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馬立殺與霉雞兩位已婚婦女在茶水間相遇，打開話夾子，閒聊之餘談到了公司裡新的人事升遷公告，也聊起了個自對升遷這等事的看法。
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馬立殺：你看到公司新的人事公告了嗎? 樓上第二事業部的豬痢安即將被升遷成top dog了，哀~~ 我們都算同期進公司的，他現在都已經開始賺 big bucks 了，我們卻還在領 chicken feed.
霉雞：我實在不喜歡 bad-mouth 別人，但是說到他，我也挺厭惡的，之前跟他同一個事業部時，我們PM部門2個跟他合作過的同事也曾經被他 backstabbed過，此人真的很陰險，加上沒有真材實料，常常演出一些讓人笑掉大牙的dog-and-pony show，卻總以為自己是 big shot，一天到晚都在 on his ego trip，還好我當初眼明手快，馬上跟我們的大頭講才把他 got off my back，不然我也是受害者了。
馬立殺：沒錯沒錯，我從 the grapevine這聽來的傳言是，他的工作倫理很差，過去有好多次 went over his boss' head ，也時有而聞 stepped on people’s toes，他這個升遷主要是靠 brown-nosed高層主管得到的，一天到晚找 fast track，真是夠低級了，聽你這樣一說，原來傳聞真的不假，這種人能被升遷，真的實在是太沒天理了。
霉雞：我同意，像閹冬泥這樣有能力的 big gun反而沒有被提升上去，我覺得很沒道理，Well, 如果我們 knuckle down 並且 work around the clock，也許我們也有機會 climb the corporate ladder.
馬立殺：話這樣說是沒錯啦，可是我真的厭倦了 daily grind，況且我還有兩個小鬼頭要照顧，我不想 burn the candle at both ends，我還是想要有平衡點的生活，誰願意花一生的時間不停地工作呢? 上個月，已經為了趕個緊急的案子而 burn the midnight oil整整快兩個星期，我幾乎已經 burned out。
霉雞：我們都有相同的境遇，算了，我們還是當個小小上班族平穩開心地過日子就好，我們今天早點下班然後去對街的酒吧輕鬆一下吧，今晚是他們的 happy hour呢。
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★Top dog ：有權力的經理/高階主管。
例句：It took Leslie six years of hard work to become top dog of his company.
★Big bucks ：a lot of money，很多錢，美國人喜歡用bucks來代表多少錢。
例句：The reason Leslie can make big bucks is that he works very hard
★Chicken feed ：a small amount of money，小雞只吃很少的飼料，以此延伸。
例句：I work six days a week, but I only earn chicken feed.
★Bad-mouth someone ：say negative things about someone，望文生義，講別人閒話、壞話。
例句：I don’t like Ann in Accounting but I would never bad-mouth her.
★Back-stab someone : to sabotage someone else’s career intentionally，stab當動詞是(用刀)刺、戳的意思、stabbed是過去式跟過去分詞，就是從背面捅某人一刀，應該很容易望文生義吧?
例句：Carlos backstabbed Mary by telling her boss that she didn’t give him the important report on time.
★Dog-and-pony show ：a simple presentation which often insults the intelligence of its audience.這俚語的起緣是美國流行在19世紀末20世紀初馬戲團的一種，專遊走在小鎮中演出，pony是小馬的意思，一個馬戲團只有小狗跟小馬的表演，會有多精采呢? 延伸到現在的用法就是說用很陽春簡單、很不怎樣的方法(手段)來獲得認同(核准)，有點愚弄輕視聽眾的程度，如用一個狗屁不通的presentation來獲得公司的預算核准，但是不能用來形容一個人的才藝表演很陽春很不怎樣喔。
例句：I can’t believe the boss liked Jack’s dog-and-pony show. He didn’t give any details and completely ignored all the important issues.
★Big shot ：an important person，凡是很重要的人都可以是big shot，像是VIP、公司裡的executives等等。
例句：Scott was just recruited for 3 months, but he acts as if he is a big shot.
★On an ego trip ：to love drawing attention to one’s own importance，總愛招惹注意來突顯自己的重要性。
例句：All Diane does is talk about her accomplishments. She is on an ego trip.
★Get off one’s back ：to stop harassing someone，停止騷擾打擾某人、或是擺脫(某人的)對誰糾纏，文中用過去式的動詞got off。
例句：I want Hannah to get off by back. I told her I will give her the report by 3PM.
★The grapevine ：informal transmission of information, gossip, or rumor from person to person or throughout an office，這個字很傳神很有意思，grapevine的原意是葡萄藤，現在引申為謠言、小道消息等等像藤蔓一樣地(有支架有牆縫)就到處攀、在辦公室裡或是人與人之間散播開來，若是以謠言解釋的話，注意都要加the。
例句：I heard through the grapevine that the boss wears women’s underwear.
★ Go over someone's head ：to go to the person above one’s direct superior with a problem or concern,文中用過去式went，就是我們中文講的越級報告。
例句：If my boss won’t give me a raise, I’ll simply go over his head.
★Step on people’s toes ：trespassed into a lot of other people’s area of authority，越過某人的職責權力…而(擅作怎樣的事情)，文中用現在式stepped，像之前凱文的公司跟RD共事時，有自以為是big shot的年輕RD(研發人員)會跳過跟他們team裡面的PM，直接找到我們的老板或是其他本該由我們PM聯絡的人並擅自做了一些決定，這都是step on PM's toes的例子，不過，可完全沒有『踩著別人的屍體向上爬』的意思喔。
例句：Dave really stepped on Carrie’s toes when he called a meeting with suppliers without informing her. Keeping connection with suppliers is Carrie’s responsibility.
★Brown-nose ：to try shamelessly to earn the favor of someone，過去式brown-nosed，這是非常負面的字，簡單地講就是為了某種目的而逢迎諂媚拍馬屁，還有一個比較不雅但是很傳神又普遍的講法是ass kisser。
例句：Kyle laughs at all of the boss’s jokes because he wants a promotion. I could never brown nose like that.
★Fast track ：a career path which leads to rapid advancement，我們常說像坐直升機一樣獲得快速的升遷。
例句：Pete works hard and people like him. He is definitely on the fast track at this company.
★Big gun：a very skilled person. 指工作上的專業能力很強的人。
例句：The project isn't going well, so management is hiring some big guns to help us.
★Knuckle-down ：to work very hard (like a slave)，(像個奴隸一樣地)賣命地認真地工作。Knuckle 是手指上的關節部份，當我們握起拳朝人的臉上揍過去時，這就是賞了對方一記knuckle sandwich，電視中還很常聽到這樣的用法。
例句：We have to really knuckle down in order to finish our project on time.
★Work around the o’clock ：to work all day and night，日夜不停地工作。
例句：I’ve been working around the clock for 3 days. I can’t wait to go home and see my family again.
★Climb the cooperate ladder ：to get promoted，一步步地獲得升遷向上爬。
例句：I am promoted to be the new manager in the office. I’m finally starting to climb the corporate ladder.
★Daily grind ：daily work routine，grind在美語的口語是單調的工作，每天都是重覆一樣的單調工作
例句：I’m tired of daily grind. I need a new challenge or maybe a new job.
★Burn candle at both ends ：to work on too many tasks at once. 望文生義就是中文蠟燭兩頭燒的意思，同時間做太多事情而把自己搞得很累。
例句：Carol’s been burning the candle at both ends in order to get promoted. She looks exhausted.
★Burn the midnight oil ：to work late into the night，中文有相同的意思，可以解釋成焚膏繼晷、辛苦地工作到深夜。
例句：There is a big meeting tomorrow, so we need to burn the oil in order to finish the reports in time.
★Burned out ：to be exhausted, especially as a result of long-term stress，在連續burn candle at both ends以及midnight oil之後，你真的已經是完全地筋疲力盡、氣力消耗殆盡，尤其是指在一陣時期的壓力之後，注意，一定要用過去分詞burned out不能用現在式的burn out，因為這是人的心情、感覺、情緒等等的感官動詞，比如I'm satisfied. I'm delighted. I'm excited. I'm exhausted. 都是用過去分詞，在這邊特別提醒一下。
例句：I am completely burned out after working on this project for two months.
★Happy hour ：酒吧在下班時間或是特定時段都有特價的酒類或是飲料來做促銷，這個在台灣也是有的。
例句：Let’s go happy hour. I had a terrible day at the office and could get drunk easily.
P.S. 以上的字大多數都可以用在日常生活中，除非是很特別屬於職場情境中的比如dog-and-pony show或者是climb the cooperate ladder等等，上面的字都可以用在職場商業上是無庸置疑的。
[ 本帖最後由 姿霖 於 2009-12-30 05:05 編輯 ]
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馬立殺：你看到公司新的人事公告了嗎? 樓上第二事業部的豬痢安即將被升遷成top dog了，哀~~ 我們都算同期進公司的，他現在都已經開始賺 big bucks 了，我們卻還在領 chicken feed.
霉雞：我實在不喜歡 bad-mouth 別人，但是說到他，我也挺厭惡的，之前跟他同一個事業部時，我們PM部門2個跟他合作過的同事也曾經被他 backstabbed過，此人真的很陰險，加上沒有真材實料，常常演出一些讓人笑掉大牙的dog-and-pony show，卻總以為自己是 big shot，一天到晚都在 on his ego trip，還好我當初眼明手快，馬上跟我們的大頭講才把他 got off my back，不然我也是受害者了。
馬立殺：沒錯沒錯，我從 the grapevine這聽來的傳言是，他的工作倫理很差，過去有好多次 went over his boss' head ，也時有而聞 stepped on people’s toes，他這個升遷主要是靠 brown-nosed高層主管得到的，一天到晚找 fast track，真是夠低級了，聽你這樣一說，原來傳聞真的不假，這種人能被升遷，真的實在是太沒天理了。
霉雞：我同意，像閹冬泥這樣有能力的 big gun反而沒有被提升上去，我覺得很沒道理，Well, 如果我們 knuckle down 並且 work around the clock，也許我們也有機會 climb the corporate ladder.
馬立殺：話這樣說是沒錯啦，可是我真的厭倦了 daily grind，況且我還有兩個小鬼頭要照顧，我不想 burn the candle at both ends，我還是想要有平衡點的生活，誰願意花一生的時間不停地工作呢? 上個月，已經為了趕個緊急的案子而 burn the midnight oil整整快兩個星期，我幾乎已經 burned out。
霉雞：我們都有相同的境遇，算了，我們還是當個小小上班族平穩開心地過日子就好，我們今天早點下班然後去對街的酒吧輕鬆一下吧，今晚是他們的 happy hour呢。
==============================================================
★Top dog ：有權力的經理/高階主管。
例句：It took Leslie six years of hard work to become top dog of his company.
★Big bucks ：a lot of money，很多錢，美國人喜歡用bucks來代表多少錢。
例句：The reason Leslie can make big bucks is that he works very hard
★Chicken feed ：a small amount of money，小雞只吃很少的飼料，以此延伸。
例句：I work six days a week, but I only earn chicken feed.
★Bad-mouth someone ：say negative things about someone，望文生義，講別人閒話、壞話。
例句：I don’t like Ann in Accounting but I would never bad-mouth her.
★Back-stab someone : to sabotage someone else’s career intentionally，stab當動詞是(用刀)刺、戳的意思、stabbed是過去式跟過去分詞，就是從背面捅某人一刀，應該很容易望文生義吧?
例句：Carlos backstabbed Mary by telling her boss that she didn’t give him the important report on time.
★Dog-and-pony show ：a simple presentation which often insults the intelligence of its audience.這俚語的起緣是美國流行在19世紀末20世紀初馬戲團的一種，專遊走在小鎮中演出，pony是小馬的意思，一個馬戲團只有小狗跟小馬的表演，會有多精采呢? 延伸到現在的用法就是說用很陽春簡單、很不怎樣的方法(手段)來獲得認同(核准)，有點愚弄輕視聽眾的程度，如用一個狗屁不通的presentation來獲得公司的預算核准，但是不能用來形容一個人的才藝表演很陽春很不怎樣喔。
例句：I can’t believe the boss liked Jack’s dog-and-pony show. He didn’t give any details and completely ignored all the important issues.
★Big shot ：an important person，凡是很重要的人都可以是big shot，像是VIP、公司裡的executives等等。
例句：Scott was just recruited for 3 months, but he acts as if he is a big shot.
★On an ego trip ：to love drawing attention to one’s own importance，總愛招惹注意來突顯自己的重要性。
例句：All Diane does is talk about her accomplishments. She is on an ego trip.
★Get off one’s back ：to stop harassing someone，停止騷擾打擾某人、或是擺脫(某人的)對誰糾纏，文中用過去式的動詞got off。
例句：I want Hannah to get off by back. I told her I will give her the report by 3PM.
★The grapevine ：informal transmission of information, gossip, or rumor from person to person or throughout an office，這個字很傳神很有意思，grapevine的原意是葡萄藤，現在引申為謠言、小道消息等等像藤蔓一樣地(有支架有牆縫)就到處攀、在辦公室裡或是人與人之間散播開來，若是以謠言解釋的話，注意都要加the。
例句：I heard through the grapevine that the boss wears women’s underwear.
★ Go over someone's head ：to go to the person above one’s direct superior with a problem or concern,文中用過去式went，就是我們中文講的越級報告。
例句：If my boss won’t give me a raise, I’ll simply go over his head.
★Step on people’s toes ：trespassed into a lot of other people’s area of authority，越過某人的職責權力…而(擅作怎樣的事情)，文中用現在式stepped，像之前凱文的公司跟RD共事時，有自以為是big shot的年輕RD(研發人員)會跳過跟他們team裡面的PM，直接找到我們的老板或是其他本該由我們PM聯絡的人並擅自做了一些決定，這都是step on PM's toes的例子，不過，可完全沒有『踩著別人的屍體向上爬』的意思喔。
例句：Dave really stepped on Carrie’s toes when he called a meeting with suppliers without informing her. Keeping connection with suppliers is Carrie’s responsibility.
★Brown-nose ：to try shamelessly to earn the favor of someone，過去式brown-nosed，這是非常負面的字，簡單地講就是為了某種目的而逢迎諂媚拍馬屁，還有一個比較不雅但是很傳神又普遍的講法是ass kisser。
例句：Kyle laughs at all of the boss’s jokes because he wants a promotion. I could never brown nose like that.
★Fast track ：a career path which leads to rapid advancement，我們常說像坐直升機一樣獲得快速的升遷。
例句：Pete works hard and people like him. He is definitely on the fast track at this company.
★Big gun：a very skilled person. 指工作上的專業能力很強的人。
例句：The project isn't going well, so management is hiring some big guns to help us.
★Knuckle-down ：to work very hard (like a slave)，(像個奴隸一樣地)賣命地認真地工作。Knuckle 是手指上的關節部份，當我們握起拳朝人的臉上揍過去時，這就是賞了對方一記knuckle sandwich，電視中還很常聽到這樣的用法。
例句：We have to really knuckle down in order to finish our project on time.
★Work around the o’clock ：to work all day and night，日夜不停地工作。
例句：I’ve been working around the clock for 3 days. I can’t wait to go home and see my family again.
★Climb the cooperate ladder ：to get promoted，一步步地獲得升遷向上爬。
例句：I am promoted to be the new manager in the office. I’m finally starting to climb the corporate ladder.
★Daily grind ：daily work routine，grind在美語的口語是單調的工作，每天都是重覆一樣的單調工作
例句：I’m tired of daily grind. I need a new challenge or maybe a new job.
★Burn candle at both ends ：to work on too many tasks at once. 望文生義就是中文蠟燭兩頭燒的意思，同時間做太多事情而把自己搞得很累。
例句：Carol’s been burning the candle at both ends in order to get promoted. She looks exhausted.
★Burn the midnight oil ：to work late into the night，中文有相同的意思，可以解釋成焚膏繼晷、辛苦地工作到深夜。
例句：There is a big meeting tomorrow, so we need to burn the oil in order to finish the reports in time.
★Burned out ：to be exhausted, especially as a result of long-term stress，在連續burn candle at both ends以及midnight oil之後，你真的已經是完全地筋疲力盡、氣力消耗殆盡，尤其是指在一陣時期的壓力之後，注意，一定要用過去分詞burned out不能用現在式的burn out，因為這是人的心情、感覺、情緒等等的感官動詞，比如I'm satisfied. I'm delighted. I'm excited. I'm exhausted. 都是用過去分詞，在這邊特別提醒一下。
例句：I am completely burned out after working on this project for two months.
★Happy hour ：酒吧在下班時間或是特定時段都有特價的酒類或是飲料來做促銷，這個在台灣也是有的。
例句：Let’s go happy hour. I had a terrible day at the office and could get drunk easily.
P.S. 以上的字大多數都可以用在日常生活中，除非是很特別屬於職場情境中的比如dog-and-pony show或者是climb the cooperate ladder等等，上面的字都可以用在職場商業上是無庸置疑的。
[ 本帖最後由 姿霖 於 2009-12-30 05:05 編輯 ]
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