UNIT 13

Asking the Way Indoors

Integrated Skills Development

Dialogues
A. Where Is the Manager's Room?

He Ming is graduating from college. In order to apply for a job at a joint venture, he comes to Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Limited to see the personnel manager for a job opening advertised in the newspaper.
Receptionist: Good morning, sir. Can I help you?
He Ming: Good morning. Could you tell me where I can see the personnel manager, please?
Receptionist: He is in his office, sir.
He Ming: Where is his office, then?
Receptionist: Just go along the corridor, turn left at the corner, ...
He Ming: Is that the manager's room?
Receptionist: No, it is the Human Resources Division.
He Ming: Where is the manager's room, exactly?
Receptionist: Turn right at the Human Resources Division, the manager's room is the second door on your right, near the Exit Sign.
He Ming: So, go along the corridor, turn left and then turn right, and it's the second door on my right.
Receptionist: That's right, you can't miss it.
He Ming: Thank you.

B. Where Is the Reception Room?

He Ming is told to come to the company to take an interview at the reception room. He is asking the office secretary to show him the way to the reception room.
He Ming: Hello, Miss. Will you please tell me how I can get to the reception room?
Secretary: Take the lift there to the third floor or just walk upstairs.
He Ming: When I walk out of the lift on the third floor, how can I get there?
Secretary: Just go along the corridor in the middle of the hall and turn left at the guest room, then go straight ahead, it is in front of you.
He Ming: So, walk along the corridor and turn left, then go straight ahead.
Secretary: It'll be the room in front of you.
He Ming: Thanks for your help.
Secretary: You are welcome.

Passage Company Organization

As Promotion Manager of Mary Kay, Jane has to look after many things, including telling new staff members things about the company itself, and how it is organized.
Today, she has to give an orientation session to some new sales representatives. She starts her talk by explaining the business of Mary Kay. Next, Jane uses an organization chart to help her introduce the company organization and the locations of the various departments, in particular, the Sales and Marketing Divisions. There are two Sales Divisions — Office Furniture and Building Materials, both of which are under the Line Director, Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith's office is on the fifth floor. You can take the lift in the middle of the hall to the fifth floor, and then turn right at the fountain. It is the fourth door at the back.
She also tells the new sales representatives that they are assigned to the Office Furniture Division, and asked them to report to Divisional Sales Manager, Hal Bohlman, whose office is on the first floor. When you walk out of this room, turn left and then turn right. It's the second door on your left. She further explains that there is an Office Manager, Judy Black, who is in charge of the clerical staff. Her office is on the first floor, near Finance. With that she ends the orientation session.

New Words and Expressions

assign
v. 把…分配给(to)

chart
n. 图，图表

corridor
n. 走廊；通路

division
n. 部分；处，科，部门

divisional
a. 分部的

exit
n. 出口；安全门

finance
n. 财政，财务

fountain
n. 喷泉式饮水器

human
a. 人的；人类的

indoors
ad. 在屋内；进入室内

limited
a. 有限的

location
n. 位置；场所

material
n. 材料，原料

organize
v. 组织；建立

orientation
n. 定位；方向

pharmaceutical
a.& n. 药学的；药品

promotion
n. 促进，增进

representative
n. 代表；代理人

session
n. 一节课时间；会议

staff
n. （全体）工作人员；（全体）职员

straight
ad. 直接地；一直地

turn
v. 转弯；转向

upstairs
ad. 在楼上；往楼上

turn left
向左拐

turn right
向右拐

take an interview
参加面试

reception room
接待室

take the lift
乘电梯

go straight ahead
一直向前走

in particular
特别是

You can't miss it.
你肯定会找到的。

Merry Learning

A Joke

Smoking is not allowed in this compartment（车厢）, sir.
Am I smoking?
But you have a pipe in your mouth.
Can that prove anything? You see, I put my feet in the shoes and I don't walk.

Phonetics

读/dろ/和/t∫/音的字母和字母组合：
June jump jacket general January
chair cheap check choose cheerful

Pronunciation and Intonation

A: Where are you going to spend your holidays?
B: I am going to Thailand by air this June.
A: I wish I could go with you, but I'll be busy at that time.
B: You can take a vacation after the work.