实用的商务英语 商务英语口语对话:接任上司的职位

商务英语口语对话:接任上司的职位  

F: Don't you feel a little strange taking the place of your old boss after he was demoted?
M: Yes
at first I felt very awkward. After Bill was demoted and then resigned
it was kind of like somebody died! I mean the atmosphere in the office
was like a funeral parlor or something. And then I was afraid people would look at me as a traitor for filling in his spot when the management asked
me to...
F: Did they mutiny?
M: Thankful
no. I guess everyone understands the opportunity I had to step into a leadership role is so great for my career. I'm really moving up the
ladder now that I'm considered a supervisor. Aafter a couple weeks
it was like nothing happened.
M:it is a really good chance for you to get more exposure at work. supervisors get to take the credit for all the hard work of the people under them.
M: Yeah
and they also take the blame
that's what happened to my old boss...

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demote:to move somebody to a lower position or rank
often as a punishment 使降级
使降职
使降低地位(常作为惩罚)
The boss demoted the careless waiter to busboy.
老板把那个粗心大意的餐厅侍者降为侍者助手.
traitor:a person who betrays their friends
their country
etc. 背叛者;叛徒;卖国贼 noun ~ (to sb/sth)
He was seen as a traitor to the socialist cause. 他被视为社会主义事业的叛徒.
She denied that she had turned traitor(= bee a traitor). 她否认自己叛变了.

mutiny:especially of soldiers or sailors 尤指士兵或船员 to refuse to obey the orders of somebody in authority 不服从;反抗;反叛
exposure:the state of being in a place or situation where there is no protection from something harmful or unpleasant 面临.遭受(危险或不快) uncountable ~ (to sth)
prolonged exposure to harmful radiation 长时间接触有害辐射
the pany's exposure on the foreign exchange markets(= to the risk of making financial losses) 公司面对外汇市场的风险
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