”. Memos grew out of a need to streamline correspondence to communicate swiftly, directly and concisely among employees of the same company. They can be sent by one person to another or a group of people. This internal communication can be from superior to subordinate down the chain of command or the other way round. Task 2 Memos usually serve the following purposes: --To inform of decision, events, etc. --To demand actions, responses, etc. --To remind of arrangement, rules, etc. --To provide any kind of information Simply speaking, a memo is something between a business letter and a note in terms of the form of communication. Task 2 Heading Memo To Ms. Iris Anderson, Trust Office From Mr. Sam Jones, Payroll Accounting Subject Request for Update on Stock Option Participation Date 23 October 2007 We need an update on those employees in your department who are participating in the company stock options plan. Please list the names of those who are currently participating and their years of service. Also list anyone who will be eligible for participation next year. Be sure to turn in this information to me by 28 October. Body Opening Focus Closing A business memo usually includes the following parts: ● Heading ● Body ● Attachment Task 2