本週主題 ：辦公桌 (No.06)
星期一 Topic of the Week: Office desk 　本週主題：辦公桌
星期二 Extra Stuff　相關用語
星期三 Practice Dialogue　會話練習
星期四 Tset yourself　小小測試
1. calendar 月曆；桌曆 9. phone 電話 17. magnet 磁鐵
2. pencil 鉛筆 10. Post-it Notes 便條紙；便利貼 18. hole puncher 打孔機
3. pen 筆 11. computer 電腦 19. paperclip 迴紋針
4. pencil holder 筆筒 12. mug 馬克杯 20. paper 紙
5. glue 膠水 13. file tray 公文架 21. notepad 記事本
6. stapler 釘書機 14. eraser 橡皮擦 22. desk 桌子；桌面
7. staples 釘書針 15. tacks 大頭針    
8. White-Out 修正液 16. file folder 檔案夾    
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1. Is anybody using this desk? 有人在用這張桌子嗎？
2. There's a call for you! 有一通你的電話！
3. What's your extension number? 你的分機幾號碼是幾號？
4. Which desk is yours? 你的桌子是哪一張？
5. I have to tidy my desk. 我必須清理一下我的桌面。
6. My desk is a mess. 我的桌面一團亂。
7. Should I shutdown this computer? 我應該把這台電腦關機嗎？
8. Can I take a message? 我可以幫你留話嗎？
9. Whose desk is this? 這是誰的桌子？
10. This chair isn't very comfortable. 這張椅子坐起來不是很舒服。
11. He's working overtime. 他在加班。
12. I'm new here. 我是新來的。
  • 俚語 　Slang
    • Show somebody the ropes. 讓某人了解狀況；帶某人認識環境
    My boss is a slave driver. 我的老闆是暴君。（slave driver︰奴役別人的人）
    Hand in my notice. 遞上我的辭呈。
    Get the boot.被開除。
    Get fired. 被炒魷魚。
    Get off work. 下班。
    Finish early. 提早下班。
  • 成語　Idioms
    • 　on the ball 　能幹的；機警的；效率高的
    這句成語來自棒球場上，打擊者必須全神貫注於投手投出的球（keep his eyes on the ball），才能隨時做出反應。後來就被引申為「機靈的；反應快的」，也有「很能幹的」的意思。
    That new secretary is really on the ball. I think she'll get promoted soon.
      那位新的秘書真的很能幹。我想她很快就可以得到升遷。
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    　Dialogue 1.
    Troy: Hi there! Are you new here? 特洛依︰ 嗨，你好！你是新來的嗎？
    June: Yeah, this is my first day on the job! 朱 恩︰ 是啊，這是我第一天到這個工作。
    Troy: My name's Troy Jenkins. Pleased to meet you. 特洛依︰ 我叫做特洛依簡金思。很高興認識你。
    June: I'm June. June Simmons. Where do you sit? 朱 恩︰ 我是朱恩，朱恩西門斯。你坐在哪裡？
    Troy: Right here next to you. If you have any questions about anything, just ask. 特洛依︰ 就坐你旁邊。如果你對任何事情有任何問題，就問我。
    　Dialogue 2.
    Gail: My desk is a mess. I really should tidy it up a bit. 蓋爾︰ 我的書桌一團亂。我真的需要整理一下了。
    Tony: What you need are file folders for your stuff. 湯尼︰ 你需要用檔案夾來整理你的資料。
    Gail: I know. But they don't have any left. 蓋爾︰ 我知道。但是我都用完了。
    Tony: Wait a minute! I have a few I can give you. 湯尼︰ 等一下！我還有幾個可以給你。
    Gail: Great! Thanks! 蓋爾︰ 太棒了！謝啦！
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    Fill in the blanks
    a. mug b. hole puncher c. pencil holder d. Post-it Notes e. file folder
    f. calender g. notepad h. White-Out i. eraser j. paper clip
    1.
    		   Use this to drink coffee.
    2.
    		   Use this if you don't want to lose your pens and pencils.
    3.
    		   Write your ideas down here.
    4.
    		   You can use this to remove pen mistakes.
    5.
    		   You can use this to remove pencil mistakes.
    6.
    		   This can make holes in paper.
    7.
    		   Use this to keep papers together.
    8.
    		   You can leave a note on your coworker's desk with this.
    9.
    		   Use this to remember appointments.
    10.
    		   Keep your documents and paper in this.
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